150.000 HOSPITALS

150.972           Gain-sharing:  (HOD 2008-206; SUNSET HOD 2018)

150.971           HHS and Hospital-Acquired Conditions: (HOD 2008-258; SUNSET HOD 2018)

150.970           Compensation for Emergency Department Coverage:  MSSNY recommends that hospitals utilizing voluntary physicians to provide coverage for emergency departments provide appropriate compensation for these services in a manner consistent with Advisory Opinions issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and, also, that voluntary physicians should not be required by hospitals to provide emergency

150.969               Stop Closure of Kingsboro Psychiatric Center as Recommended by the Berger Commission MSSNY will advocate that Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn stay open and not move to South Beach Psychiatric Center in Richmond County for the best interests of the patients and their families. (HOD 2012-113; Reaffirmed

150.968               Operating Room Quiet Zones: SUNSET HOD 2022

150.967             Taskforce on Hospital Mergers The Medical Society of the State of New York will solicit relevant agencies to routinely engage MSSNY as a significant stakeholder in the evaluation of hospital mergers or closures regarding characteristics including, but not limited to: Maintenance of patient choice and market competition Cultural

150.966                Hospital Closures: SUNSET HOD 2024

150.965            Adjusting Parameters for Hospital Readmission Reduction Program The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to omit planned and unrelated readmissions from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. MSSNY supports implantation of hospital peer-grouping by CMS based on their

150.964             Pathology Specimens The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) to ensure the development of hospital policies that give physicians appropriate discretion to determine which specimens should be sent for pathological analysis. (HOD 2018-65)

150.963              NYS DOH Employment of Immediate Jeopardy for Surgical Attire The Medical Society of the State of New York will urge the NYS Department of Health to reconsider its use of Immediate Jeopardy in alleged instances of lack of “proper” surgical attire and will advocate that measures that are