(See also Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 15.000) 180.973 Establishing Standards for EMS Patient Care Report (PCR) Data Collection and Transmission The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) advocate for the creation of a statewide protocol requiring all EMS providers to complete and electronically transmit patient care report (PCR) data to receiving
180.974 Public Safety Agencies Data Collection Enhancement MSSNY shall actively collaborate with the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) to develop a listing of necessary data points and variables to be added to the currently available information collection systems, in a mandatory and searchable fashion, to facilitate the required research. MSSNY shall actively collaborate
180.975 United Healthcare Group Abuse of Physicians The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) will use all means available, regulatory, legislative, or legal, to force United to cease its demands for excessive records. United Healthcare should also be obligated to allow electronic uploading of medical records. (HOD 2024 – 254)
180.999 Amendment of NYS Public Health Law 17 and 18: In order to adequately compensate a provider relative to the office time and resources expended for retrieval, inspection, copying and delivery of a patient’s medical records, MSSNY will seek legislation to amend Section 18 of the Public Health Law accordingly.(HOD 1996-91; Reaffirmed HOD 1997-65; Reaffirmed
180.998 Medical Data Confidentiality: MSSNY formally recognizes the importance of safeguarding the confidentiality of patients’ records and, to this end, strongly supports appropriate legislation to protect this confidentiality regardless of form (paper, electronic, etc.) and prevent unauthorized persons from having access to sensitive, personally identifiable health data. (HOD 1996-51; Reaffirmed HOD 2010-257; Reaffirmed HOD 2020)
180.997 Privacy of Medical Records: MSSNY supports the enactment of legislation to preserve patient privacy that includes the following: (1) that HMOs as well as other financial or insurance organizations obtaining medical information preserve this information in such a manner that only personnel under the authority of a physician (MD
180.996 Access to Medical Records by Insurance Companies: SUNSET HOD 2014
180.995 Compensation for Providing a Patient’s Medical Record: MSSNY will seek legislation to amend the New York State Public Health Law 17 and 18 to include language that would call for a charge of $1.00 per page for copies of patient information requested by a patient for use to
180.994 Confidentiality of Patient and Physician Data: MSSNY will continue to take whatever measures appropriate to discourage insurance companies and other health care agencies from publishing social security numbers and tax identification numbers whether it is stored, transmitted, or disposed of, in paper, electronic, or other media, and will become
180.993 Privacy of Medical Records: SUNSET HOD 2014
