180.982 Charges for Copies of Medical Records The Medical Society of the State of New York, working with other health care stakeholders, will advocate for a higher charge for copies of paper medical records which is related to the actual cost of reproduction. The Medical Society of the State
180.981 Correct Record Access MSSNY supports action to assure that the imbedded costs of EHR technology, interoperability and additional administrative expenses associated with patient record access are added separately to the rate of payment currently received by the physician from the patient’s health payer. In order to govern privacy and
180.980 SHIN-NY Connectivity The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the New York eHealth Collaborative and the State Health Information Network – New York (SHIN-NY) to make sure that physicians do not have to pay any of the costs associated with connecting to, accessing
180.979 Integrating Medical Records MSSNY will correspond with the State Office of Mental Health, the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Health to determine the mechanism for primary care physicians to access records of mental health and substance use disorders to afford those patients the best medical care. MSSNY will
180.978 Physician Access to their Medical and Billing Records Licensed physicians must always have access to all medical and billing records for their patients from and after date of service including after physician termination. MSSNY will press for legislation to eliminate contractual language that bars or limits the treating physician’s access to the medical and
180.977 Hospital Discharge Summaries The MSSNY will support and seek legislation or regulation of an opt-out policy where patients must explicitly request in writing for records not to be shared, encouraging seamless sharing of personal health information among all New York State clinicians. (HOD 2022-105)
180.976 Electronic Submission of Medical Records MSSNY will advocate for legislation, regulations other regulatory intervention that require insurers to provide the means for electronic submission of requested records for medical necessity reviews. (HOD 2022-60)
