225.999 Physician Controlled Peer Review: MSSNY, along with the AMA, endorses peer review that is physician controlled and is applicable to all patients and not just specific groups as currently exists. Continual development and promotion of new procedures for physician assessment of the quality and efficiency of medical care must be sought. This development and
225.998 Review Under Medicare Law: MSSNY, in an effort to ensure that the quality of peer review matches the delivery of quality medical care expected from its members, is seeking to achieve the following through the Board of Directors of the Empire State Medical, Scientific and Educational Foundation, Inc.: (1) Utilization of physicians only, with
225.997 Physicians as Reviewers: The MSSNY, in total cognizance of the rights and privileges of licensed practicing physicians, seeks legislation to require that all peer review activities, conducted under the auspices of the PRO, the New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct, and/or any other authority commissioned to perform physician peer
225.996 Review in Private Offices – PRO: SUNSET HOD 2014
225.995 Physician Specific Data, Release to the New York State Department of Health – PRO: SUNSET HOD 2014
225.994 IPRO Reviewers: MSSNY is taking all necessary and immediate steps to: (1) Assure that IPRO disclose the names, qualifications and performance of its reviewers; (2) Assure that physicians in New York State be given information on the specific guidelines IPRO utilizes to assess the qualifications and performance of its reviewers; (3) Require IPRO to
225.993 Fourth Scope of Work – PRO: SUNSET HOD 2014
225.992 Confidentiality of Documents Submitted to Peer Review Committee: MSSNY has adopted as policy that any materials or comments generated by a physician in response to a review by a Peer Review/Quality Committee of a hospital and/or a health care entity or organization should be confidential as regards discovery in a malpractice action. MSSNY has
225.991 IPRO Citations, Mandatory Purging of After Specified Time Period: MSSNY will request the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish policy which would provide that Peer Review Organization (PRO) citations for matters that are not currently defined as quality issues, or those issues which are considered remote, be expunged. (HOD 1996-128; Updated
225.990 MSSNY To Take Lead Re Quality Performance Improvement Activities in Physicians’ Offices: MSSNY will continue to participate in the development of quality performance improvement activities in physicians’ offices. (HOD 1999-173; Reaffirmed HOD 2014)
