270.959 Protecting Physicians Freedom of Speech Regarding Firearm Safety The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) affirms and will advocate for the ability of physicians to have confidential discussions that a patient and physician believe are pertinent to the patient’s health, and further, that the patient-physician relationship is paramount to the profession
270.958 Personal Protective Equipment Preparedness and Purchase The Medical Society of the State of New York will work with the Department of Financial Services to promote the availability of its current Consumer Services Bureau and Prompt Payment Hotline (1-800-358-9260) so that physicians have a greater awareness of its existence as well as its key staff
270.957 Addressing Inflammatory and Untruthful Online Ratings Through its publications and online media, the Medical Society of the State of New York will broadly publicize the existence of the petition installed on change.org which addresses the question of physician response to online rating of non-verifiable content and will call upon all physicians in New York
270.956 Hostile Environment/Abuse Against Physicians The Medical Society of the State of New York will set up a committee to explore recommendations to address the problem of abuse of health care workers by patients and/or family and will support efforts to study the topic of patient/family abuse of health care workers. (HOD 2020-209)
270.955 Truth in Advertising MSSNY will seek legislation in New York State that would require anyone being addressed or introduced as “Doctor” in a clinical setting clarify their credentials; i.e., Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Nurse Practice, etc. (HOD 2020-216)
270.954 Non-Physician Doctor The Medical Society of the State of New York will seek legislation and/or regulation prohibiting nurses and others with doctorate degrees, other than in medicine (MD, DO), from using the titled “doctor” in their name or when referring to themselves. (HOD 2020-113)
270.953 Coverage for Personal Protective Equipment MSSNY will continue to advocate for legislation, regulation, or other appropriate regulatory intervention to ensure that health insurers help their network physicians cover the costs of personal Protective Equipment necessary for providing patient care. (HOD 2022-259)
270.952 A Health Misinformation Pandemic MSSNY will advocate that the AMA lead or join with other health organizations in coordinating a national and/or global approach for the mitigation of the harmful impact of promoting information contrary to evidence-based medicine. MSSNY supports AMA Policy D-440.914, Addressing Public Health Disinformation Disseminated by Health Professionals. (HOD 2022-208)
