40.987 Removing Board Certification as a Requirement for Billing for Home Sleep Studies The Medical Society of the State of New York lobby the appropriate bodies in New York State government to remove Sleep Board Certification and facility accreditation as a requirement for the approval of and payment for home sleep studies, simply allowing this
40.995 Physician-Guided Decision Model The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate for a physician-guided decision model where medical decisions are made between the doctor and patient. The Medical Society of the State of New York will also urge the American Medical Association (AMA) to advocate for a physician–guided decision model. (HOD
40.988 Patients’ Responsibility for Their Own Care: MSSNY will advance the position that patients need to assume personal responsibility for their ongoing medical care, which includes keeping agreed upon appointments and also disclosing to the physician whether previously agreed upon treatments are being followed. (HOD 2009-104; Reaffirmed HOD 2019)
40.999 Protection from Criminal Prosecution for Good Faith Clinical Judgment: MSSNY has adopted the position that physicians, acting in good faith while exercising clinical judgment in the delivery of medical care, should be exempt from criminal prosecution as a result of untoward outcomes as a result of said judgment, and intends to initiate appropriate legislation to
40.998 Communication in the Physician-Patient Relationship: SUNSET HOD 2014
40.997 Pain as the “Fifth Vital Sign” The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) affirms as policy that the clinical highlighting of pain as “the fifth vital sign” and a focus on eradication or total resolution of a patients pain is misguided and leads to 1)
(See also Hospitals, 150.000) 40.996 Appropriate Role of Pain Assessment in the Clinical Environment The Medical Society of the State of New York publically states that the ongoing focus on pain, pain assessment, and pain management is contributing to the opioid epidemic; and that pain needs to be evaluated and treated within a medical model
