PULSE 10/11/2024: Presidents Corner
NPs Are Not the Same as Physicians Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Pay for a steak, but only get a hamburger. This does not sound like a fair deal to me. Yet this is what the Nurse Practitioners want with their recently
PULSE 10/4/2024: Presidents Corner
Medicare Inflation Update Click to Enlarge Colleagues: On September 26, MSSNY EVP Tom Lee, MD and I met with our AMA senior physician leadership and our AMA lobbyists, along with other state leaders from Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and
PULSE 9/20/2024: Presidents Corner
AI and Physician Burnout Click to Enlarge Colleagues: The powerfulness of any technology is a double-edged sword. The more potential for greater good is matched by the same potential for greater evil. I was reminded of this fact while recently attending as
PULSE 9/13/2024: Presidents Corner
The Importance of Committee Work Click to Enlarge Colleagues:During my recent interview with the MD News Network, the reporter asked me how physicians can join MSSNY and how they can advance in leadership. Joining is easy, just tell your colleagues to
PULSE 9/6/2024: Presidents Corner
Pharmacy Deserts Click to Enlarge Colleagues: “Does anyone have two Losartan tablets I can borrow?” This message flashed across my HOA WhatsApp chat this past Labor Day weekend, from someone who was visiting their summer home and forgot to level up their
PULSE 8/23/2024: Presidents Corner
A Requiem for the FTC Non-Compete Regulation Click to Enlarge Colleagues:For those who were in favor of the recent FTC Regulation that banned most non-compete clauses in employment agreements, there was unwelcome news this week. A federal district court judge in Texas
PULSE 8/16/2024: Presidents Corner
Direct to Consumer Advertising is Becoming Absurd Click to Enlarge Colleagues:A Groupon internet advertisement was recently forwarded to me. The ad simultaneously offers discounts on a Medical Marijuana Approval Certificate, and a Weight Management Program utilizing Semaglutide. This is so absurd that
PULSE 8/9/2024: Presidents Corner
Health Records Are Coming to Smartphone Apps. So is AI. Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Two new societal trends are occurring in 2024 that I predict will have a significant impact on medical practice. Patient access to their health records is coming via new
PULSE 8/2/2024: Presidents Corner
Insights Learned by Observing a Family at a Hospital Bedside Click to Enlarge Colleagues: As an intern, I cared for many patients at the end of their life. One particular death still haunts me 45 years later. An inpatient on a
PULSE 7/19/2024: Presidents Corner
What Has MSSNY Done for Me? Where is the Value? Click to Enlarge Colleagues: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it fall, does it matter whether it made a sound? I have been thinking about
