• Are Prior Authorization Burdens Impacting Your Patients’ Care? We Want to Hear from You

    Are Prior Authorization Burdens Impacting Your Patients’ Care? We Want to Hear from You Prior authorizations often impose overwhelming burdens that can cause unnecessary delays in needed care for patients. Delay in authorization of prescriptions, tests or procedures can cause needless anxiety for patients already stressed by uncertainty regarding their condition, particularly those with chronic

  • Women’s Physicians Leadership Academy

    Women’s Physicians Leadership Academy The Medical, Education and Science Foundation (MESF) and the Medical Society of the State of New York announce the Women’s Physicians Leadership Academy (WPLA)–a series of virtual leadership webinars for physicians, residents, and medical students. The Women’s Physicians Leadership Academy (WPLA) will be held during the fall over a series of

  • FRAUD ALERT: Be Cautious of Fraud Related to the New York State Department Of Health’s OPMC Oversight Process

    FRAUD ALERT: Be Cautious of Fraud Related to the New York State Department Of Health’s OPMC Oversight Process The Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) has oversight of complaints about physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants and monitors practitioners who are subject to orders of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. Some physicians have

  • Medical Credit Cards ‘Exploit Loopholes’ in Healthcare Debt Protection, Report Finds

    Medical Credit Cards ‘Exploit Loopholes’ in Healthcare Debt Protection, Report Finds Medical credit cards, presented as a remedy for medical expenses, often lure patients with promises of interest-free or deferred rates for a few months. Sounds great, right? But hold on tight. If payments are missed or the balance isn’t cleared in time, these deferred

  • New Survey Uncovers the Future of Medicine is in Jeopardy

    New Survey Uncovers the Future of Medicine is in Jeopardy The Physicians Foundation announces its new survey, 2023 Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians, with findings that demonstrate a critical need for systemic changes within the health industry to help improve the future of medicine. Similar to previous years, the state of physician wellbeing remains low;