Join Us in Albany on March 12th to Fight Back against Unfair Budget Cuts The Executive Budget seeks to impose huge new costs on physicians, cut funding for important programs, and expand scope of practice for non-physicians. It’s important—now more than ever—for us to come together with our physician colleagues to make our voices heard.
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Time Off Isn’t Really Off-Time for Most Physicians A groundbreaking JAMA Network Open study reveals a startling trend: about 20% of US physicians took less than a week of vacation last year. Even more concerning, 70% worked during their breaks, dealing with patient-related tasks. This study, encompassing over 11,000 physicians, highlights a critical issue in
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Innovative Healthcare-Focused High Schools in 10 Urban and Rural Communities Across the Country Bloomberg Philanthropies has just launched a monumental $250 million initiative to transform the future of healthcare labor. In collaboration with health systems like Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools, this project aims to build a pipeline
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International Medical Graduate Section Meeting Monday, January 29 – 7:00 PM This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Please contact [email protected] for the Zoom link for this meeting.
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Women Physicians Leadership Academy Join MSSNY and MESF for the March 2024 Women Physicians Leadership Academy, a series of virtual leadership webinars for physicians, residents, and med students. This academy will be held over a series of Saturdays in March (March 2, 9, 16) from 7:45-11:15 am. The Fall sessions (October 21, 28, and November
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MSSNY President Elect Testifies at Joint Legislative Budget Hearing MSSNY President Elect, Dr. Jerome Cohen testified this week at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing. Watch Dr. Cohen’s testimony or view the whole hearing here. Dr. Cohen’s testimony comes in at 5:27.
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Governor’s Bad News Budget for Physicians Means You Need to be in Albany on March 12 Listen to MSSNY’s January 26 podcast as MSSNY’s Senior Vice President & Chief Legislative Counsel Moe Auster discusses why the Governor’s bad news budget for physicians means you need to be in Albany on March 12.
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CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule CMS-0057-F The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affirms its commitment to advancing interoperability and improving prior authorization processes by publishing the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). Through the provisions in this final rule, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance
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New Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges Posted The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) updated the No Surprises Act website to reflect upcoming changes to the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) certified
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Healthy Aging Webinar The New York County Medical Society cordially invites you to a comprehensive CME Webinar titled “Healthy Aging: What Is the Process and How Can We Help Aging Patients?“. This enlightening session, scheduled for January 30, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., offers 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and is free
