• Connect with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services and National Government Services MSSNY kicked off the new year with press hits on physician burnout and Medicare cuts. Highlights include President Mehta discussing burnout on 1010 WINS News Radio, as well as in Spectrum News 1 Albany, and Fingerlakes1.com. Dr. Mehta’s statement “New York is […]

  • Physician Burnout and Medicare Cuts Top Week One 2023 Headlines MSSNY kicked off the new year with press hits on physician burnout and Medicare cuts. Highlights include President Mehta discussing burnout on 1010 WINS News Radio, as well as in Spectrum News 1 Albany, and Fingerlakes1.com. Dr. Mehta’s statement “New York is on the Precipice […]

  • End of the Year Wrap Up At the end of the year, Governor Hochul took action on a number of bills that had been passed by the NYS Legislature impacting health care delivery in New York where MSSNY had offered comments. Bills Supported by MSSNY Signed into Law Importantly, the Governor signed into law several […]

  • Abstract Reviewers Needed MSSNY will once again hold a Residents/Fellows and Medical Students’ Poster Symposium during the 2023 MSSNY House of Delegates.  We are seeking volunteers to serve as reviewers of abstracts for the symposium. January 16, 2023 is the deadline for submission of abstracts and abstract review will take place between January 20 and […]

  • MSSNY 16th Annual Poster Symposium MSSNY Medical Students and Resident/Fellow members are invited to submit abstracts that will be considered for the poster presentation at this year’s House of Delegates. Deadline for abstract submission: 4 pm, Monday, January 16, 2023. Please note that medical student membership requires enrollment in an LCME or COCA-accredited school. However, […]

  • Yankees Healthcare Appreciation Week 2023! The New York Yankees will be celebrating Healthcare Appreciation Week! The dates for the games are May 8-14th Each ticket includes a hot dog, drink (beer/water/soda) and a cool NYY co-branded scrub top (see below for the photo of the scrub top). Ticket prices: $85, $70-Field Level seats $55-Second Level […]

  • Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 14th, 2023 Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, MSSNY’s lobby day will be held in person! It will take place at the Empire […]

  • 6 Social Media Tips for Physicians Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, known to online fans as “Dr. Pimple Popper,” is an internet-viral physician with 7.53 million YouTube subscribers, 16.2 million TikTok subscribers, 4.5 million followers on Instagram, 2.9 million Facebook, and 136,700 on Twitter. She has six tips for other physicians looking to build a social […]

  • Minefields in Your Hospital Contract Although a physician may be excited about an upcoming job and may not anticipate having any reason to leave, things sometimes do not work out. A physician needs to review any contract offer from a hospital to negotiate what is best for them. The most common clauses in a contract […]

  • Message from MSSNY President Parag Mehta, MD: Let Doctors be Doctors Let doctors be doctors. That was the message in my radio interview with 1010 WINS news radio this week. Physicians should be with their patients, not on the phone with health insurance bureaucrats getting authorization or in a courtroom to respond to a frivolous […]