Honoring Physicians in Uniform Click to Enlarge Colleagues: On Veterans Day, our nation pauses to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. We recognize their courage, their sacrifices, and their commitment to protecting our country and the freedoms
Medicine Before Politics Click to Enlarge Colleagues: As physicians, we understand the importance of knowledge, evidence, and informed decision-making. We apply these principles every day in caring for our patients. We should bring the same discipline to our political advocacy. While advocacy is essential to advancing the
Recognizing International Medical Graduate Physicians Who Help Keep New York Healthy Click to Enlarge Colleagues:October 19-23 is International Medical Graduate (IMG) Recognition Week, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the thousands of physicians who received their medical education outside the United States and have chosen to practice
New York’s Medical Liability Crisis: Reform Is Long Overdue Click to Enlarge Colleagues: New York has long faced one of the highest medical liability burdens in the country. Malpractice insurance premiums in the state routinely exceed those in much larger states such as California, Texas, and Florida,
Prior Authorization: Progress, But We Are Not There Yet Click to Enlarge Colleagues: For years, physicians have been telling us the same thing: prior authorization has become one of the most frustrating and burdensome aspects of practicing medicine. What was originally intended to ensure appropriate
Share Your Medical Expertise with MSSNY Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Your expertise is precisely what your fellow physicians need most right now. Every day, decisions are made that affect how we practice medicine, care for our patients, and sustain our profession. Public health, reimbursement, prior authorization, physician autonomy,
Can Organized Medicine Learn from Healthcare Consolidation? Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Healthcare today bears little resemblance to the system many of us entered decades ago. Independent physician practices have steadily disappeared, replaced by large health systems, corporate medical groups, and increasingly concentrated health insurance companies. The physician entrepreneur
Labor Day and the Physician Click to Enlarge Colleagues: Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, in recognition of the men and women whose labor built our communities, strengthened our economy, and continue to sustain our nation. We celebrate the contributions of those
Physician-Owned Hospitals: A Prescription for Better Care in New York Click to Enlarge Colleagues:New York has long been recognized as a leader in medical innovation, education, and patient care. Our academic medical centers are among the finest in the world; our physicians are highly trained, and our
Question the Practice, Follow the Evidence Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Few medical advances have done more to improve human health than vaccination. Across generations, vaccines have reduced suffering, prevented disability, and saved countless lives. Diseases that once routinely killed or permanently disabled children and adults, such as polio,
