Council Meeting – January 19, 2017

AGENDA
Council Meeting
January 19, 2017 9:00 am
Courtyard Marriott, Westbury Long Island
1800 Privado Road
Westbury, NY  11590

A.Call to Order and Roll Call

B.Approval of the Council Minutes of November 3, 2016

C.          New Business (All New Action & Informational Items)

    1. President’s Report
      a.  Physician Burnout Update presented by
      Michael R. Privitera, MD, Chair,  MSSNY Physician Burnout  Task Force (VIA Telephone) (handout)
      b. Update on DSRIP/PPS Initiatives presented by
      Joseph R. Maldonado, Jr., MD
    2. Board of Trustees Report  – Dr. Leah McCormack will present the report (handout)
    3. Secretary’s Report – Dr. Arthur Fougner will present the report for Nominations for Life Membership, Dues Remissions and Special Life Membership request from Albany County Medical Society
    4. MLMIC Update  – Mr. Donald Fager will present a verbal report
    5.  AMA Delegation Update – Dr. John Kennedy will present the report
    6.  MSSNYPAC Report – Dr. Charles Rothberg will present the report
    7. MESF Update – Mr. Thomas Donoghue  will present the report
    8.  CME Update Dr. Mark Adams will present the report
    9. Update/Discussion on Coalition of State Medical Societies (handout)

      ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL 

      Approval of the Empire State Medical, Scientific and Educational Foundation, Inc. Election of Directors

      RECONVENE COUNCIL

    10.  Commissioners (Action Items – For Council Approval)
              1. Commissioner of Socio Medical Economics,
                   Howard H. Huang, MD 
      Committee on Interspecialty
                   (For Council Approval)
                     a.   Resolution 2016-268, Mobility
      Impairment Increases Risk of Illness

  2. Commissioner of Science & Public Health
Frank G. Dowling, MD
                                       Committee to Eliminate Health Care Disparities
                                       (For Council Approval)
                             a .   Revised Mission Statement

                11. Councilors (All Action Items from County Societies
 and District Branches)
                              No reports submitted

D. Reports of Officers (Informational)
1. Office of the President – Meetings attended:

  • Fifth and Sixth District Retreat
  • AMA Interim Meeting
  • Lecture given by Andrew Gurman, MD, AMA President @ Albert Einstein School of Medicine
  • MAMES Gala
  • Andrew Cuomo Fundraiser, Bronx Tale on Broadway
  • MLMIC Executive Committee Meeting
  • NYSPM&R Society Legislative Lecture, at NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Annual Meeting of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists  at the New York Marriott Marquis
  • MLMIC Board of Directors Meeting
  • State Leg Conference
  1. Office of the President Elect – Charles Rothberg, MD
  2. Office of the Vice President – Thomas J. Madejski, MD
  3. Office of the Treasurer – Joseph R. Sellers, MD,
    Financial Statement for the period 1/1/16 – 11/30/16
  4. Office of the Speaker  –  Kira A. Geraci-Ciradullo, MD, MPH

E. Reports of Councilors (Informational)
1.    Kings/Richmond Report Parag H. Mehta, MD
2.    Manhattan/Bronx Report – Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH
3.    Nassau County Report – Paul A. Pipia, MD
4.    Queens County Report – Saulius J. Skeivys, MD
 5.   Suffolk County Report – Maria A. Basile, MD, MBA 
6.    Third District Branch Report – Brian P. Murray, MD
7.    Fourth District Branch Report – John J. Kennedy, MD
8.    Fifth District Branch Report –Howard H. Huang, MD
9.    Sixth District Branch Report – Robert A. Hesson, MD
10. Seventh District Branch Report – Mark J. Adams, MD
11. Eighth District Branch Report
Edward Kelly Bartels, MD   
12. Ninth District Branch Report – Thomas T. Lee, MD
13. Medical Student Section Report
  Christina Kratschmer  (no written report submitted)
14. Organized Medical Staff Section Report –
   Richard A. Ritter, MD (no written report submitted)
             15. Resident & Fellow Section Report
  Robert A. Viviano, DO
16. Young Physician Section Report – L. Carlos Zapata, MD
                     (no written report submitted) 

F. Commissioners (Committee Informational Reports/Minutes)
1. Commissioner of Communications
                  Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH
a.  Report of the Division of Communications
             2 .Commissioner of Science & Public Health,
                  Frank G. Dowling, MD
                  a.   Bio Ethics Minutes, October 28, 2016
                  b.   Preventive Medicine and Family Health Minutes,
 October 21, 2016
 c. Public Health and Education Informational Report
    3. Commissioner of Socio Medical Economics,
Howard H. Huang, MD
                   a. Committee on Interspecialty Minutes, October 27, 2016
              4. Commissioner of Governmental Relations,
                   Gregory Pinto, MD
                  a.   MSSNY-HCA Task Force Minutes, November 18, 2016
  b.   MSSNY HIT Committee Minutes, December 16, 2016
  c.   Report from the Division of Governmental Affairs

G. Report of the Executive Vice President, Philip Schuh, CPA, MS     

              1.    Membership Dues Revenue Schedule
              2.    Group/Institution Membership Revenue
                Schedule
              3.    Empire State Foundation Update

HReport of the General Counsel,
      Donald Moy Esq. & David Vozza, Esq.
             No written report submitted 

I. Report of the Alliance, Barbara Ellman, President
               Alliance Report

J. Other Information/Announcements

  1.   Letter dated January 5, 2017 to Representative Chris Collins     re Affordable Care Act
  2.   Letter dated December 9, 2016 to Commissioner Zucker re
    Medical Marijuana
  3.   MSSNY Five-Step MACRA Checklist
  4.   Dr. Duane & Joyce Cady Honor Fund (2016 Activity Report)
  5.   Sign-on letter dated January 9, 2017 to Leishia Smallwood,
    Director, NYS Area Health Education Center (NYS AHEC)  re    continued funding for the NYS AHEC

K.  Adjournment