Council November 7, 2019

2.  Board of Trustees Report – Dr. Sam Unterricht will present the report (handout)

3.  Secretary’s Report – Dr. Frank Dowling will present the report

4.  MLMIC Update  –  Dr. John Lombardo will present a verbal report

5.  AMA Delegation Report – Dr. John Kennedy will present a verbal report

6.  MSSNYPAC Report – Dr. Thomas Lee will present the report (handout)

7.  MESF Update – Dr. Thomas Madejski (nothing to report at this time)

8.  County Federation Report – Dr. Aaron Kumar will present the report

9. Commissioners/Councilors (Action Items – (For Council Approval)
    Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Fregery Pinto, MS, Commissioner
1. Legislative & Physician Advocacy Committee, Paul A. Pipia, MD, Chair
(For Council Approval)
a. 2020 Legislative Program
b. Resolution 70 – Physician Fees and Single Payer
c. Resolution 72 – Healthcare Cooperative Act
d. Resolution 117 – Parental Alienation Syndrome in Custody Cases
e. Resolution 122 – Physician-Owned Distributorships
f. Resolution 201 – Study of State and National Health Service
 Corp Needs

2.  Long-Term Care Subcommittee Resolution (For Council Approval)
     a. Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM)

3. Commissioner of Science & Public Health, Joshua Cohen, MD, Commissioner

  a. Committee on Infectious Diseases
  Resolution 166 – Strategies to Improve NYS Immunizations Rates in Children
Presented by Dr. Cohen/Dr. Fogarty/ Pat Clancy (For Council Approval)

b. Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee & Physician Wellness and Resiliency Committee
    Joint Resolution Supporting MSSNY Involvement in AMA’s Practice Transformation
Presented by Dr. Charles Rothberg, Co-Chair, Physician Wellness Committee
(For Council Approval)

1. Office of the President – Arthur C. Fougner, MD
2. Office of the President-Elect – Bonnie L. Litvack, MD
3. Office of the Vice-President – Joseph R. Sellers, MD
4. Office of the Treasurer – Mark J. Adams, MD – Financial Statement for the period 1/1/19 to 9/30/19 (For Council Approval)
5. Office of the Speaker – William R. Latreille, Jr., MD

E.  Reports of Councilors (Informational)

1. Kings & Richmond Report – Adolph B. Meyer, MD
2. Manhattan & Bronx Report – Joshua M. Cohen, MD
   ACTION ITEM – Investigation of Impact of ZocDoc’s
   Business Practice on Violation of Public Accommodation Laws
   (For Council Approval)
3. Nassau County Report – Paul A. Pipia, MD
4. Queens County Report – Saulius J. Skeivys, MD
5. Suffolk County Report – Linda S. Efferen, MD
6. Third District Branch Report – Brian P. Murray, MD
7. Fourth District Branch Report – Gregory Pinto, MD
8. Fifth District Branch Report – Howard H. Huang, MD
9. Sixth District Branch Report – Robert A. Hesson, MD
10. Seventh District Branch Report – Janine L. Fogarty, MD
11. Eighth District Branch Report – Edward Kelly Bartels, MD
12. Ninth District Branch Report  – Thomas T. Lee, MD
13. Medical Student Section Report – Peter Joo
14. Organized Medical Staff Section – Stephen F. Coccaro, MD
    (no report submitted)
15. Resident & Fellow Section Report – Catherine E. Steger, DO
    (no report submitted)
16. Young Physician Section Report – L. Carlos Zapata, MD
    (no report submitted)

F. Commissioners (Informational Items)
1.   Commissioner of Communications, Maria A. Basile, MD, MBA
      Report from the Division of Communications

2.    Commissioner of Continuing Medical Education, Mark J. Adams, MD
       Report from the Office of CME

3. Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Gregory Pinto, MD
   a. HIT Committee Minutes, October 3, 2019
b. Long Term Care Minutes, September 26, 2019
c. Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Minutes,
September 25, 2019

 4. Commissioner of Membership, Parag H. Mehta, M
           PowerPoint Presentation – “Harnessing the Science of Persuasion” (handout)

 5. Commissioner of Science & Public Health, Joshua M. Cohen, MD
a.  Addiction and Psychiatric Medicine Minutes, October 4, 2019
b.  Bioethics Minutes, September 27, 2019
c.  End of Life Care Minutes, September 13, 2019
d.  Heart, Lung & Cancer Minutes, October 16, 2019
e.  Infectious Diseases Minutes, October 17, 2019
f.   Preventive Medicine & Family Health Minutes, October 10, 2019
g.  Physician Wellness & Resilience Minutes, October 18, 2019

   6. Commissioner of Socio Medical Economics, Howard H. Huang, MD
          (No written report submitted)

G.  Report of the Executive Vice President, Philip Schuh, CPA, MS
1. Membership Dues Revenue Schedule
2. Group Institutional Dues Comparison Report

H. Report of the General Counsel,
     Barry Cepelewicz, MD, Esq. Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
     (No written report submitted)

I. Report of the Alliance, Helena Mirza, Co-President
    Alliance Report

J. Other Information/Announcements

1. Firearms Safety Letter to Michael Dowling, Northwell
2. Surprise Bill Sign-On Letters
3. Prior Authorization(PA) Sign-On Letter
4. American Board of Internal Medicine Letter
5. Physician Wellness Letter to Commissioner Zucker
6. Scope of Practice Sign-on Letter
7. 2020 PFS Final Rule Summary

K. Adjournment