Tag: Council – September 15

Council – September 15, 2016

AGENDA
Council Meeting
September 15, 2016, 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 June 2, 2016

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

   1. President’s Report

a.  Resolution 2016-200, Combine MSSNY HOD with Legislative Day in Albany (For Discussion)

b.  Pennsylvania Medical Society Sign-On MOC Letter (For Council Approval)

c.  Medicare Advantage Resolution Submitted by
Joseph R. Maldonado, MD, MSc, MBA, DipEBHC
(For Council Approval)

d. Minutes of the Executive Committee Teleconference,
August 17, 2016 (For Council Information)

e.  AMA Response Letter re Resolution 2016-263, Continued Surgical Care (For Council Information)

f. AMA Response Letter re Resolutions 111 & 115, Electronic Health Records and Resolve E-Prescribing Problems
(For Council Information

    2.  Board of Trustees Report  – Minutes of the Board of Trustees
Teleconference  August 23, 2016.
Dr. Leah McCormack will present the BOT report at
Council (handout)

    3. Secretary’s Report – Dr. Arthur Fougner will present the report
for Nominations for Life Membership & Dues Remissions

    4. MLMIC Report – Mr. Donald Fager will present a verbal report

    5.  AMA Delegation Update – Dr. John Kennedy will present the
report

   6.  MSSNYPAC Report – Dr. Joseph Sellers will present the report

   7. Commissioners (All Action Items)

Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Gregory Pinto, MD,
MSSNYPAC Executive Committee Action Items
 MSSNY Council Approval of Congressional Candidates for
MSSNYPAC Endorsement;
MSSNY Council Approval of State Senate Candidates for
MSSNYPAC Endorsement;
MSSNY Council Approval of  State Assembly Candidates for
MSSNYPAC  endorsement

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

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

Gottfried Legislative Breakfast
Presentation at the Westchester Academy of Medicine
Television interview with Marcia Kramer (Channel 2 News)
Westchester County Annual Meeting
IPRO Meeting
New York County Annual Meeting
National Medical Association Meeting
Richmond County Medical Society Annual Meeting
Andrew Cuomo’s Reception/Gala Fundraiser
New Jersey Annual Gala
Fundraiser for Senator Hannon
MLMIC Executive Committee Meeting
Bronx County Annual Meeting

 

  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  January 1, 2016  to July 31, 2016
  4. Office of the Speaker  –  Kira A. Geraci-Ciradullo, MD, MPH DRAFT – Proposed Revisions to MSSNY Bylaws

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
                  (no written report submitted)
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
                     (no written report submitted)
12. Ninth District Branch Report – Thomas T. Lee, MD
13. Medical Student Section Report –
Christina Kratschmer 
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)
    Commissioner of Communications
Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH
         1. Report of the Division of Communications      

Commissioner of Socio Medical Economics,
         Howard H. Huang, MD
         2. Interspecialty Committee Minutes, June 30, 2016

G. Presentations
     1.  Update on the activities of the Long Island Health
Collaborative
Bruce Berlin, MD, President-Elect
Suffolk County Medical Society

2.  Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice
Salvatore Volpe, MD

H. Report of the Executive Vice President, Philip Schuh, CPA, MS
      Membership Dues Revenue Schedule

I. Report of the General Counsel, Donald Moy, Esq.
United Class Action Complaint

J. Report of the Alliance – Valerie Semeran
    Alliance Report 

K. Other Information/Announcements

  1. Final Version of the Sunshine Act Letter
  2. Sign-On Coalition of State Medical Societies VA Letter
  3. Sign-On VHA APRN Letter
  4. Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, re Refinement Panel Process
  5. Sign On MACRA Letter
  6. AMA Amicus Brief, National Restaurant Association v. NYC Department of Health
  7. Physician Foundation Minutes, August 2016
  8. MSSNY Letter to CMS re MIPS and APM Incentive Under the Physician Fee Schedule
  9. EpiPen Letters & News Release
  10. Letter to United States Congress re Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA)
  11. Letter to Honorable Burwell re MACRA

L. Adjournment