NYS DOH Drops Masking Requirements in Health Care Facilities The New York State Department of Health will allow masking requirements in healthcare facilities to expire on February 12th. The masking requirements were put into place by the state and the CDC due to the pandemic. The requirement applied to staff, patients, and visitors in all […]
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Save the Date! MSSNY’s Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting Please save the date for MSSNY’s Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting! Saturday, February 25, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. More details to follow!
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7 Small Ways to Be a More Inclusive Colleague Workplace inclusion is not a static, one-off act of service. It’s an ever-evolving experience that requires the contribution of every employee, regardless of their level of seniority in the organization, to make each other feel included. Form and regularly practice these seven inclusive behaviors to foster […]
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Excess Mortality Among US Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic In the US, the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in over 1 million excess deaths. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine confirms that more US physicians died from March 2020 to December 2021 than usual. Using data from the American Medical Association, JAMA examined death rates […]
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Female Doctors Have Higher Infertility Rates and Riskier Pregnancies: What Can Be Done? Family planning issues, pregnancy complications, infertility, and pregnancy loss are common, pervasive, and often silent issues within medicine. A 2021 study by JAMA revealed staggering truths: When compared to non-surgeons, female surgeons were more likely to delay pregnancy, use assisted reproductive technology […]
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Save the Date! MSSNY’s Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting Please save the date for MSSNY’s Organized Medical Staff Section Annual Meeting! Saturday, February 25, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. More details to follow!
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Peer to Peer (P2P) Program: Stress and burnout among physicians have been documented for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the public health problem of physician burnout in New York state. Throughout the pandemic, physicians and other health professionals have faced concerns about safety, overwork and feelings of loss. Without an intervention, it is possible […]
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29 Physician Specialties Ranked By 2022 Burnout Rates 53 percent of physicians reported burnout last year. According to Medscape’s latest report on physician burnout and depression, Emergency medicine specialists had the highest rate at 65 percent. Across the board, physician burnout has jumped 11 percentage points from 2018, when 42 percent of physicians said they […]
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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes In all countries, health spending as a share of the overall economy has been steadily increasing since the 1980s, as spending growth has outpaced economic growth. Healthcare spending, per person and as a share of GDP, continues to be far higher in the […]
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Dr. Daniel Choi Performs the First dualPortal Endoscopic Spine Surgery on Long Island Board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and MSSNY Member Dr. Daniel Choi is known as a pioneer in minimally invasive techniques. Recently, he had the honor of performing the first dualPortal™ endoscopic spinal surgery on Long Island. It’s the most advanced minimally invasive spine […]
