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Letter from Dr. Lasser to all members and Western New York physicians regarding newly implemented rules by Excellus regarding the ordering of certain radiological tests.

2006 Excellus BCBS Physician Agreement Review sent on behalf of Nancy J. Adams

Greetings-
Recently, a revised Excellus BCBS agreement was sent to area physicians. To assist physicians in the review of this agreement, the Medical Society requested a review from Donald Moy, Vice President and General Counsel of the Medical Society of the State of New York. Please click here to find the full text of this message and Mr Moy's comments.

Tort Resolution and Injury Prevention

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations today issued a call to action to reform the nation’s medical liability system, urging that the current proposal for caps on non-economic damages be expanded to pursue intermediate and long-term system changes which truly facilitate improvements in patient safety. The call to action is set forth in the Joint Commission’s newest public policy white paper, “Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Improving the Medical Liability System and Preventing Patient Injury.

To view the news release and the white paper and click on news release link under Headline News.

To go directly to the complete press kit, go to:

To directly to white paper, go to: