Dear Academy Members and Friends:
We need your help!
Please call Governor Cuomo and urge him to amend his budget bill to
stop the dismantling of the New York Physician Profile website and reporting program.
The Governor's office can be reached at: 518-474-1041, ext 3.
You will be asked for your zip code.
The request is to save the Physician Profile program.
Governor Cuomo should delete the provision in his Budget Bill, Article
VII, Part A, Section 1, that would repeal Public Health Law §2995-a
and thus completely dismantle the New York Physician Profile website and
reporting program. This important program, established by the Patient
Health Information and Quality Review Act of 2000, has been in place for
a decade and a half.
The New York Physician Profile reporting and disclosure program is a positive
"transparency" measure that allows consumers to access, at one
website, key information on the credentials and safety records of doctors
practicing in New York. The Governor instead should protect and strengthen
the Physician Profile program.