Colleagues:
MSSNY and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield have unveiled a new benefit, an online library for doctors that went “live” on July 1. The new library has access to more than 19,000 topics from 5,000 publications. Many MSSNY members have already started using this incredibly comprehensive convenience.

This is an up-to-the-minute clinical and informational tool for physicians. The convenience of having this information at your fingertips within a few seconds not only saves time, but also provides diagnostic assistance.

Doctors will have access to four major online research database resources — three of which are currently available only to hospitals and medical schools — for 54 months. The program offered through EBSCO Publishing is as follows:

·         DynaMed is a point-of-service reference tool which can be accessed during patient examinations. It instantly provides current clinical information for diagnosis, treatment and billing codes.

·         MEDLINE accesses abstract summaries from 4,800 biomedical journals.

·         Health Business FullTEXT offers practice management information from130 journals.

·         Health Library is a plain language encyclopedia that can be downloaded and handed to patients so they can better understand their diagnoses and treatments.

You must be a MSSNY member to access the library through the medical society’s website at www.mssny.org. Just use your email address as your log-in and your last name as your password. Doctors who contract with Excellus BCBS can access the library through the Excellus BCBS website at www.excellusbcbs.com.

Robert Goldberg, DO
MSSNY President