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Adopted as amended
RESOLUTION 16-COW
(Referred to Reference Committee of the Whole)
Subject: Practice Options Initiative Concept and Funding
Introduced by: PAMED Board of Trustees
Author: PAMED Board of Trustees
RESOLVED, That the PAMED Board of Trustees
is committed to transparency and responsible fiscal
stewardship of endowment funds; and be it further
RESOLVED, That future business plans shall include a list
of deliverables, dates for updates to the membership, and
performance metrics, for use in evaluation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the PAMED Board of Trustees is
committed to transparency and regular communication
to the PAMED membership including the House of
Delegates, providing updates on PAMED Practice Options
Initiative including, but not limited to, when the business
plan is approved, a quarterly report; and be it further
RESOLVED, That with the assistance of legal counsel the
PAMED Practice Options Initiative explores collaboration
among physician-led networks, including specialty
networks, and enables engagement by physicians of all
practice types; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the PAMED House of Delegates
authorizes the PAMED Board of Trustees to access up to
$15 million from the PAMED Endowment Fund principle
of $115 million to be used to actualize the PAMED
Practice Options Initiative.
Fiscal Note: $15 million
COW

Address Pennsylvania's Opioid Abuse and Overdose
Crisis-Physicians voted to:
* Support liability protection in administration of
naloxone in schools and increase availability of opioid
rescue medication and medication-assisted treatment.
* Work with statewide stakeholders and county medical
societies to identify and remove existing barriers for
Pennsylvania patients seeking addiction treatment.
Advocate for More Consistent and Transparent Insurer
Processes-PAMED will advocate for the standardization
and transparency of processes among insurers for observation
status, standardizing the development of clinical pathways,
and ending retrospective payment denial of medically
appropriate studies, procedures, and testing.
Explore Legislation that Would Help Protect Physicians
and Patients and Ensure Physicians' Clinical Autonomy-
Resolutions approved by delegates at the HOD include:
* Ensuring fairness for physicians cleared of wrongdoing
by their state licensing board.
* Actively preserve the ability of physicians to write
prescriptions and oppose any mandate that requires all
prescribing in Pennsylvania to be done electronically.
Address Public Health Issues Affecting Patients in
Pennsylvania-The delegates called on PAMED to address
healthcare hot topics, such as:
* Eliminating barriers to children possessing and using
sunscreen in schools.
* Opposing legislative interference with facilities that
provide medically accepted standard of care reproductive
services for women.
* Opposing tobacco usage in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
* Exploring the health effects of fracking.
* Promoting Teen Health Week, which is Jan. 9 - 13,
2017.
Another notable change that emerged from the 2016
HOD is that the Young Physicians Section opted to undergo
a name change to the Early Career Physicians Section, a
decision which recognized changing demographics and the
fact that individuals begin their medical careers at different
ages.

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