45.000 COMPUTER MAILING LISTS

45.999          Guidelines For Mailing Lists and Address Files:

(1)  Requests from Members:  All requests from members for lists of physicians will generally be referred to MSSNY’s Division of Information Technology.

(2)  Requests from Nonmembers:  (a)  Requests from nonmembers will be considered on an individual basis. Factors bearing on acceptance involve commercial aspects as well as value of the subject matter to physicians and/or their patients.  (b) Lists are usually available to vendor organizations approved by the Council.

(3)  General Considerations:   (a)  MSSNY’s policy will be quite circumspect in making mailing lists available, and MSSNY will not share email addresses, except with members’ county medical societies, or with the American Medical Association, when AMA members grant permission for MSSNY to do so.  MSSNY’s general policy will be to protect the confidentiality of these lists.  (b)  Any questions regarding suitability of requests will be referred to the Executive Vice President.  (Council 2/16/84; Modified and reaffirmed HOD 2013; Reaffirmed HOD 2023)