The Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs Department is responsible for GNYHA’s considerable efforts to help GNYHA members achieve their core goal of providing high-quality, safe and efficient health care for their communities as well as enhancing emergency preparedness and organizational compliance activities. Areas of expertise include providing safe patient care and reducing adverse events; preparing for public reporting of quality and outcome measures; addressing workforce shortages; addressing health disparities; using IT to improve patient care; complying with accreditation and licensure requirements; enhancing behavioral health services; enhancing pre-hospital care services; providing emergency preparedness training programs and briefings; conducting emergency preparedness drills; working with local, State and Federal agencies to develop surge capacity; enhancing emergency communication systems; facilitating member responses to emergencies; helping members comply with billing and other requirements; tax-exempt organization and governance issues; corporate compliance; HIPAA privacy and security requirements; and planning issues.
Susan C. Waltman, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs and General Counsel
(212) 506-5405
waltman@gnyha.org
Deborah A. Brown, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
(212) 258-5314
brown@gnyha.org
Alison Burke, JD
Associate Vice President, Regulatory & Professional Affairs
(212) 506-5526
aburke@gnyha.org
Lorraine M. Ryan, Esq., RN
Special Counsel, Regulatory and Professional Affairs
(212) 506-5416
ryan@gnyha.org
Gina Shin
Project Manager
(212) 258-5365
gshin@gnyha.org
Terri Straub, MBA, RN
Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety
(212) 506-5403
straub@gnyha.org
Zeynep Sumer
Assistant Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety
(212) 258-5315
zsumer@gnyha.org
Rebecca Urbach
Assistant General Counsel
(212) 258-5389
rurbach@gnyha.org