Determining Patient Eligibility for Public Assistance
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location: Web Demonstration
Bluemark, LLC, a GNYHA Services contracted supplier, will demonstrate its Medical Application Processing System/Charity (MAPSchTM) software, which helps hospitals determine patient eligibility for Medicaid, charity care, and other assistance programs in order to meet compliance requirements for charity care legislation that went into effect January 1, 2007. To register and obtain log-in information, contact Barbara Green at green@gnyha.org or Andrea Giotopoulos at agiotopoulos@gnyha.org.
New York State Budget
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Time: 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center, 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor
At this briefing, members will be briefed by GNYHA and the Health Care Association of New York State on the provisions of the State fiscal year 2007-08 NYS budget proposal, its impact on the health care community, and GNYHA's advocacy strategy. For more information, contact David Rich, Pat Wang, or Elisabeth Wynn at GNYHA; to register, send an e-mail to Theresa Simon at simon@gnyha.org.
Increasing Surge Capacity for Treating Burn Patients
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center, 555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor
This meeting will cover projects being undertaken by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, The Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center to develop models for increasing surge capacity for burn patients in the event of large-scale emergencies. Although this meeting relates to projects in NYS, GNYHA members located outside the State may also be interested in attending to learn about models being considered for treating large numbers of burn patients. For more information, contact Doris Varlese at varlese@gnyha.org, and to register, contact Laurie Sangirardi at sangirardi@gnyha.org.