Budget Update: 30-Day Amendments Released; Revised Table of Provisions

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently released her 30-day amendments, which alter her State fiscal year 2024-25 Executive budget proposal. To help you better understand those changes, we have developed this table, which we will share with elected officials and staff in Albany. The 30-day amendments include changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program,...
February 23, 2024
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Stop Hospital Cuts Campaign Toolkit

GNYHA is organizing a virtual advocacy campaign to ensure Congress hears our voices while considering any potential health legislation. We request that all GNYHA members engage in our grassroots Phone2Action campaign and encourage others to participate. We have provided a toolkit of resources, contacts, and templates to support your advocacy. Campaign website: https://p2a.co/KQ0IoNQ Text STOPHOSPITALCUTS...
February 8, 2024
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Request for Participation in GNYHA 2024 Summer Enrichment Program

GNYHA seeks hospitals, health systems, and continuing care facilities to participate in our Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), an internship that promotes racial and ethnic diversity in health care management. I am asking GNYHA member institutions to participate in the 30-year anniversary of this GNYHA program by sponsoring one or more interns for the summer of...
February 8, 2024
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CMS Directs MACs to Rule on Calculating Medicare DSH Payments in Response to Allina Litigation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a long-awaited transmittal directing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to implement the June 2023 final rule on the treatment of Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage [MA]) days when calculating a hospital’s Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. Through the final rule, CMS engaged in retroactive rulemaking...
March 1, 2024
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Mandatory Reporting of the THA/TKA PRO-PM Measure Starts in April

Starting in April, hospitals must begin reporting the total hip arthroplasty/total knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) patient-reported outcome-based performance measure (PRO-PM) to avoid a penalty under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program. Hospitals that do not report the required measure data will be subject to a 25% reduction in their annual market basket update. The first...
February 29, 2024
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CQFP Class 15 Materials

Cover Page PowerPoint PDF Related Materials Welcome Letter n/a Who We Are Key Dates 2023-24 March Retreat Faculty 2023-24 Fellows Contact List 2023-24 Fellows Bio Booklet Faculty Bio Booklet CQFP March 2023 Retreat Agenda n/a n/a Evolution of Health Care Quality and Patient Safety The Evolution of Health Care Quality and Patient Safety (S. Kaplan,...
February 29, 2024
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GNYHA “One-Stop Shop Resource” of DOH-Translated Documents

This GNYHA resource is a compilation of translated public-facing documents housed on the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH’s) website. The documents are not posted in one place, making them difficult to find. This GNYHA tool is a “one-stop shop” for those translated documents compiled by GNYHA for member use. Under New York State’s...
February 28, 2024
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Comparison of the IRS Charity Care Requirements and New York State Law

This chart compares the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Charity Care and Emergency Medical Care requirements with the New York State Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL). The chart also includes a list of resources from the IRS and NYS.
February 28, 2024
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Health Workforce Funding Opportunities

GNYHA provides members with the tools to develop and maintain a workforce that delivers high-quality patient care and biomedical innovations. This webpage highlights Federal and state funding opportunities currently accepting applications and details future funding opportunities for which members are eligible to apply. Open Funding Opportunities This section is updated regularly and features funding opportunities...
February 26, 2024
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Change Healthcare/Optum Cybersecurity Incident Update

GNYHA continues to monitor a cybersecurity incident affecting Change Healthcare, a health care technology company that is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group. We are still in the fact-gathering stage and in constant contact with our members to determine this incident’s impact on your facilities and operations. Optum is providing status updates, but...
February 23, 2024
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