The June 4 meeting of GNYHA’s Privacy Workgroup will feature a presentation by Kevin Morrison, Manager of Patient Access and Experience, and Juana Romero, Project Leader of Patient Engagement, both of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Mr. Morrison and Ms. Romero will describe their recent activities to improve the patient experience, including access to medical records via…

GNYHA will host a webinar on June 4 to discuss the critical role of the emergency department (ED) in addressing the national opioid crisis. Gail D’Onofrio, MS, MD, from the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, a leading researcher in the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the…

On June 4, GNYHA will host a Wellness Workgroup meeting featuring a joint presentation by Ron Goetzel, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Pat Flynn, Assistant Vice President, Employee Wellness, at Northwell Health. The presentation will focus on…

On June 5, GNYHA will host a webinar on training structures and approaches to support workplace violence prevention and mitigation in the hospital setting. The webinar will review best practices related to training, and existing requirements from The Joint Commission and the US Occupational and Safety Administration. Participants will then learn from the experiences of…

On June 5, GNYHA will hold a meeting on The Joint Commission’s (TJC) most frequently cited standards during hospital accreditation surveys. TJC regularly shares aggregate data to identify challenging standards and tailor technical assistance and educational programs for accredited entities. The top-10 list of non-compliant hospital standards for calendar year 2018 all relate to Life…

GNYHA will host a webinar on June 6 to explore approaches to the implementation and use of electronic health records (EHRs) that minimize clinician burnout and inefficiency, and maximize workflow. John D. Halamka, MD, Chief Information Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Healthcare and the International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, will detail contributing…

GNYHA held a webinar with its national partner, Premier, Inc., on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) advanced diagnostic imaging Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program. Participants reviewed the regulations, provider requirements, and timelines. Premier provided information on its technology solution to help providers meet the requirements ahead of the January 1, 2020 implementation…

GNYHA will host a June 6 webinar with the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS), University at Albany, for CHWS to demonstrate a new resident exit survey web-based dashboard. CHWS provides policy-relevant research on the health workforce in New York. Its efforts include collecting data on physicians graduating from residency training programs at New York…

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On June 7, GNYHA and its partner Premier, Inc. hosted a webinar to review several opportunities for providers to join Federal value-based payment models, including Bundled Payment for Care Initiative-Advanced, Medicare Shared Savings Program, Direct Contracting Model, Primary Care First Model, and the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model. The webinar provided an overview…

GNYHA will host a June 11 meeting with National Government Services (NGS) to update members and answer questions. NGS, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), will participate in this meeting as part of its annual listening tour. NGS requests that all members who plan to attend bring any questions or suggestions that they would like to…

GNYHA invites members to this June 18th symposium to explore promising and emerging practices related to active shooter incidents in the hospital setting. Presenters will include representatives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the New York Police Department, and fellow hospital leaders. GNYHA has developed this program recognizing the unique challenges faced by hospitals…

GNYHA will host a webinar on June 27 to review details of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) pay-for-performance quality programs. The webinar will introduce the quality and financial aspects of the various programs, but will also serve as a refresher course for those already familiar with the basics. The webinar will also…

GNYHA will host its first community of practice meeting on safe patient handling (SPH) and worker safety. Since January 1, 2016, New York State’s SPH Law has required health care facilities to establish SPH Committees and implement facility-specific SPH programs. Many hospitals are working to achieve operational and clinical excellence in SPH. GNYHA’s SPH community…

On June 28, GNYHA’s Health Systems Engineering Community of Practice will convene its second in-person conference. GNYHA’s Health Systems Engineering Community of Practice is a platform for health care professionals in the systems engineering field to meet, network, share, and learn about various projects from their peers. Systems engineering is an emerging health care practice…