In commemoration of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, GNYHA will host a webinar to highlight the powerful role that health care providers can play as firearm injury prevention advocates. The webinar will also explore new opportunities available to health care institutions as a result of recent Executive Orders signed by President Biden related to firearm…

As noted during the 2018 disproportionate share hospital (DSH) audit web conferences, GNYHA and the Healthcare Association of New York State will host two office hours sessions with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and audit firm KPMG. While the web conferences will not include formal presentations, hospitals will have an opportunity to…

GNYHA’s Continuing Care membership will meet on June 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. Members will be briefed on recent Federal and State policy issues affecting continuing care providers, including legislative and regulatory issues, and will be updated on COVID-19 and other emergency preparedness efforts. The National Association of Boards of Examiners…

On June 15, GNYHA hosted a webinar on elder abuse prevention. The webinar, which is part of a Community Violence Prevention Learning Series, featured NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Vulnerable Elder Protection Team initiative that provides comprehensive medical assessment and treatment of potential victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The agenda included a presentation on…

As noted during the 2018 disproportionate share hospital (DSH) audit web conferences, GNYHA and the Healthcare Association of New York State will host two office hours sessions with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and audit firm KPMG. While the web conferences will not include formal presentations, hospitals will have an opportunity to…

On June 17, GNYHA will host a quarterly meeting of its Legal Affairs Committee and Compliance Workgroup. The tentative agenda includes: NewYork State legislative session highlights (not exhaustive) Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act Sexual assault evidence retention Status update on relaxing COVID-19 rules Return to work for health care…

GNYHA and the Healthcare Association of New York State, in partnership with IPRO, will host a June 17 forum to help hospitals meet the pending deadline for submitting New York State Department of Health (DOH) electronic sepsis and COVID-19 data. The meeting’s goal is to help hospitals make connections with internal stakeholders and peer hospitals…

Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council Presentation Jenna Mandel-Ricci, Vice President, Regulatory and Professional Affair, GNYHA Samia McEachin, Senior Project Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Employee Wellness, GNYHA Coastal Storm Planning Updates Shannon Ethier, Deputy Director, Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, NYS Department of Health Updates to New York City’s Heat and Coastal Storm Plans Emilie Davis, Health…

On June 23, GNYHA will conclude the first half of the Telehealth Learning Series with an event exploring how hospitals have progressed over the past year regarding the implementation and integration of telehealth services, and the future of telehealth. The program will examine the state of telehealth (adoption, policy, reimbursement, technology), both pre-COVID-19 and during…