Provide strategic approaches to the resident remediation process. Speakers Jessica Smith, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinician Educator, Alpert Medical School of Brown University Colleen McMahon, Esq., Vice President, Office of Legal Affairs, Northwell Health Michael Leitman, MD, Designated Institutional Official, Mount Sinai Health System Learning Objectives Clearly identify triggers in a resident’s conduct…

On September 9, GNYHA will host a symposium to explore how health care emergency preparedness has changed since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Born in the aftermath of 9/11, the field of health care emergency preparedness has evolved and matured significantly over the past two decades. During this program we will explore our journey…

On September 14, GNYHA will host the first in a series of programs focused on different aspects of the revenue cycle. New laws and bills coming out of Washington, DC and Albany may fundamentally change how admissions and the back-office functions. Proposed legislation includes changes to financial assistance, prior authorization, upfront estimates, patient responsibility billing,…

A new Joint Commission Workplace Violence Prevention Standard will go into effect January 1, 2022. To help members prepare, GNYHA will host a webinar on September 15 that will feature Judith E. Arnetz, PhD, a nationally recognized expert in workplace violence in the health care setting and a member of the Joint Commission’s (TJC) Technical…

GNYHA hosted a Joint Community Affairs/Community Health meeting via Zoom on September 17th. The agenda covered Federal, NYS, and NYC issues, including: Federal IRS community benefit reporting National health equity-related updates, including updates from CMS Community health planning tools New York State Community Service Plan updates New and potential new laws NYS 1115 Waiver update

We will be hosting our next virtual Finance & Reimbursement Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 21, from 1-2:30pm. The agenda will include: Federal legislative and regulatory updates No Surprises Act GME updates Provider Relief Fund distributions and reporting NY State issues, including the transition, waiver, and funding updates Results of GNYHA’s 6-month financial survey

GNYHA slides Jenna Mandel-Ricci, Vice President, Regulatory and Professional Affairs, GNYHA Laura Alfredo, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Legal, Regulatory and Professional Affairs, GNYHA Zeynep Sumer-King, Vice President, Regulatory and Professional Affairs, GNYHA Lorraine Ryan, Senior Vice President, Legal, Regulatory and Professional Affairs, GNYHA Epidemiology Updates Timothy Styles, MD, CAPT, US Public Health Service,…

On September 22, GNYHA will hold a briefing entitled What Counts as Community Benefit? to provide members with a review and update on what costs and activities can be included on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990 Schedule H, the IRS’ hospital community benefit reporting form. The briefing will be conducted by Ernst and…

Sites were reminded of the value of behavioral nudges to bridge the gap between intention and action. The use of badge backers is one example to help ED easily access and remember the buprenorphine treatment protocol. Sites can be reimbursed $475 to create their site specific badge backers. Lastly, to help address gaps in patients’…

On September 24, GNYHA will convene a webinar to launch a technical assistance initiative that will support members’ efforts to collect patient racial and ethnic demographic data. The initiative, which builds on GNYHA’s previous work in this area, will include one-on-one sessions with member hospitals using hospital-specific data reports, briefings on best practices, and resources…

Please join us via zoom for Part II of GNYHA’s Finance & Reimbursement Committee meeting—which will be a Federal regulatory update—on Thursday, September 30 from 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM. We will cover the following topics and allow an opportunity for questions and discussion: IPPS final rule OPPS proposed rule and GNYHA comments Site-neutral mid-build…