This is the April Office Hours webinar GNYHA will be hosting for members participating in its Antibiotic Use and Resistance (AUR) Collaborative. Libby Dodds Ashley, Pharm D, MHS, FCCP, BCPS, Professor in Medicine, Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON), will join us to share tips on AR Data Validation.

On April 18, GNYHA and the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) will co-host the New York State Office of Victim Services (OVS) for an update on the transfer of sexual offense evidence collection kits (SOECKs) from hospitals to an OVS-maintained storage facility. The transfer is happening on a phased basis, and the State…

This continuing care membership meeting will be conducted both in-person and virtually. Our special guest speaker will be Carol Rodat, Special Advisor to Adam Herbst, Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Long Term Care (LTC). Ms. Rodat will discuss State LTC policy priorities, important policy updates, and the development of the Master Plan for Aging. GNYHA…

Last year, New York State Attorney General (AG) Letitia James teamed up with 24 law firms and eight nonprofit organizations to provide patients and providers with free legal information and resources on accessing abortion services in New York. This briefing is the first in a two part series. The briefing will be geared toward clinical…

Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council Presentation Andrew Dahl, Vice President, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Greater New York Hospital Association 2022 Buffalo Blizzard After-Action Timothy Kornacki, Director Corporate Emergency Management, Ryan Hejmanowski, Corporate Emergency Manager, Kaleida Health Know Your Partners Before Your Disaster Scott Skirvanek, MA, CHEP, Michael Oppegaard, CEM, Thomas Calimano, CEM, Jason Bhulai, CEM, MEP,…

The agenda included updates on Federal & NYS community benefit issues, as well as a guest presentation from representatives at the NYS Department of Health who briefed us on the work to update the Prevention Agenda and DOH’s plans to review hospital Community Service Plans. The DOH guests were: Shane Roberts, Dr.PH, MPH, Assistant Director,…