The Hospital Language Assistance Coordinators (LACs) Forum convenes hospital staff who are designated by hospital leadership to oversee the implementation of a hospital language assistance program. In New York State, the LAC is a required role under Section 405.7 of the Patients’ Rights regulations. GNYHA’s LAC Forum supports the work of LACs by sharing best…

Please join us for our next Finance & Reimbursement Committee meeting, which will be held virtually on October 7. Agenda: R. 1 Implementation Federal Legislative Update Federal Regulatory Update FY 2026 inpatient prospective payment system final rule CY 2026 outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule 340B Rebate Model Other Federal Issues Upcoming Transforming Episode Accountability…

On October 9, GNYHA will host its quarterly meeting on privacy and health information technology (HIT) issues. The tentative agenda includes: Interoperability regulations, including updates related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Recent privacy and cybersecurity enforcement activity Developments on the privacy of reproductive health care information Update on reforms related to…

On October 15, GNHYA will hold Quality Fundamentals Plus: Beyond the Basics (QF: Plus), a virtual course for staff who have already completed GNYHA’s Quality Fundamentals: Basics (QF: Basics) course that will provide a deeper dive into quality improvement (QI) fundamentals. QF: Plus will review some of the QI tools highlighted in GNYHA’s QF: Basics…

GNYHA hosted a webinar on October 16 to discuss the 2026 GNYHA Safety Culture Survey Initiative (SCSI). SCSI is a free member service through which GNYHA administers the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Hospital Survey and the Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set at member facilities. Participating in this initiative allows hospitals to attest…

GNYHA’s next continuing care membership meeting will take place on October 17. GNYHA staff will discuss Federal and State policy issues and provide updates on advocacy, payment, and regulatory efforts relevant to continuing care providers. We look forward to seeing members in person at GNYHA’s offices. Members who cannot attend may request to participate virtually….

GNYHA will host its next Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory Forum meeting on October 21. We will provide updates on local, State, and Federal clinical regulatory matters and initiatives, as well as GNYHA quality resources. Please register for the meeting in advance. A unique participation link will be e-mailed to you upon registration directly from Zoom….

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Medicine will discuss its recent mass casualty incident (MCI) full-scale exercise, including planning, execution, and lessons learned.

On October 29, GNYHA will conduct a webinar on the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). TEAM is a five-year episode-based payment model for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who undergo certain surgical procedures. It will begin January 1, 2026, and is mandatory for most GNYHA members. GNYHA staff will review TEAM, highlight the revisions to the model…

GNYHA hosted a webinar on October 29 to discuss how health care and social service organizations are contracting with Social Care Networks (SCNs) to connect Medicaid members to services that address their health-related social needs (HRSNs). Representatives from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and Sun River Health, which comprises 46 federally qualified health centers, joined the…