GNYHA will host its next Long-Term Care Disaster Preparedness Council (LTC-DPC) meeting on May 21 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will brief continuing care members on—and outline potential impacts of—upcoming special events in our region during June and July. These include FIFA World Cup soccer matches and activities, America250 July 4th events, Sail250, and the…

On May 22, GNYHA will host a program featuring HealtheConnections and Hixny, the two Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) qualified entities (QEs) selected to offer statewide encounter alert services. Encounter alerts notify hospitals when a patient has an emergency department visit, hospital admission, transfer, or discharge. All New York hospitals already share…