On October 25, GNYHA hosted a quarterly meeting of its Language Assistance Coordinator Forum. Comprised of hospital leads for language and other effective patient communication services as designated by hospital leadership, the Forum focuses on the learning and sharing of best practices. The tentative agenda included: Overview of language access related aspects of new health…

On November 3, GNYHA hosted a virtual member meeting on The Joint Commission’s (TJC) new requirements to reduce health care disparities. The briefing was conducted by Christina Cordero, PhD, MPH, TJC’s Project Director for Health Standards Development in the Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation. Dr. Cordero leads standards development projects for new accreditation and certification…

GNYHA hosted an “Office Hours” meeting of the Community Affairs Forum via Zoom on October 21. The session was designed for members to ask GNYHA staff questions about the completion of hospital Community Service Plans. The meeting also included an update on the work that GNYHA is doing with hospitals on the health equity requirements…

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…