On March 3, GNYHA will hold Part 2 of our briefing series on improving care transitions among member hospitals and nursing facilities. The briefing will feature a panel discussion on nursing home care coordination experiences and opportunities. The panelists will discuss the importance of creating nursing home networks, factors to consider when developing a nursing…

Please register for only one of the two sessions—either March 5 or March 12. GNYHA will host an in-person workshop on the updated NYC Hospital Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Notification Program. Identical sessions will be offered on March 5 and March 12. Since 2016, GNYHA and the Fire Department of the City of New York…

GNYHA will host this Health Emergency Response Data System Critical Asset Survey (CAS) and Facility Evaluation Planning Application (FEPA) training webinar specific to long-term care facilities on March 5 at 2:00 p.m.

GNYHA will host a meeting of its Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Global Budget Transformation Workgroup on March 6. We will discuss the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) responses to your hospital-submitted common fact base metrics and the hospital roadmap deliverable that is due by March 24. In addition, we will review our proposal…

During Part II, Mr. Callahan will cover PSWP and the scope of protections for PSO activities for peer review, human resources, and risk management at the Federal and New York State levels. Mr. Callahan will also address the difference between privilege and protections against disclosure afforded under the Patient Safety Act and New York State…

Note: This meeting has been cancelled. GNYHA will host its next Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory Forum meeting on March 11 to provide updates on local, State, and Federal clinical regulatory matters and initiatives and GNYHA quality resources. Please register for the meeting in advance. A unique participation link will be e-mailed to you upon registration…

GNYHA hosted an in-person workshop on the updated NYC Hospital Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Notification Program. Identical sessions were offered on March 5 and March 12. Since 2016, GNYHA and the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) have collaborated on the Hospital MCI Notification Program to provide early warning to New York…

GNYHA will host the next Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Forum on March 12. This event is for staff working in infection prevention and control, particularly infection preventionists and epidemiologists, to facilitate the sharing of best practices and strategies to reduce HAIs, including the development of advocacy priorities. GNYHA staff will also provide updates on relevant local,…

GNYHA hosted the Increasing Your Response Rate & Preparing to Close Your Survey webinar on March 13 for hospitals participating in the Spring 2025 Safety Culture Survey Initiative. The session included a progress update on the current survey, followed by a round-robin discussion where attendees shared their successes and challenges. The webinar also covered strategies…

On March 18, 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. The course will review some of the QI tools highlighted in GNYHA’s QF: Basics…

GNYHA continued its Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Learning Series with a March 18 webinar highlighting the national discussions on screening for health-related social needs (HRSNs) in pediatric settings and how those screenings can be conducted appropriately. Children’s Hospital Association and Nyoo Health representatives presented findings from their report on the considerations for screening for…

The NYC Medical Response to Surge Exercise (MRSE) is a US Department of Health and Human Service’s required surge exercise for hospitals as part of the Hospital Preparedness Program. This exercise is conducted in two parts, first with an exercise briefing and NYC ESF-8 Command Element Call, followed by part two which brings hospital transfer…

On March 20, GNYHA will host its first quarterly meeting of 2025 on current privacy and health information technology (HIT) issues. The tentative agenda includes: Updates on recent privacy and HIT regulations (proposed and finalized) Developments in the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY), including the upcoming rollout of a statewide common participation…

GNYHA will host a virtual Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) meeting on March 27. The GNYHA Government Affairs team will discuss the current Federal health policy landscape and its implications on health care emergency management. New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) will also present on the resource request process for NYC. The GNYHA Emergency Preparedness…