Finance and supply chain leaders are invited to this roundtable discussion with GNYHA’s humanitarian logistics partner the Afya Foundation. The meeting’s purpose is for GNYHA members to learn more about Afya’s work sending critical medical supplies to international destinations experiencing a large need or disaster, the impact hospitals and health systems have already had on…

GNYHA will host a Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) Forum on September 10 at 2:00 pm. This Zoom meeting is designed for staff working in infection prevention and control—particularly infection preventionists and epidemiologists—to connect with each other and discuss shared challenges and strategies to reduce HAIs. The meeting will be chaired by Aaron Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA,…

GNYHA hosted a September Office Hours webinar for members participating in its Antibiotic Use and Resistance (AUR) Collaborative with Reese Cosimi, PharmD, BCIDP, Director of Quality at Ascension. During the session, Dr. Cosimi shared key aspects of Ascension’s AUR journey, offered tips on strengthening Antibiotic Stewardship Program, and shared best practices for reporting and interventions.

Please note: No CLE credit is available for viewing this recording. On September 12, GNYHA hosted a combined meeting of its Legal Affairs and Corporate Compliance professionals. The meeting convened all staff levels for a quarterly overview of pertinent developments to the legal and compliance functions. The tentative agenda included updates on: New York State…

GNYHA will host its next Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Steering Committee meeting on September 12. Amir Bassiri, New York State’s Medicaid Director, will update participants on New York’s Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model application as well as recent Medicaid waiver activities. GNYHA staff will discuss the Safety Net Hospital Collaborative’s planning…

GNYHA will host an Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) meeting on September 19 to highlight key takeaways from last month’s CrowdStrike outage debrief sessions. GNYHA’s Emergency Preparedness Team also will provide updates on member initiatives and relevant policy updates. This will be a hybrid meeting, and we welcome you to attend in-person or virtually. Please…

On September 24, GNYHA hosted a meeting of its Hospital Language Assistance Coordinators (LAC) Forum. The LAC Forum convenes hospital staff designated by their hospital administration to lead the implementation of a hospital language assistance program to ensure meaningful access to the hospital’s services and reasonable accommodation for all patients who require language assistance. The…

GNYHA will host its next Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory Forum meeting on September 24 to provide updates on local, State, and Federal clinical regulatory matters and initiatives, and GNYHA quality resources. The agenda will include: Quality Implications from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Prospective Payment System Fiscal Year 2025 Final Rule Outpatient…

GNYHA’s continuing care membership meeting on September 26 will feature guest speaker David C. Grabowski, PhD, Professor, Health Care Policy, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School. As one of the lead researchers on long-term care policy, Dr. Grabowski will discuss planning for the future of long-term care through innovative workforce solutions. GNYHA staff…

The GNYHA Community Affairs Representatives Forum was held on Friday, September 27 from 9:30am-11:30am via Zoom. The agenda included discussions of Federal, NYS, and NYC community health equity issues. There was a briefing on the recently released NYS Department of Health guidance on hospital Community Service Plans.