GNYHA will host a meeting of its Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Global Budget Transformation Workgroup on January 7, 2025. The meeting will focus on the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) common fact base and transformation roadmap template that DOH distributed to hospitals on December 13. GNYHA will review DOH’s template and lead a…

GNYHA hosted a Recruitment Strategy webinar on January 9 for hospitals participating in the Spring 2025 Safety Culture Survey Initiative. The session focused on key tools and strategies to enhance response rates for the safety culture survey. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn valuable insights and practical tips on promoting the survey, shared by…

On January 14, GNYHA hosted a webinar to detail how hospitals can participate in the 2025 GNYHA Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Survey Collaborative. GNYHA is inviting member hospitals and health systems to participate in the Survey Collaborative to help member institutions obtain primary community health needs data from community members as part of the…

GNYHA will host its next Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Steering Committee meeting on January 16. Attendees can join this meeting either in person or via Zoom. Below are the event details and additional collaborative updates. Meeting link: https://gnyha-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcOqgqjwuHdTmUYX5R_E6Z8ftbuT15x43#/registration Steering Committee Meeting GNYHA staff will update members on GNYHA’s activities to support the safety net hospital…

In 2025, GNYHA will embark on a new initiative to improve care transitions among member hospitals and nursing facilities. On January 17, GNYHA will host a briefing about the new initiative and will review Federal and State legal requirements related to post-acute discharge planning activities and compliance risks, including recent guidance in this area. The…

GNYHA will host a meeting of its Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Global Budget Transformation Workgroup on January 21. The meeting, like our January 7 meeting, will focus on reviewing the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) common fact base and transformation roadmap template that is due by Friday, January 31. GNYHA staff will send…

On January 22, GNYHA will hold a member briefing on New York State’s Career Pathways Training (CPT) program authorized under New York State’s 1115 Demonstration waiver. We will discuss our partnership with the 1199 Training and Employment Funds (TEF) and our plan to support member hospitals and nursing homes as their incumbent staff and potential…

GNYHA will host an Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council (EPCC) meeting on January 23. Healthcare Ready, a not-for profit organization, will discuss its mission and how hospitals can leverage its services during emergencies. Additionally, the New York City Pandemic Response Institute will detail the development of the Region 2 Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and…

In accordance with the court’s preliminary approval order, notices in the matter, In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation, are being sent to hospitals across the country. The notices are being sent using contact information from publicly available sources and thus may not reach the proper recipients in your organizations. To directly access the…

The GNYHA Community Affairs Representatives Forum was held on Friday, January 24, 9:30am – 11:30am, via Zoom. The agenda included the latest news from Washington, D.C., Albany, and New York City impacting hospital community relations and community health equity including briefings on relevant Federal Executive Orders, hospital community benefit reporting, and NYS budget and legislative…

GNYHA will host a meeting of its Safety Net Hospital Collaborative Global Budget Transformation Workgroup on January 28. We will review the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) responses to our recently submitted common fact base and roadmap template questions and collect additional questions that we will submit to DOH for clarification. GNYHA staff…

GNYHA and the New York Blood Center (NYBC) will host a briefing tomorrow to discuss the operational impacts of the recent cybersecurity incident on the blood bank, including the status of its remediation efforts. We especially encourage hospital laboratory and blood bank leadership to participate. NYBC will also discuss the current blood supply and provide…

GNYHA held the first of two briefings with Social Care Network (SCN) lead entities selected under the NYS Section 1115 Medicaid waiver. The webinar featured Public Health Solutions, Staten Island Performing Provider System, and Health Equity Alliance of Long Island. Representatives from SOMOS, the SCN lead entity for the Bronx, were also invited. GNYHA will…

GNYHA will host its next Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory Forum meeting on January 28 to provide updates on local, State, and Federal clinical regulatory matters and initiatives, and GNYHA quality resources. The meeting will also cover New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address and executive budget proposal as they relate to clinical…

GNYHA and the New York Blood Center (NYBC) will host another briefing tomorrow to discuss the ongoing impacts of the recent cybersecurity incident on the blood bank, including the status of its remediation efforts. We especially encourage hospital laboratory and blood bank leadership to participate. NYBC will also discuss the current blood supply and provide…

On January 29, GNYHA and HANYS will host the Charities Bureau of the New York State (NYS) Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in the second part of a two-part educational briefing. Erin Kandel, Assistant Attorney General in the OAG’s Charities Bureau, will present the briefing. Members will learn about OAG’s views on compliance steps…

On January 30, we will host a briefing on immigration policy. We are pleased to once again partner with LegalHealth, a division of the New York Legal Assistance Group, which works with hospitals and health systems to provide comprehensive legal services to patients, assisting them with legal issues that could have an impact on their…