On November 18, GNYHA will hold a briefing with Ernst & Young, LLC, to review Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), which established additional requirements for voluntary hospital organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3). These requirements include conducting a community health needs assessment (CHNA), having a Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) and emergency…

On July 27, GNYHA will host a webinar on disability access compliance. In recent years, advocacy organizations and private attorneys have been more aggressively investigating and pursuing claims of hospitals failing to comply with accessibility requirements for disabled patients, including those who are hard of hearing or deaf. There has been renewed interest in disability…