HANYS News
May 12, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Continuing Care Policy Committee Discusses Long-Term Care Reform with DOH
- Nassau County Red Cross to Honor Long Island Hospitals for Preparedness
May 9, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS’ Members Offer Input on DOH, OMH, and OASAS Reform Initiatives
- U.S. House Vote Expected Next Week on Medicaid Measures
- DOH Plans Retrospective Utilization Review of Medicaid Services
- Finger Lakes Health Opens of New College of Nursing
May 7, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Senate Finance Committee Lays Groundwork for ’09 Health Care Reform Debate
- HANYS/DOH Meeting Covers Medicaid APG Implementation
- HANYS Issues "Report Card" on Hospital Report Cards
May 5, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS-Backed Foreign Nurse Visa Legislation Introduced
- Quality Leaders Discuss Patient Safety in a Pay-for-Performance Environment
- Public Health Council Acts on Berger Commission Recommendations
- OASAS Announces RFPs for Long Island and Upstate Beds
May 2, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS Recommends to DOH a Flexible Approach to Obstetric Care Improvement
- Senate Introduces Legislation to Establish Care Coordination Pilot Programs
- Rep. Slaughter’s Genetic Non-Discrimination Bill Clears Congress, President to Sign
April 30, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS Files "Friend of the Court" Brief in Child Health Plus Lawsuit
- Kaiser Report Urges Federal Medicaid Funding Increase to Assist States
- Joint Commission Approves Grace Period for Emergency Preparedness Standards
April 28, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Senate Finance Committee Considers Value-Based Purchasing
- New York City Health Department Covers Mental Health Care for New Yorkers Still Struggling With the Events of 9/11
- HANYS Announces Auxiliary Advocacy Recognition Recipients
April 25, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Senate Majority Leadership Keeps Momentum on Effort to Block Harmful Medicaid Regulations
- HANYS Hosts Emergency Preparedness Session on Aligning DOH and Joint Commission Requirements
April 23, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Members Highlight Crisis in Hospital Behavioral Health Programs with OMH
- Medicaid Inspector General Issues First Annual Work Plan
- Medicare Offers Incentives for Physician and Professional Quality Reporting
April 21, 2008
(view stories as digest)- U.S. House Vote Expected Tomorrow Night to Block Harmful Medicaid Regulations
- Outpatient Dialysis Center Medicare Rule Includes Significant New Requirements
- HANYS Receives Record Number of Nominations for Pinnacle Award
April 18, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Panel Focusing on End-of-Life Care Meets
- House Committee Vote Unanimous to Block Medicaid Regulations
- Former Senate Leaders to Offer Health Reform Proposals
- GAO Releases Report on Healthcare-associated Infections
- HRSA Allows 30-day Extension on Comments for HPSA/MUA Designation
- HANYS’ Workforce Survey Shows RN Vacancy Rate Above National Average
- AG Cuomo to Address Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Annual Meeting
- NYAHQ to Host Patient Safety Initiatives Conference
- HANYS Provides Legislators Community Service Examples
- Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Improve in New York State Hospitals
April 16, 2008
(view stories as digest)- New York Joins Other States in Litigation to Block CMS Rule
- Comments on Niagara Data Due April 23
- AHA to Sponsor Calls on No-Charge Policy for Serious Adverse Events
- HANYS’ Federal Issues Book is Now Available Online
- HANYS Provides Legislators Community Service Examples
April 14, 2008
(view stories as digest)- CMS Issues Inpatient Rule: No Overhaul of Wage Index System Proposed
- Health Commissioner Visits Hospitals as Part of Public Health Week
- HANYS Provides Legislators Community Service Examples
- HANYS, Quality Association Plan Patient Safety Conference for May 2
- Still Time to Register for Community Benefit Webcast
April 11, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Congressional Panel Approves HANYS-Backed Legislation on Medicaid Regulations
- Advisory Panel Recommends Improvements to Hospital-based SNF Reimbursement
- Bundle Hospital and Physician Payments: MedPAC
- IRS Seeks Comments on Draft Form 990 Instructions
- DOH Awards $4 Million Grant to Help OASAS Treatment Sites Go Tobacco-Free
April 9, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS’ Members Advocate in Washington at Annual HANYS/AHA Activities
- Final State Budget Worth Waiting For
April 7, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Members Converge in Washington for Advocacy
- HANYS Is Partner in DOH’s New Preventive Health Effort
- State Budget Update
- OMH to Hold Forums on Children’s Mental Health
April 4, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Harmful Medicaid Rules Are Focus of Capitol Hill Hearing and Legislation
- DOH Cardiac Angioplasty Report Shows Decrease in Mortality
- HANYS, Quality Association Plan Patient Safety Conference for May 2
March 31, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Budget Nears Completion; HANYS Continues Advocacy
- HANYS to Offer Webcast on What to Count for Quantifying Community Benefit
- Web-Based Tool Records Regulatory Compliance and Manages Quality Improvement Effort
- Rule Would Change Designation of Under-served Populations and Health Professional Service Areas
March 28, 2008
(view stories as digest)- AHRQ Releases 2007 State Snapshots Report
- Governor Paterson Announces Health Information Technology Grants
- New York’s Official Prescription Forms Meet Federal Tamper-Resistant Prescription Requirements
- HANYS Provides Legislators Community Service Examples
March 26, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Legislature Returns to Albany
- DOH Announces Community Service Plan Requirement Changes
- Critical Access Hospital Reimbursement Legislation Wins New Senate Sponsor
March 24, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Schumer to Speak at HANYS’ Federal Program on April 9
- Study Finds Physicians More Likely to Refer Well Insured Patients to Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- NGS Will Process Medicare A and B in New York
- DOH Adopts Final Assisted Living Regulations
March 21, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Budget 2008-2009 Update
- HANYS Participates in Crossing Borders Emergency Preparedness Conference
- HANYS Obstetric Quality Improvement Web Site Now Available
- DOH Extends Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Grant Deadlines
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Five Honored for Outstanding Work in Breast Cancer Research and Education
March 19, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Budget Negotiations Continue; Governor Calls for Spending Cuts in Weak Economy
- Long Island Hospitals Support Patient-Centered Cancer Legislation
- Arnold Cogswell, an HTNYS Founder, Dies
March 17, 2008
(view stories as digest)- DOH Calls for Major CON, Health Planning Reform
- Budget Process Enters Next Phase
- HANYS Participates on Point of Entry Advisory Council
March 14, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Ahead Next Week in Albany: Governor to Be Sworn in; Conference Committees Begin Work
- State’s Top Court Issues Significant Property Tax Exemption Decision
- Register Now for HANYS’ Activities at the AHA Annual Meeting
- Medicaid Regulatory Moratorium Bill Introduced
- HANYS’ Survey Shows Hospital Behavioral Health Programs in Precarious Financial Condition
March 12, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Senate, Assembly Set to Vote Today on Budget Plans
- Advocates Come to Albany as Voice for Teaching Hospitals
- Videos From HANYS’ Leadership Advocacy Day Online
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Lawsuit Filed Over Medicaid Public Provider Rule
- MedPAC Chair to Congress: MA Plans are Overpaid, Threatening Long-term Viability of Program
March 10, 2008
(view stories as digest)March 7, 2008
(view stories as digest)- House and Senate Budget Resolutions Reject $200 Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; Other Needed Items Subject to "Paygo"
- U.S. House Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
- HTNYS Board Meets With MIG on Hospital Compliance
March 5, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Bruno, Silver Tell Advocacy Day Attendees: We Must Take the Time Necessary to Get Health Care Reform Right
- More Than 100 Board Chairs and CEOs Attend Trustee Chair’s Council Event
March 3, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Major Advocacy Push This Week: Leadership Advocacy Day
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
February 29, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Countdown to HANYS’ Leadership Advocacy Day -- See You in Albany Wednesday
- HANYS’ Emergency Preparedness Committee Provides HERDS Redesign Recommendations
- HANYS Opposes Staffing Ratio Bills; Supports Measures to Address Workforce Shortage
February 27, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS to Host Annual Federal Briefing and Congressional Advocacy Day in April
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- DOH Describes Chronic Illness Demonstration Program at Bidder’s Conference
February 25, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Legislature Sets Budget Schedule
- Bush Administration Releases Another Round of Damaging Medicaid Regulations
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
February 22, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Federal Agency Reverses Quality Checklist Decision; HANYS Presses for Clarification
- HANYS Participates in DOH Briefing on Clinical Laboratory Provisions in Governor’s Budget
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Report Sees Thinning Ranks in Local Health Departments
February 20, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Trustees Brought Up to Speed on State and Federal Budget Proposals
- HANYS’ President Addresses Health Care Leaders in Video
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Health Department Awards $555,391 for Alternate Care Demonstration Projects
February 15, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Associations Brief Congressional Staff on Bush Cuts
- HANYS Recommends Long Term Home Health Care Program Reforms
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- DOH Awards Grants to Support Mental Health Services for People Living with HIV
February 13, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Attorney General Says Insurers Defraud Consumers and Providers Via Rigged Rates
- Behavioral Health Members Advocate Against Cuts in Albany
- SHRPC Looks to Streamline CON, Address Ambulatory Surgery Issues
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Correction
February 11, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Providers Get Hit Again in Governor’s Budget Amendments
- Mandatory Overtime Legislation on Assembly Codes Committee Agenda
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Metro HFMA Plans 49th Annual Institute
February 8, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS Pushes Congress to Oppose Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
- Rep. King Joins Committee Leadership in Introducing Bill to Increase FMAP
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- Teaching Hospital DPP Applications Due February 20
February 6, 2008
(view stories as digest)- HANYS’ Testimony: Reform Goals Not Enough; Impacts and Investments Required
- HANYS Weighs In on Union Neutrality and SCHIP Court Cases
- HANYS Offers More Community Service Stories
- HEAL NY Applicants’ Conferences Held in Albany
- DOH Announces Grant for Transitioning from Nursing Homes to Communities
February 4, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Bush Budget Hammers Hospitals and Health Systems Again
- HANYS Presses for Elimination of Steep Capital Financing Fee
- HANYS Provides Legislators Hospital Community Service Examples
- David Seay to Lead HANYS’ Education and Research Division
- Nursing Home Advancing Excellence Campaign Extended
- HANYS Offers Office-Based Surgery Informational Seminar
February 1, 2008
(view stories as digest)- Member Leadership Teams Register for March 5 Advocacy Day
- HANYS and Allied Associations Provide Comprehensive Overview of Governor’s 2008-2009 Budget Proposal
- HTNYS to Hold Chair’s Council Event on March 4
- HANYS Calls for Managed Care Reform in Testimony on GHI/HIP Conversion
- HANYS Participates in Rural Health Policy Institute
January 30, 2008
(view stories as digest)- CMS Turns Focus to Rural Providers; Collects Quality Data from CAHs
- UnitedHealth Under Fire By California Regulators
- The Joint Commission President to Hold Conference Call
- $250 Million Available for Primary Care and Health Care Restructuring
- IDA Financing to Sunset; HANYS Continues Advocacy to Regain Access to IDA Funds
- HANYS Presses Congress to Increase Appropriations for Health-Related Programs
January 11, 2008
(view stories as digest)January 9, 2008
(view stories as digest)- State Updates Hospital Quality Data Online
- New York City Death Rate Reaches Historic Low
- Auxiliary Advocacy Recognition Applications Still Being Accepted
