December 19, 2025 News Headlines

HANYS’ Community Health Improvement Award recognizes programs that target specific community health needs while emphasizing the importance of health equity, leadership, collaboration with diverse community partners and achieving quantifiable results. Nominate one of your organization’s successful community health initiatives by Feb. 18!

They're prioritizing employee well-being through their comprehensive wellness program. At the heart of this initiative is the HSS Wellness Center — a space designed to support both physical and emotional health and help employees manage stress. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.

HANYS’ Member Updates this week include messaging on CMS’ relaunch of PEPPER; HANYS’ Health Equity Forum registration; and registration for HANYS’ 2026 standing membership calls. See more updates on our website.

This week the following bill was signed into law:

• Hospital violence prevention program (Chapter 618 of the Laws of 2025)

Please use our State Legislation Tracker to see which bills of interest passed both houses, were signed into law or vetoed during the 2025 session.

The partnership aims to equip New York healthcare providers with advanced tools to recover previously unidentified revenue tied to accident-related medical encounters. Learn more about the partnership on our website.

Equip your managers with practical, real-world strategies to help them thrive with HANYS’ Vital Skills for Effective Leadership. During this four-part series, participants will learn to master their own effectiveness, inspire exceptional performance and drive breakthrough results. Register on our website to access to upcoming live sessions and recordings as they become available.

The Workers’ Compensation Board’s electronic submission mandate of Form RFA-2 will be implemented in early 2026. The exact effective date will be announced at least four weeks before implementation. Register for eCase now to prepare for the switch to an online submission and routing process.

HANYS News is taking a two-week break for the holidays. We’ll see you Jan. 9!

Standing membership call on state and federal issues
Dec. 23

Standing membership call on state and federal issues
Jan. 6

Digital Quality Measures on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
Jan. 8

Vital Skills for Effective Leadership
Jan. 13-March 3

AI governance and management for safe and effective use
Jan. 14

HANYS Sepsis Program: Harnessing the CDC Core Elements to improve sepsis survivor outcomes
Jan. 14

5S in healthcare: Practical foundations for organizing, standardizing and sustaining work
Jan. 15

Epic EMR Workgroup
Jan 15

Government relations update
Jan. 16

Fiscal policy update call
Jan. 22

Nursing home survey readiness: Improving compliance using critical element pathways
Jan. 22