September 25, 2026 News Headlines

Through their Pulse Center, virtual clinicians, sitters and specialists work alongside in-person care teams to improve access and outcomes, support caregivers and keep more patients close to home for care. Learn more in our Member Spotlight.

Delivering Dementia-Capable Age-Friendly Care helps providers better support individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework. Read our announcement to learn more about this resource and partnership.

For 40 years, Mike Nuccitelli has dedicated his time and leadership to strengthening healthcare in his community. His commitment as a trustee has helped shape a stronger future for Rochester Regional Health and the people it serves. We’re proud to recognize his outstanding contributions with HTNYS’ 2026 Healthcare Trustee Leadership Award.

Caregility brings virtual clinicians, bedside teams, clinical workflows, smart sensors and AI-enabled capabilities together on a common enterprise foundation. The platform supports use cases across the care continuum, including virtual nursing, virtual patient observation, specialty and emergency consults, virtual critical care and patient engagement. Learn more on our website.

From mid-term outlooks to AI governance and plenty in between, the 2026 HTNYS Annual Trustee Conference was full of thoughtful discussions and forward-looking thinking. Thank you to all the attendees, speakers and sponsors who joined us. Browse photos from the event in our gallery and save the date for next year's conference, Sept. 16-18, 2027, at Turning Stone!

HANYS’ recent Member Updates include messaging on Quality Measure Trends analysis, HANYS’ workshop for EAs and board coordinators and preliminary 2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule rates. See more updates on our website.

Standing membership call on state and federal issues
Sept. 29

Member showcase: Journeys to improved sepsis care and survivor outcomes
Sept. 29-30

HANYS/HAWCNY Privacy and Security Committee
Oct. 7

HIT Strategy Group
Oct. 8

Workshop for executive assistants and board coordinators
Oct. 13-Nov. 10

Continuous Service Readiness workshop
Oct. 15-16

Malpractice case review: The pitfalls that drive professional liability claims
Oct. 15

Government relations update
Oct. 16