Greater New York Hospital Association
Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), founded in 1904, is a one-of-a-kind trade association comprising nearly 300 hospitals and continuing care facilities, both voluntary and public, in the metropolitan New York area and throughout the State, as well as New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Over the years, with the help of our members, we have redefined what a trade association is and should be, and have created a dynamic center for discussion and collective advocacy.

2008 Upstate New York "Where to Practice" Open House

  Upstate New York “Where to Practice” Open House

Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
53rd Street & 7th Avenue
New York, NY

 

Last year, more than 200 residents attended the 2007 Upstate New York “Where to Practice” Open House. This year, we hope to attract even more residents with timely presentations from the New York State Department of Health on loan forgiveness, J-1 visa waivers, and new opportunities made available through the Doctors Across New York program, and information provided by a variety of Upstate exhibitors.

 

Attention Residents & Fellows!

  • Come meet with physician recruiters from more than 30 Upstate New York hospitals to learn about practice opportunities and incentives and about the Upstate lifestyle.
  • Representatives from the NYS Department of Health will also be available to answer questions about J-1 visa waivers, loan forgiveness, and how to apply for the Doctors Across New York practice incentive program.
  • The event is open to all physician residents and is free of charge.  Refreshments will be provided.

Email openhouse@gnyha.org with any questions or call 212.246.7100 and ask about the "job fair."

 

NYS Governor, Legislature Reach Budget Agreement

On August 20, the New York State Legislature and Governor Paterson reached a budget agreement less than 24 hours after the Special Legislative Session began. The Legislature rejected health care cuts Governor Paterson requested last week that GNYHA estimated would have cost the hospital and nursing home sectors $1 billion each.
 
Nevertheless, the Legislature did respond to the Governor’s call by restraining growth in Medicaid provider rates. The State Division of the Budget (DOB) estimates that these actions will save the State a total of $170 million over SFYs 2008-2010.
Using DOB estimates, GNYHA estimates the impact on fee-for-service hospital spending, including the Federal share, will be approximately $107 million through the next State fiscal year. Medicaid managed care payments, for hospital contracts that are tied to Medicaid fee-for-service rates, will be similarly affected, for an overall impact closer to $200 million.
 
In response to the budget agreement, the GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project released this statement 7489 46.6 KB.

Although by working with the Legislature, GNYHA and our colleagues at HANYS were able to contain most of the damage, the final budget agreement contains real reductions in Medicaid spending for providers at a time when the costs of doing business are increasing. To head off devastating cuts in next year's budget, GNYHA, working with 1199 SEIU and its national partner, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), will continue to lobby Congress to pass a national economic stimulus package, which proposes to deliver $1.8 billion over five quarters in increased Medicaid matching funds for New York State.
 
For more details about the budget agreement, read ML-93 7487 447 KB.

GNYHA's RAC Tracking Tool Goes National

GNYHA created its Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) Database and Tracking Tool to help hospital staff assist in the tracking of time-sensitive tasks related to the Medicare Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration project, which ended on March 27, 2008. The RAC tool enabled hospitals to monitor RAC medical record requests and appeals and to manage the overall impact of payment errors by using automated worklists and reports.

Now that the RAC program has become a nationwide audit function under the Medicare Fee for Service Program, GNYHA is converting its RAC tracking tool to a Web-based product with greatly enhanced functionality, including the ability to generate more facility reports and to enable hospitals to provide data to the American Hospital Association on a facility-level basis without having to manually key data into a Web site. The enhanced RAC tool will be available to hospitals nationwide. For more information on the RAC tool, please contact Stewart M. Presser, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at GNYHA Ventures, Inc. (212) 506-5444 or presser@gnyha.org.  

 

 
 

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