DOH staff described successes of DSRIP and themes for its renewal in presentations at a United Hospital Fund conference. In a letter to DOH, LeadingAge NY pointed to underfunding of long-term/post-acute care under the first phase of DSRIP and called for investment in long-term/post-acute care infrastructure, senior housing with services, workforce, and rural providers.

LeadingAge would like to receive any comments on the draft before Aug. 2^nd; comments may also be submitted to HUD until Aug. 9^th.

The memo clarifies guidance related to working with residents and addressing issues at HUD multi-family housing properties.

The alert pertains to a serious and destructive malware infection known as "Ryuk" and the actions providers can take to protect their networks from this threat.

Governor Cuomo signed into law provisions expanding the definition of private information subject to state data breach reporting and creating new data security requirements. HIPAA-covered entities and business associates will have to notify the New York State Attorney General of breaches but need not notify individuals twice.

HUD expects 202 PRAC funding availability to remain very tight for the remainder of FY19.