The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides approximately $19 billion in funding to help hospitals and physicians adopt health information technology. The Kansas Hospital Associiation and the Kansas Hospital and Education and Research Foundation have compiled and developed resources to support the hospital community on its journey to Meaningful Use.

• KHA Principles for the Adoption of HIT - 3-25-09
• HIT Communities of Practice

Status Reports for KHA HIT

KHA regularly sends updates to health information technology contacts in member hospitals. If you would like to receive updates or access previous reports, contact Dee Lewis.

• 4-20-12 Meaningful Use Stage 2, ONC Proposed Rules, Medicaid Attestation, Important Dates
  • KHA Comments for NPRM Stage 2 Table
  • HIT/HIE Initiative Webinar Series
• 3-20-12 Medicaid Status, Security Conference, Kan-ed, Clarified Timeframes for Medicare Attestation
  • Understanding Meaningful Use Stage 2 Webinar 4-10-12
  • Health Information Security Conference 4-27-12
  • Worksheet of Expenses
  • WPS Medicare
• 3-6-12 HIT Communities of Practice Webinar - March 15
• 2-28-12 Proposed Rules, khahit, Yahoo Group, ICD-10, New Resources
  • EHR Special Report
  • Acronyms and Terms
• 2-2-12 Medicaid Numbers/Webinar, Volume Calculation, Calculator Note, Security Conference Date
• 1-24-12 Revised Medicaid Calculator and Guidance
  • Medicaid EHR Calculator Revised 1-23-12
• 1-13-12 Medicaid Webinar Follow-Up and Survey, 2012 KHERF Scholarship
  • EHR Application Process Presentation
  • Medicaid EHR Eligible Hospital Provider Manual
  • KHERF Scholarship Application
• 1-4-12 Security Risk Analysis Handbook, Security Training, EHRToolkit, Yahoo Groups, HIT Scholarships, Upcoming Events
  • Security Risk Analysis Handbook
  • Information Security Awareness Presentation
  • Information Security Awareness Handbook
  • EHRToolkit Pamphlet
  • "Save the Date" flyer - Communities of Practice and ICD-10
• 12-22-11 Medicaid Webinar, Method 2 Billing Advocacy
  • Webinar 5 EHR Application Process
• 12-16-11 Medicaid Dates and Attestation Information, Medicare Stage 2 Delay, KHIE Policies
  • AHA Special Bulletin on MU Stage 2 Delay
• 11-28-11 Medicaid needs your CCN, One-Month Delay in Kansas' Launch of Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment Process for Medicaid Providers
• 11-23-11 KHIE Patient Notice Policy, Communities of Practice Webinar, Medicaid Calculator
  • KHIE Patient Notice Policy
  • KHA Medicaid HIT Calculator - Generic Version
  • Webinar on Patient Notice Policy Registration
• 11-9-11 Kansas Medicaid HIT Plan Approval
11-8-11 CAH Incentive Pymt Process; Readiness Assessment Tool; KHIE Policies; CMS Clarification on CQM; etc.
• 10-14-11 KHIE Actions, Question About Lease Costs, Medicaid Incentive Webinar #4, List Serve for HIT Contacts - Coming Soon!
  • Medicaid Incentive Oversight Webinar
• 09-30-11 Early Attesters, Medicaid Incentive Calculator and additional Medicaid Webinars, KDHE Exclusion Letter re-distribution
  • Medicaid Calculator (draft 9-30-11)
• 09-22-11 Medicaid Incentive, Notes on Notification, New CMS Numbers, Metadata
  • KDHE - Hospital EHR Incentive Program
  • National Attestation Report 9-14-11
  • All Payments by State (August)
  • AHA Comments ANPRM on Metadata to Support HIE Letter
• 09-13-11 Patient Notification Policy, Risk Assessment Handbook, Kan-ed
  • Notification Policies
• 08-30-11 Meaningful Use Summit, Recognition, Medicaid, HITECH Training, EHR Financing
• 08-15-11 Exclusion Letter for Kansas Public Health Measures, Medicaid HIT Webinar, Metadata Rules, KHIE Patient Notice Policy
  • KDHE Exclusion Letter for Public Health Reporting
• 08-03-11 KanHit and EHR info, Map of KHIN Clients
• 07-27-11 Medicaid, E-Prescribing Proposed Rules, Attestation Numbers, KHA IT Supplement, CMS Clarification of Eligible EHR, Map of KHIN Clients
• 07-22-11 Request for Comments on Proposed HIPPA Rule
• 07-14-11 Education, KHIE, Medicaid, Federal Rules, Adoption Recognition, New Resource, Survey, Kan-ed
  • KHIE Letter Technology Costs
• KHA Noon Briefing - July 12, 2011. Overview of the Kansas Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
• 06-14-11 Medicaid Incentives, State HIE Policy, HIE Development, MU Stage 2, REC Resources
  • House Bill No. 2182
       

2011 Strategic Issues
Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange - Information to improve patient care, develop health policy, improve public health and reduce cost - has been identified by the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors as one of five issue strategies for KHA to address in 2011. If you have questions regarding a HIT or HIE issue, contact Melissa Hungerford, Mary Matzke, or Sally Perkins at (785) 233-7436.