Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management

• Promoting the professional development of individuals in the health care risk and quality management profession;
• Providing a newsletter and pertinent information to serve the interests of KARQM members;
• Facilitating networking among the members, including an annual business meeting;
• Advancing the profession of health care risk and quality management;
• Serving as a resource for relevant educational programs in Kansas; and
• Participating in and being a resource for legislative issues affecting health care risk and quality management.

KARQM hosts seminars focusing on current pertinent topics such as patient safety, quality improvement, litigation issues, etc., and regularly scheduled district meetings are encouraged. In addition, KARQM sponsors a mentoring program to assist risk and quality management professionals who are new to the field.

For more information about KARQM, contact:  Janet Bruce, 2021 KARQM president, at (620) 257-5173; or  Ron Marshall, KHA liaison, at (785) 233-7436.

KARQM Toolbox

• KARQM Interpretive Guidelines (Revised 2014)
  
• KARQM Annual Risk Management Education Template
  
• Risk Management SOC Sample Internal Quarterly Report
• Sample Internal Reporting Form Template
• 2017 KDHE Education Training Sample Template
  
• Quarterly Risk Management Reporting Form for the State of Kansas - for use when reporting Standard of Care III and IV events to KDHE (Microsoft WORD format)
• Quarterly Risk Management Reporting Form for the State of Kansas - for use when reporting Standard of Care III and IV events to KDHE (Fillable PDF format)
• New Adverse Finding Report form - (Microsoft WORD format)
• New Adverse Finding Report form - (Fillable PDF format)
• New Adverse Finding Report form for KSBN only (Fillable PDF format)
• New Adverse Finding Report form for KSBN only (Microsoft WORD format)

KARQM Documents

• 2021 Membership Application
  
• 2021 Board Members
• KARQM Bylaws 2017
• Mentor Agreement - August 2005