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: Aimee Zimmerman, 2019 KARQM president, at (785) 672-3211; or Deborah Stern, 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
• KDHE New Risk Management Reporting Process
• 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)
• 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 - (Microsoft WORD format)
• New Adverse Finding Report - (Fillable PDF format)
• KDHE Risk Management Quarterly Reporting Instructions
• KDHE Risk Management Quarterly Reporting Form

KARQM Newsletters

• May 2016

KARQM Documents

• 2019 Membership Application
• 2019 Board Members
• KARQM Bylaws 2017
• Mentor Agreement - August 2005