KARQM - Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management

Upcoming Events

Wheat Plains Health Network Quality/Safety Meeting - Oct. 28

For more information on this meeting, contact Dee Dee Dewell, Director, Outreach Services, Ascension Via Christi Health, Inc., deedee.dewell@ascension.org.

KHA-PAC Fundraiser The 2020 Election Educational Webinar

Take this opportunity to make a KHA-PAC donation and join us for a bi-partisan look at theupcoming elections - one week out. Learn about the possible impacts and ask your questions.

KHERF Board Meeting - Nov. 6

KHERF's objectives are to identify, create and support projects and solutions that improve health delivery and support opportunities for education of Kansas hospitals' leadership and personnel.

Health Innovations Network of Kansas, Inc., Board of Directors Meeting - Nov. 9

For more information on this event, contact Sarah A. Gideon, Director, Health Innovations Network of Kansas, at sgideon@stormontvail.org.

KHSC Board Meeting - Nov. 11

KHSC's primary objective is to partner with organizations that provide quality products and services to Kansas health care institutions at a reasonable price. A secondary objective is to support KHA in meeting its mission to serve hospitals.

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KARQM - Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management

Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management

The Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management was created to promote the delivery of quality health care and the practice of risk management in Kansas health care facilities. Membership includes risk and quality management professionals in health care facilities or health-related organizations. KARQM's goals include:

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: Cecilia Sherraden, 2020 KARQM president, at (620) 272-2749; or Ron Marshall, KHA liaison, at (785) 233-7436.