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(April 18, 2025) – National Hospital Week is right around the corner, May 11-17. KHA looks forward to celebrating the innovative ways hospitals support and connect with their communities.
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(April 18, 2025) – The KHA-PAC is dedicated to making the next two years a great opportunity for you to grow not just some beautiful gardens, but also your chance to plant seeds of connections with policymakers that support Kansas hospitals.
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(April 18, 2025) – CMS recently released its CY 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule. While the rule finalizes many proposed provisions, it defers others, including those related to artificial intelligence in prior authorization and coverage of anti-obesity medications for future rulemaking.
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(April 18, 2025) – On April 11, 2025, CMS released the fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, in addition to other proposed rules.
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(April 18, 2025) – Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday, April 15, that two hospital pharmacists were appointed to the Kansas Board of Pharmacy.
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(April 18, 2025) – The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center and the Kansas 4M Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program are convening an event between nursing educators and long-term care leaders to explore ways to integrate age-friendly education and care.
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(April 18, 2025) – KDHE issued recommendations for counties impacted by the outbreak of measles and adjacent counties.
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(April 18, 2025) – As the measles outbreak has expanded in many states, including Kansas, a special article in Pediatrics has been published to provide guidance to pediatricians and other health care providers on caring for measles patients.
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(April 18, 2025) – Forty-eight KHA member hospitals have enrolled in the Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy Patient Safety Initiative.
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(April 18, 2025) – KHA has created a list of measles-related resources from the KDHE, the CDC and other partner organizations that were discussed during the April 11 Measles clinical call. Documents will be updated while we work through the measles outbreak.
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