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KHSC Board Meeting - Feb. 26
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.
Critical Issues Summit - Feb. 27-28
The Critical Issues Summit brings together hospital leadership and trustees from across the state and promotes the importance of good governance practices. This event provides top-notch speakers, educational sessions and discussions on the most critical topics facing hospitals today.
Infection Prevention Conference - March 5 - 6
This conference will help prepare health care professionals to be facilitators and resources for surveillance, prevention and control of infections. It will aid professionals new to the responsibilities of infection prevention in managing the every day duties of infection surveillance, analysis of disease data, problem identification and resolution.
340B Webinar: Regulatory Update – Past, Present, and Future - March 10
Special guest speaker Jeff Davis of Baker Donelson will present regulatory and compliance insights for safety net hospitals to consider when managing their 340B programs.
SHIP Quarterly Webinar - March 17
The Kansas Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is a federal-supported program to support small rural hospitals activities related to quality improvement and investments towards meaningful use of health information technology.
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The Federal Advocate newsletter is intended to keep KHA members up-to-date on the hot topics in health care at the federal legislative level. If you have questions regarding a federal legislative issue, contact Chad Austin at (785) 233-7436 or caustin@kha-net.org. If you would like to be put on the Federal Advocate e-mail list, contact Jan Fenwick at (785) 233-7436 or jfenwick@kha-net.org.
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Recent News

Capitol Comments Articles
Next Week's Schedule
(Feb. 21, 2020) – Next week's legislative schedule of all standing, subcommittee and joint committee meetings.
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President's Perspective – Another Unfortunate Hurdle for Medicaid Expansion
(Feb. 14, 2020) – Last week, the 2020 session of the Kansas Legislature hit a major snag. This week, I wanted to reflect on what happened, how Medicaid expansion got drawn into the fray and what it sa
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Chad Austin selected as next KHA President and CEO
(Jan. 23, 2020) – The KHA Board of Directors has selected Chad Austin to fill the position of president and CEO for the Kansas Hospital Association upon the retirement of current KHA president and CEO Tom Bell on Sept. 1, 2020.

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