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(March 7, 2025) – On Jan. 10, 2025, KHA sent a letter to the OIG expressing concern regarding a recent report, Medicare Could Save Billions with Comparable Access for Enrollees if Critical Access Hospital Payments for Swing-Bed Services Were Similar to Those of the Fee-for-Service PPS.
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(March 7, 2025) – Because of the national reports of the possibility of an increase in cases of children and adults with influenza and with neurologic complications, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is asking for your assistance.
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(March 7, 2025) – Starting July 1, 2025, the HCPCS code G0511, used for general care management services by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers, will be phased out.
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(March 7, 2025) – Last week, Advantage Optics, the online reporting tool accessed from the HIDI Advantage User Portal, was updated with the December 2024 data and now contains October 2019 – September 2024 IP, OP and ED discharges.
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(March 7, 2025) – Your input is needed to inform the completion of the comprehensive needs assessment of Kansas's substance use disorder systems. This will guide the long-term investment of the state's opioid settlement money through the Kansas Fights Addiction grant program.
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(March 7, 2025) – This series shares best practices from hospital teams that have significantly contributed to the well-being, retention, and recruitment of health care workers at their facilities. This week, KHA features Wamego Health Center.
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(March 7, 2025) – This grant-funded initiative offers students currently enrolled in any Kansas public community or technical college and high school students at least 18 years old and completing one or more dual or concurrent enrollment courses to apply to KHA for a micro-internship.
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(March 7, 2025) – If your team was not able to join last month's Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative learning forum "Help Save the Hearts" or you would like to share with a colleague, they are available on the KPQC website.
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(March 7, 2025) – KHA is working to broadly tell the hospital finance story this spring. Our new one-page resource is available to help kick-start discussions about Medicaid.
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(March 7, 2025) – KDHE issued a Health Alert Network alert on March 3, including information about the Texas measles outbreak and additional measles cases in other states, including Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Rhode Island.
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