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(Aug. 8, 2025) – August is National Immunization Awareness Month. This annual observance highlights the importance of on-time routine vaccination to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – This week, AHA and Vizient released a report on evidence-based factors that may have contributed to improved outcomes for hospitalized surgical patients.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – As a reminder to most and new information to some, KDADS will provide reimbursement for the observation time and the transportation costs for involuntary holds, while waiting for placement at a state hospital.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – KDHE and the Licensing Bureau report an increasing number of facilities have questions about the need to provide blood and blood products as a Critical Access Hospital.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – The Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award honors rural hospitals that are leading the way in innovative, sustainable and community-centered care.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – This webinar will cover current immunization rates for Kansas, updates on the MMR vaccination, planning for flu shot clinics, updates on COVID-19 vaccination recommendations, human resources immunization issues, partnership opportunities and tools and resources.
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(Aug. 8, 2025) – FY 2026 Final Medicare Hospice, IRF and IPF PPS Payment and Policy Updates, FY 2026 Final SNF PPS Final Payment and Policy Updates, FY 2026 Final Medicare Inpatient PPS, LTCH PPS Payment and Policy Updates, MLN Connects Provider eNews and Before You Go.
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(Aug. 1, 2025) – Guest columnist George Stover, CEO, Rice Community Health, Lyons, shares insights from his first seven months as chair of the KHA Board of Directors. He highlights the dedication and innovation occurring across Kansas and shares future aspirations.
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(Aug. 1, 2025) – On Tuesday, July 29, KDHE informed KHA that CMS had contacted them with another question for the 2025 Preprint. Approval of the 2025 preprint is necessary to enable the state to draw down the federal matching funds in 2025, thereby allowing the state to make the quarterly enhancement payments.
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