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Rural health care providers are constantly faced with new challenges and fewer resources. The purpose of this symposium is to provide attendees with the skills, ideas and information necessary to survive in the rapidly changing world of rural health care. The symposium is designed for senior-level administrators, hospital trustees and others interested in rural health issues.

Management and Leadership Training Three-Part Webinar Series - Part 3 - Dec. 4

This webinar series is designed for all health care managers and supervisors, including those in the nursing and allied health professions who want to fine-tune their management skills.

Healthworks Board Meeting - Dec. 5

At Healthworks (formerly the Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation), we are health care delivery revolutionaries, using our time, energy and resources to spark action. We educate our partners, bring groups together, find funding and provide services that will change our health care delivery system for the better.

KHA Allied Presidents' Retreat - Dec. 6

KHA has 24 different allied organizations. Membership in these organizations keep you in touch with people who understand the joys and frustrations of your job and keep you up-to-date on important health care issues and trends that affect your job and your facility. KHA provides education to allied organization leaders annually.

Financial Webinar: Price Transparency - Dec. 10

Join us at noon on Dec. 10 for a financialwebinar where Kathy Reep, PYA will lookat the new requirements for hospital pricetransparency, as well as some of the keyconcerns from providers regarding thecurrent regulations. She will also discussthe status of federal legislation relatedto price transparency and recent reportson provider compliance from both thirdparties and government agencies.

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April 2, 2024

Meeting on Contract Nursing Begins Work
Yesterday, saw the first of a three-day sub-committee discussion, made up of House Appropriations members including Chairman Les Mason (R-McPherson), Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence), Susan Concannon (R-Beloit) and Henry Helgerson (D-Wichita).

Bills Make Their Way to the Governor
As the House and Senate Conference Committees continue to meet, there are several bills that have received motions to concur on changes made in the second chamber that will send those bills to the governor's desk.

Conference Committees Agree Upon Items
Today, the House and Senate Health conference committee met. The Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Conference committee met with the House Insurance Committee to discuss bills among them. The education conference committees met and agreed to add the provisions of HB 2645 (nurse service scholarship program) into SB 438, along with other packaged bills. The budget conference committee members continue to work through differences between the chamber positions.

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Legislative Budget Committee Meets

(Nov. 8, 2024) – Today, the Special Committee on Legislative Budget, chaired by Rep. Troy Waymaster, met for the first time. The chair indicated that the legislative base budget bill will not include

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President's Perspective – Gov. Laura Kelly Signs a Proclamation for National Rural Health Day

(Nov. 15, 2024) – Kansas' rural communities are a fixture in living and working in this state. Rural hospitals not only care for the health of their communities but also contribute to their economic f

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The 340B Program Supports Kansans - Opinion Editorial

(Sept. 19, 2024) - In Kansas, there are more than 85 hospitals, mostly rural, participating in the 340B Program. This program is critical to providing health care access to vulnerable Kansans across our state, according to Chad Austin, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association.

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