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(Sept. 18, 2026) – More than 1,000 attendees gathered for the KHA's Annual Convention and Trade Show. Centered on the theme Unstoppable Together, the convention reminded us that we are unstoppable when we come together around the shared vision of Optimal Health Kansans and Kansas Hospitals.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – The Fall District Meeting agenda includes RHTP updates, new public perception data, and strategic discussion around finance, quality, workforce and advocacy efforts. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for networking. Meetings will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with lunch provided.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – CJR-X expands the use of mandatory, episode-based payment models and shifts greater financial accountability to hospitals, with performance tied to cost and quality outcomes across defined episodes of care. Most hospitals paid under the IPPS must participate.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – The Sunflower (Kansas) Chapter of HFMA invites you to attend either the HFMA Chargemaster Workshop or the HFMA Cost Report Workshop, both to be held Oct. 15-16, at the Hilton Garden Inn Hutchinson. These are two separate events and registrations.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – KDHE issued two HANs last week on vaccine-preventable infectious diseases – one on measles vigilance and another on respiratory vaccine guidance.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – KDHE's Division of Public Health has released recent information for awareness and guidance.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – The Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund issued Bulletin-2026-1 to communicate changes in the surcharge rates for Fund Class Groups in Kansas. The HCSF Board of Governors approved the surcharge rates earlier in 2026, and the Surcharge Rate Bulletin was sent to the professional liability insurers of record.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – The Kansas Board of Pharmacy reported in its September 2026 newsletter that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a survey to assess small dispensers' technological capabilities for interoperable, electronic tracing of products at the package level.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – In the September 2026 Kansas Board of Pharmacy Newsletter, the Board of Pharmacy announced Pulse by NABP would be the official system for complying with an official product tracing request by the board in accordance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and accompanying Kansas law.
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(Sept. 18, 2026) – Join KDHE's Bureau of Family Health staff for an informative session designed to help providers build confidence and strengthen their ability to support perinatal families impacted by substance use.
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