Kansas Connecting Communities Free Program and Resources to Support Maternal Mental Health

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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.

2024 HFMA-KHA All Payers Workshop - Dec. 12-13

The workshop includes presentations from Wisconsin Physician Services, Veterans Administration, TriWest, Optum, UnitedHealthcare, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Farm Bureau, Marting Law, Medical Recovery Services, Continuum, KHA, Kansas Division of Workers' Compensation, KanCare managed care organizations (Aetna, Sunflower Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare), Commercial and Medicare Advantage Insurers (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Aetna and Ambetter).

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Kansas Connecting Communities Free Program and Resources to Support Maternal Mental Health

Kansas Maternal Child Health Logo (Mar. 8, 2024) – Kansas Connecting Communities is a federally funded behavioral health workforce development program administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KCC supports health professionals in Kansas in identifying and addressing mental health concerns of individuals during and after pregnancy and was renewed for another five years.

KCC provides a Perinatal Provider Consultation Line for Behavioral Health, a free consultation line available to providers working in or serving patients in Kansas. Through the line, professionals can get practitioner-to-practitioner consultations, resource and referral assistance and access to training, including CE and technical assistance, at no cost. Additionally, through a partnership with Kansas Connecting Communities, the Kansas Chapter of Postpartum Support International is offering training scholarships to Kansas professionals working with perinatal populations or those interested in advancing their expertise in perinatal mental health.

Scholarship funds are available for a predetermined list of training (both self-paced and live). For more information about KCC, check out Kansas Connecting Communities. Regarding the scholarships for training, see FAQs, list of trainings and scholarship application, all linked below:

Please contact the PSI Kansas office for additional questions about these scholarship funds.
--Karen Braman

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