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April 19, 2024

President's Perspective – KHA Workforce Report Focuses on Challenges and Opportunities
KHA published its Kansas Health Care Workforce Report and shared it with members during district meetings. The report utilizes data gathered from various sources to illustrate the current pulse on health care workforce challenges in Kansas.

Pneumococcal Vaccine Update for Physicians and Clinicians – April 30
Subject experts will provide updates impacting adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adult and pediatric patients, respectively, and discuss navigating these updates from a clinical perspective.

CMS Releases CY 2025 Medicare Advantage Final Rule
On April 4, CMS released its final Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and HIT Standards for contract year CY 2025. 

Start Building Your Nominations Today
Help KHA identify individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. We encourage health care organizations to enter a nomination for the KHA awards.

Register Now for the Health Care Preceptor Academy – May 23
The academy is designed to engage and grow current and future preceptors with key education tools and strategies to foster a strong preceptor/orientee relationship.

AHA Resources to Help Tell the Hospital Story
For National Hospital Week, May 12-18, AHA is providing hospitals with new, ready-to-use tools that give hospitals quick access to creative content and makes it easy to engage in the important work of telling the hospital story.

CMS Releases FY 2025 Proposed IPPS Rule
On Wednesday, CMS issued its FY 2025 IPPS proposed rule. The comment period is open until June 10, 2024. View the CMS fact sheet.

CMS Releases FY 2025 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Proposed Rule
This rule proposes to update IRF payments and modify the IRF Quality Reporting Program measures and reporting requirements.

R7 Special Pathogen Outbreak Report: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – April 29
The Region 7 Disaster Health Response Ecosystem is hosting a complimentary webinar on the current situation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.

Federal and National News
This week's topics include CMS Releases Proposed Mandatory TEAM Model and MLN Connects Provider eNews.