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September 12, 2025

President's Perspective – Mission Accomplished: Board and Convention Take-Aways
KHA's 2025 Annual Convention and Trade Show was last week in Wichita. The event brought together nearly 1,150 attendees statewide and was filled with excitement, education and excellent networking.

2025 Provider Tax Preprint Approval
KHA staff are pleased to share we were notified late Tuesday, Sept. 9, the 2025 provider tax preprint, which allows the state to draw down federal matching funds to match the provider tax at six percent, was approved!

Agenda Set for 2025 KHA Fall District Meetings
KHA District Meetings provide members with timely information essential in helping KHA learn about top issues. We encourage CEOs, CFOs, HR executives, trustees and senior staff to join us.

Broadband Informational Webinar – Sept. 16
Healthworks created the consortium to enable members to access subsidies collectively and to negotiate contracts with the Federal Funding Group. FFG is a consulting firm based in Evergreen, CO, with deep expertise in the Healthcare Connect Fund and is a valuable asset in providing services to its members.

Four Myths of Workplace Violence and Aggression Cycle You Can't Afford to Ignore – Sept. 17
This webinar debunks the four most common myths about workplace violence and replaces them with a clear, evidence-based understanding of the Aggression Cycle, the predictable stages through which hostility builds, erupts and recovers.

Strategic Approach to Locums During Challenging Financial Times – Sept. 19
Designed for health care executives and leaders, this webinar will offer actionable insights on how to deploy locums as a strategic resource during one of the most financially sensitive eras in health care.

Health Care Workforce Innovation Bi-State Summit – Oct. 2-3 in Kansas City, MO!
This summit will connect attendees to strategies to strengthen K–12 and early career pathways, transforming nursing and allied health education, supporting transitions into practice, addressing workforce shortages, promoting workforce well-being and building a future-ready pipeline.

Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidance Communication
With the rapid rate of change in Conditions of Participation and the resulting Interpretive Guidance for surveyors, it is challenging to keep pace for you and those responsible for survey readiness and compliance. 
 

Administrative Professional Networking Roundtable Zoom Meeting – Sept. 17
This free, interactive session will focus on exchanging best practices, brainstorming and sharing valuable tips. This isn't just another webinar—active participation is encouraged.

Register Now to Learn More about Integrated Care – Sept. 17
The webinar, Advancing Integrated Care Via Collaborative Partnerships: Hospitals, Health Systems, CMHCs and CCBHCs, will teach participants how hospitals and health systems are working with community behavioral health partners to integrate care into their communities.

careLearning Informational Webinar – Sept. 16
Hospitals all over the country utilize careLearning, a cost-effective learning solution, to ensure all employees have the required regulatory training, as well as access to hundreds of health care-related courses.

National Voter Registration Day – Sept. 16
National Voter Registration Day is more than just a civic holiday. It's a nationwide celebration of democracy powered by thousands of partners and millions of voices working together to ensure every eligible American is registered to vote.

Register Today for Kansas Career Opportunities Career Fairs
KCO is hosted by The University of Kansas Medical Center, Rural Health Education and Services department and is the largest health care career fair in the state.

APS Member | SCK Health Has Sizewize Behavioral Health Bed Standard Beds for Sale
APS member SCK Health is selling 11 Sizewize Behavioral Health Beds, BHB standard beds measuring 35" x 82", and one BHB standard bed measuring 39" x 82", each for $5,000.

Federal and National News
This week's topics include HRSA Accepting Applications for State Loan Repayment Program, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Submit Comments and Reconsideration Requests by Oct. 9 and Before You Go.