President's Perspective – We All Are Advocacy All-Stars by Getting Out the Vote

Advocacy is at the heart of every service KHA provides for our members. Whether we are educating, advocating or building relationships, we look for ways to help policymakers at the federal, state and local levels understand the issues essential to hospitals.

Halloween Safety Remains a Top Priority for Kansas Families

Safe Kids Kansas, the Kansas Poison Center and the Kansas State Fire Marshal note Halloween is the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians, making driver awareness and child supervision especially important.

Turning Documentation into Improvement – Nov. 12

This workshop will help strengthen documentation practices that support safe patient care, effective team communication and legal accountability. Participants will learn practical quality improvement methods, how to identify challenges, develop action plans and use Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles to drive meaningful change.

SCK Health Strengthens Workplace Culture Through Employee Engagement

The Workforce Strategies Award recognizes a team of employees, providers or volunteers who have significantly contributed to the well-being, retention or recruitment at their facility. This week, KHA is recognizing SCK Health's Employee Engagement Committee.

Hospital Emergency Preparedness Facility Checklist

KDHE's Bureau of Facility and Licensing shared a Hospital Emergency Preparedness Facility Checklist with KHA. During a Life Safety Code survey, either separately or as part of a CMS re-certification survey, the surveyors will request information regarding your emergency preparedness plan and program.

HHS and ONC Release Final Rule on Health Data, Technology and Interoperability

This final rule focuses on deregulatory actions identified in HHS regulations regarding health information technology standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria and regarding certification programs for health information technology.

Free OTC Naloxone and Naloxone Resources for Members

Naloxone resources are available to help members understand the difference between dispensing prescription naloxone under the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy naloxone dispensing guidelines and distributing over-the-counter naloxone, which is not subject to the statewide protocol guidance.

From Priorities to Dollars: Turning CHNA Data into Community Investment – Nov. 12

Join Conduent Healthy Communities Institute staff from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. on Nov. 12 in showcasing how Renown Health in Nevada turned prioritized community health needs into a board-approved, $1 million community grant program.

AWHONN Post-Birth Warning Signs Education

This course provides a standard approach to postpartum pre- and post-discharge education for all patients, regardless of risk factors. Participants will learn about maternal morbidity and the mortality crisis, including definitions, causes and contributing factors.

CEO Staffing Changes

KHA would like to inform you of the latest changes to member hospital administrators since our last hospital list printout in September.

Health Observances and Recognition Days for November

Supporting KHA's vision, "Optimal Health for Kansans and Kansas Hospitals," KHA is sharing SHSMD's Health Observance Calendar as a tool for planning your health events, internal and external communications and social media campaigns.

Position Available

Quality Improvement Coordinator for Perinatal Quality and Maternal Mortality, KFMC Health Improvement Partners, Topeka

Federal and National News

Learn about the Initiative to Recruit and Retain Nurses in Nursing Homes, Referring Patients with Chronic Conditions, Proposed Pre-Eligibility Verification Process Rule for Marketplace Products and Project Firstline self-paced learning modules.