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February 21, 2025

President's Perspective – Equipping Hospital Board Members for Today's Opportunities and Challenges
Trustees play a significant role in transforming health care. Strong leadership and governance skills are needed to navigate the opportunities and challenges hospitals face.

Virtual Abstraction Training – March 27
The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project is a set of rural quality measures for CAHs to gauge their outcomes against other CAHs. Using these measures, hospitals can develop initiatives to improve outcomes and ensure they provide patients with the highest quality of care. 
 

Hospital Pricing and Billing Resources
To help patients understand key health insurance concepts and avoidable billing issues, KHA has produced two briefs your hospital can utilize as educational resources. 

Excellence in Workforce Strategies – Group Implements Culture Change through Positivity and Engagement
This series shares best practices from hospital teams that have significantly contributed to the well-being, retention, and recruitment of health care workers at their facilities. This week, KHA features Patterson Health Center's Lemonheads.

KDHE Zero Suicide Program Survey
KDHE is conducting a survey to capture those interested in adopting Zero Suicide, the needs of Kansas organizations currently implementing Zero Suicide and ways in which KDHE might support suicide prevention efforts in Kansas communities.

Payment for Medicare Part B Preventive Vaccines and Administration for RHCs
Medicare's MLN Matters MM13923, released on Jan. 16, 2025, includes important information for rural health clinics regarding Medicare Part B coverage of preventive vaccines. 

OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Employees
OSHA has announced it is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 recordkeeping and reporting requirements for employees, according to a memo issued on Feb. 5.

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Chief Financial Officer, Citizens Health, Colby

Federal and National News
This week's topics include Study Examines Trends in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders, HRSA Accepting Grant Applications for Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, MLN Connects Provider eNews and Before You Go.