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June 27, 2025

President's Perspective - The Impact of Commercial Payers on Health Care Sustainability in Kansas
This year, KHA has been working broadly to tell the hospital finance story with a financial awareness campaign. As part of this campaign, we released a PYA study, that evaluates the financial health of Kansas hospitals, the financial strength of private payers and hospitals’ financial challenges as compared to neighboring states.

Congratulations to our Heart of Health Care Nominees
The Heart of Health Care Award recognizes and honors the excellence of health care workers statewide. We are excited that 29 hospitals nominated individuals for this recognition. Learn more about these nominees by visiting the KHA website. Nominees and winners will be recognized at the KHA Awards Luncheon at the KHA Annual Convention and Trade Show.

Show your Rock Chalk Pride in Support of the KHA-PAC
Join us on July 31, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Allen Fieldhouse, followed by an event at Fields and Ivy Brewery. Buy a ticket for yourself or bring a friend! Individual tickets are just $100 or get a pair of tickets for just $175. Support the KHA-PAC today!

Education and Training Guide for Regulatory Compliance
Keeping up with regulatory expectations around staff education and training can be very challenging. KHA has worked with MHA to develop the CAH Hospital Required Orientation and Ongoing Education and Training guide and the PPS Hospital Required Orientation and Ongoing Education and Training guide.

Noon Briefing: Modernized Scheduling for VA Community Care Appointments
Join us for a Noon Briefing on Tuesday, July 8, where KHA will explore how the Department of Veterans Affairs' new External Provider Scheduling program is transforming community care coordination. Register for this program online.

QHi Back to Basics Training Session - July 17
The next QHi Back to Basics Training session is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July. Please register in advance here. .

KHA HIDI Advantage Optics Update
Advantage Optics, the online reporting tool accessed from the HIDI Advantage User Portal is where your KHA hospital level data resides. This week, the site was updated with the April 2025 data and now contains Oct. 2019 – April 2025 inpatient, outpatient and emergency department discharges.

Apply for AHA’s 2026 Circle of Life Award
Are you an innovator in palliative and end-of-life care? Apply by July 15, for one of health care’s highest honors: the 2026 Circle of Life Award. The award celebrates effective, equitable and patient-centered care. Learn more and apply online.