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May 10, 2024

President's Perspective – 2024 Session Ends with Possible Reunion on the Horizon
The 2024 Kansas legislative session concluded in the early hours of May 1, with a significant focus on a tax reform package.

Hospital Week Resources for KHA Members
KHA looks forward to celebrating National Hospital Week next week. The theme, #WeAreHealthCare, ties perfectly with our current public perception campaign.
 

Register Now! Getting Paid for Doing Good Work – May 22
During this webinar, panelists will share their insights and perspectives to help explain current Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and the requirements for addressing social determinants of health.
 

Healthworks Grants at a Glance Newsletter Now Available
Healthworks is partnering with Affiliated Enterprise Solutions to offer newsletters and webinars to enhance grant writing skills and individual consulting options.

KHA-PAC Spotlight
Thank you to those who have already contributed to the KHA-PAC in 2024. We couldn't do what we do without you.

AHA Community Health Assessment Toolkit
AHA created supplements to its Community Health Assessment toolkit to help communities with additional considerations for select populations to ensure equitable engagement throughout the process.

Hospital Compliance with Lay CareGiver Act to Be Audited
The Kansas Legislative Post Audit Committee has approved an audit of a hospital's compliance with the Kansas Lay Caregivers Act. As part of the audit, existing policies will be reviewed for compliance with applicable laws.
 

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. Beginning with January 2024 discharges, the site began updating monthly instead of quarterly.

2024 Kansas Immunization Conference – May 20-23
This conference provides collaboration, knowledge exchange and innovation, uniting experts from diverse fields to address the pressing challenges and opportunities in vaccination and localized health care delivery.

Maternal Health Summer 2024 Webinar Series
The CMS Maternal and Infant Health Initiative has announced a summer maternal health webinar series that will begin in May and run through August. 

Updated Guidelines Recommend Mammograms Starting at Age 40
The U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce released final guidelines urging all women to get screened for breast cancer every other year, starting at age 40.

Obstetric Readiness in Rural Facilities Without Birth Units
If you weren't able to attend the Rural Health Information Hub webinar on Obstetric Readiness in Rural Facilities without Birth Units, the PowerPoint slides and webinar recording are available online.

Federal and National News
This week's topics include National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Opioid Treatment Program G-codes, Federal Standards for Collecting and Reporting Data on Race and Ethnicity, Resource to Locate Dementia Care, 2024 Annual Report to Congress, Revised Guidance for Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Proposed Changes to Hazardous Waste Rules, MLN Connects Provider eNews, Before You Go.