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Rural health care providers are constantly faced with new challenges and fewer resources. The purpose of this symposium is to provide attendees with the skills, ideas and information necessary to survive in the rapidly changing world of rural health care. The symposium is designed for senior-level administrators, hospital trustees and others interested in rural health issues.

Management and Leadership Training Three-Part Webinar Series - Part 3 - Dec. 4

This webinar series is designed for all health care managers and supervisors, including those in the nursing and allied health professions who want to fine-tune their management skills.

Healthworks Board Meeting - Dec. 5

At Healthworks (formerly the Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation), we are health care delivery revolutionaries, using our time, energy and resources to spark action. We educate our partners, bring groups together, find funding and provide services that will change our health care delivery system for the better.

KHA Allied Presidents' Retreat - Dec. 6

KHA has 24 different allied organizations. Membership in these organizations keep you in touch with people who understand the joys and frustrations of your job and keep you up-to-date on important health care issues and trends that affect your job and your facility. KHA provides education to allied organization leaders annually.

Financial Webinar: Price Transparency - Dec. 10

Join us at noon on Dec. 10 for a financialwebinar where Kathy Reep, PYA will lookat the new requirements for hospital pricetransparency, as well as some of the keyconcerns from providers regarding thecurrent regulations. She will also discussthe status of federal legislation relatedto price transparency and recent reportson provider compliance from both thirdparties and government agencies.

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Critical Access Hospitals

Jennifer Findley

Vice President Education

jfindley@kha-net.org

(785) 233-7436, Ext. 126

Critical Access Hospitals

The Critical Access Hospital program is part of a larger federal program, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility program. Kansas Rural Hospitals Optimizing Performance is a partnership between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Community Health Systems and Health Works (the foundation of the Kansas Hospital Association). KRHOP offers technical support, information, networking opportunities, funding and other resources to Critical Access Hospitals and other rural providers. KRHOP demonstrates the power of coordinated efforts by public and private sectors at the state, regional and local levels. Funding for the KRHOP initiatives is provided by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (FLEX) grant awarded to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration.

The FLEX program is a major national initiative to strengthen rural health care by:

Offering cost-based reimbursement for Medicare acute inpatient and outpatient services.
Encouraging the development of rural health networks.
Offering grants to states to help implement a state FLEX program in the context of broader initiatives to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure.

Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Networks

Critical Access Hospitals are facilities designated by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS provides CAHs with:

Relaxed staffing requirements in comparison to full-service hospitals; and
Federal grant assistance for prospective CAHs and designated networks.

Click here to view a map of the state-designated Rural Health Networks in Kansas. Facilities wishing to obtain additional information about Critical Access Hospital certification or technical assistance should contact KHA at (785) 233-7436.

CAH Documents and Correspondence

Important documents related to Critical Access Hospitals.

CAHs Links

A list of links that will take you to sites providing more information about KRHOP, FLEX and Critical Access Hospitals.

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