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KHC Newsletter

April 2023

HQIC is My Compass Campaign

The Compass HQIC Network is a community of outstanding health care professionals like you, who actively contribute efforts every day to improve patient safety and strengthen best practices. To help inspire other healthcare professionals, KHC and the Compass HQIC team invite you to share what fuels your passion for health care. As part of the Hospital Quality Improvement initiative, we are asking you to share your “why” in 1-2 sentences on one of the flyers

Compass and KHC will be sharing your "HQIC is My Compass" at our events this summer. Email your completed document to your KHC QIA.

Download Forms

April Office Hours for Clinics

Vaccine Needs in Kansas - A Call to Action: A look at Kansas data and recent national outbreaks.

Speaker: Dr. Kellie Wark, MD, MPH

April 26th at 10:00 am.

Click Here to Register for the KHC Office Hours for Clinics Series

Register for the 2023 Antibiotic Stewardship Series

Syndromic Antimicrobial Stewardship:

Focused Initiatives Targeting Common Infections & Disease Scenarios

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Session #2 Wounds, Skin and Soft Tissue 5/3/23

Session #3 Upper and Lower Respiratory Infections 6/7/23

Session #4 Sepsis 7/12/23

Session #5 Shorter Courses and Profylactic Use 8/2/23

If you missed the first session on 4/5/23, you can find the recording and handouts in our Education Archive.

Click Here to Register for the Series

Help KHC with Strategic Planning

KHC has partnered with the Community Engagement Institute (CEI) at Wichita State University to complete a Strategic Plan. In order to collect data to inform the planning process KHC and CEI have constructed a survey of stakeholder input.

The answers provided are to inform KHC on how to design our strategic plan. All responses are anonymous. If you have questions regarding this survey please reach out to cy.rogers@wichita.edu.

Thank you for helping us plan for the future!

Complete Survey

Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Addresses Health Equity in Local Amish Community

In April 2017, church elders from the nearby Amish community met with two physicians and a social worker from Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (NVCH) to discuss concerns about recent poor birth outcomes in both mothers and babies in the local Amish community. A meeting between physicians and church elders to solve health care issues is not the norm in healthcare, but in this case, was the most logical and culturally appropriate means to address an issue, which was vital to both the Amish community and the hospital.

April Compass HQIC Update

The HQIC network has asked each state to take a deep dive into the data for the patient harm areas. In reviewing the data for Kansas, the following patient harm areas; Sepsis, CAUTI, and HAPI have been identified as priority areas to focus efforts of quality improvement. The HQIC team will be working with hospitals to identify strategies to improve these metrics for the state.

Upcoming Compass HQIC Hospital Events:

IHC Topic Focused Office Hours: Hypoglycemia April 11th at 1 pm

IHC Topic Focused Office Hours: Opioids April 25th at 1 pm

IHC 2023 Annual Forum: 5/10-5/11, Altoona, IA

KHC Seeking Clinicians for Arthritis Program

Accepting Applications of Interest through May 2023

KHC is partnering with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Health Promotion to implement clinical strategies for management of arthritis.

Eligibility:

Primary Care Practices
Counsel patients on benefits of physical activity
Refer patients to physical activity

KHA Launches Drug Diversion Toolkit

The Kansas Hospital Association is pleased to announce the development of a drug diversion, prevention, monitoring and response toolkit for KHA members. This drug diversion prevention toolkit was developed in collaboration with the Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management and the Kansas Council of Health System Pharmacy. The toolkit is designed to assist Kansas hospitals with drug diversion prevention efforts.

Learn More

National DEA Takeback Day

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

10:00 to 2:00

Download PDF poster to share with your community.

KDHE to Host Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Bootcamp

Tuesday, May 23 - Thursday, May 25

10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

There is no registration fee for this event, as it is

being sponsored by KDHE.

Learn the essential skills to build a successful

diabetes self-management education and support

(DSMES) program. Leave with sample resources

to use in your own practice.

Download Flyer

SUD 2023 ECHO Series:

Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction in Kansas

5-Course Series, Thursdays, May 4 - June 1

Noon – 1:00 pm CST

Inviting All Physicians, Advance Practice Clinicians and Nurses, Pharmacists and Behavioral Health Care Professionals

This series is designed to improve healthcare provider capacity to implement evidence-based practices related to substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, screening, early intervention, referral to treatment, and harm reduction.

Download Flyer

In Case You Missed It

2023 County Health Rankings Released

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has realease their annual County Health Rankings data. The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play. They provide a starting point for change in communities.

Explore Rankings

CMS Releases Updated ABN Form CMS-R-131

April 4, 2023: The ABN, Form CMS-R-131, and form instructions were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal. The use of the renewed form with the expiration date of 01/31/2026 will be mandatory on 6/30/23.

More Info

COVID-19: Reporting CR Modifier & DR Condition Code After Public Health Emergency

The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to occur on May 11, 2023. Plan to discontinue using them for claims with dates of service on or after May 12, 2023.

Learn More