Healthcare Effectiveness Data Gathering Efforts
The current Sunflower Health Plan Provider Update contains an article about some Quality Measures they and the other MCOs will be working on starting soon. Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) will be...
Apply For a 2017 KING Safety Grant
Enhance your safe work culture by applying for a Safety Grant. KING members may apply for a matching grant in the category of equipment, training or innovation.
Learn more and apply today!
KING Rounds in March
Register to attend a KING Rounds location near you: March 7th at Kansas Christian Home in Newton and March 9th at Village Shalom in Overland Park. Topics covered include the 2017 Safety Grant, OSHA...
MDS 3.0 – Just 1 Month Away
Members continue to tell us that MDS training is one of their greatest educational needs. This workshop, simply titled MDS 3.0 will take someone with basic MDS knowledge to the next level and help...
Webinar: Life Safety Code – Common and Serious Deficiencies and Tips on Avoiding or...
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Words that are as true today as they were in 1849 when they were attributed to Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. While the enforced edition of...
Kansas Health Foundation Launches Impact and Capacity Grants Initiative to Replace Recognition Grants
The Impact and Capacity Grants Initiative replaces the Recognition Grant Program, to fund efforts that align with the KHF goal of reducing health disparities. The Impact and Capacity Grants Initiative is focused on two...
Electronic Signature Enhancement to Online Provider Enrollment
Effective February 25, 2017, it will be easier to complete the Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) enrollment and re-enrollment applications online. An enhancement will allow providers to sign enrollment agreements electronically (e-sign). Providers...
REMINDER: Appeals Process
Providers can appeal the adjudication of a claim or an action taken on a claim. For fee-for-service claims, reference Section 5300 of the General Billing Fee-for-Service Provider Manual on the Provider Manuals page of...
Last Call! 10 Steps to Dominate Social Media Webinar
Does the idea of managing your organization’s social media page make you cringe? Do you know your company should be doing better at sharing your story on social media? Want to know how to...
Spring is Coming and So is the Spring Conference and Expo
Make plans to join us in Wichita on April 13th and 14th for learning, networking, and fellowship. This year’s conference will feature a conflict management workshop, engaging breakout sessions, keynote addresses to reenergize you...
Database Spring Cleaning
We are doing some early spring cleaning of our database and need your help! If you have new staff you’d like to have get communications from us or know there are former staff members...
Adult Care Homes Are Allowed to Have Disabled License Plates on Transportation Vehicles
At the end of last year, the Kansas Division of Vehicles decided to re-interpret statute to ban adult care homes and similar care providers from receiving disability license plates for their vehicles. After introduction...