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...
2023 Safety Grant: Last Call
February 28th is the deadline for Safety Grant applications. KING Members in good standing may apply for a matching grant in the categories of equipment, training and innovation. Learn more and apply.
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...
Resident to Staff Aggression Prevention and Response Virtual Training Starting Soon
Could you and your team benefit from learning techniques to prevent, de-escalate and respond to resident staff aggression? If so, register for the upcoming Long-Term Care Resident to Staff Aggression: Prevention and Response training....
LeadingAge Calls for an End to the Outdated 3-Day Stay
“During the pandemic it became clear that requiring a mandatory, three-day hospital stay for everyone who is ready to enter a nursing home is wasteful and ineffective,” said Katie Sloan in a LeadingAge press...
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...
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...
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...
New Workforce Snap Poll
To better understand the workforce challenges in provider member organizations across the continuum, LeadingAge has released a new Snap Poll. The survey will be useful in our advocacy with members of Congress and the...
Updated Vaccines Grant Funding Available Now
LeadingAge has further expanded our partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the We Can Do This campaign to provide LeadingAge members a new grant opportunity for executing vaccine clinics...
Rural Provider Relief Fund Deadline Was February 21st
Providers who believe their Phase 4 or American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Provider Relief Fund payments were calculated incorrectly had until 10:59pm CST on February 21st to submit a request for reconsideration. For further...
Root Cause Analysis, Plans of Correction Schizophrenia Diagnosis and More at the Spring Joint...
It’s Joint Provider time! Join providers from across the state and surveyors for a day of collaborative learning. The line-up of speakers and topics is sure to mean a day of engaging, relevant learning....