Federal and State Issues Hot topics From a Data perspective Kansas Update Federal and State Issues Hot topics From a Data perspective
Federal Items we are watching in Kansas - Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), expired September 2017 Kansas funded through March 340B Program cuts 340B compliance workshop on Feb 1 in Salina
Federal HIT related items: Things we hear… Efforts to strike provision in HITECH statute that requires “more stringent measures over time”. Continue to encourage CMS to consider relief from Stage 3 Things we hear… Vendor issues QNet a new challenge Confusion on the CMS website
Kansas 2018 issues: KanCare expansion KanCare 2.0 Tax-exempt status for non-profit hospitals Modifications to the hospital provider assessment program Access to mental health and funding New Administration
Kansas Hot Topics in 2018 Behavioral Health Access to care Funding Count of Admissions through the Emergency Department Related to Substance Abuse or Mental Illness
Kansas Hot Topics in 2018 Behavioral Health Count of Emergency Department Visits Related to Substance Abuse or Mental Illness
Kansas Hot Topics in 2018 Opioid prevention Collaborating with partners Kansas Medical Society MHA/HIDI Kansas Department of Health and Environment Kansas Health Institute
Hot Topics in Kansas Opioid prevention Collaborating with partners MHA/HIDI KDHE KHI
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Hot Topics in Kansas Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome +101 Cases 362% increase Kansas Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data Newborns identified with Admit Type 4 Diagnosis code 7795 through FY15 Diagnosis codes P961 or P962 in FY16 .
Hot Topics in Kansas Telemedicine - Telehealth Survey of Kansas hospitals most frequently implemented telemedicine services - 2017 Most common Percentage Teleradiology 71% Behavioral Health 68% ER 37% Neurology 30% Hospitalist 24% Cardiology Endocrinology 22%
Other KHA Data Initiatives Data visualization tools – Tableau Increased participation in the outpatient data collection Post-acute care data Quality initiatives supported by our QHi program KHA Data Program Member survey .
Thank you Sally Othmer Sr. Director Data & Quality Kansas Hospital Association sothmer@Kha-net.org 785-276-3118