HHS announces national harm reductions
The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is excited to share the good news about your work and the work of hospitals and providers across the country. This week the Department of Health and Human Services announced that preliminary data indicates a nine percent decrease in hospital-acquired conditions nationally during 2011 and 2012.
Keynote Speakers Announced for Sixth Annual Summit on Quality
The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is pleased to announce keynote speakers for the Sixth Annual Summit on Quality, scheduled for October 17, 2014, at the Wichita Marriott, Wichita, KS.
Hospital patient safety initiative expands in Kansas
More than 100 Kansas hospitals statewide have joined or renewed their commitment to a national patient safety initiative in 2014, according to officials at the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC). KHC, a non-profit organization based in Topeka, is the designee of the Kansas Hospital Association to administer the Kansas Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). While 11 hospitals are new to the Kansas HEN, 90 are expanding their efforts into a third year. (A list of hospitals is attached.)