Kansas Hospitals Succeeding in the Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections
In late September, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) released the first statewide report on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), highlighting Kansas hospitals’ successful efforts to reduce the occurrence of this public health problem.
Celebrating Success in Kansas Hospitals
The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is pleased to recognize Kansas hospitals that are 100 percent “fully engaged” in in the Kansas Hospital Engagement Network initiative. This refers to the hospitals’ submission of data in all applicable focus areas of the Kansas HEN.
Promising Results from CMS' Partnership for Patients
Reducing harm from a wide range of hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent, and reducing all-cause 30-day readmissions by 20 percent by December 2013, are ambitious goals launched by the Partnership for Patients and the Hospital Engagement Network in 2011.