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Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds

Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds
Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds
Kansas Considers New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation
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Published February 24th, 2021 at 6:00 AM
Above image credit: Pending legislation in Kansas could provide relief for struggling rural hospitals by providing them more flexibility in the services they provide. (File Photo)
Here’s one possible solution for financially struggling rural hospitals eliminate the beds.
The idea is gaining traction in the wake of new federal legislation approved in December that would allow for designation of “rural emergency hospitals.” Similar legislation is now making its way through the Kansas legislature. ....

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Kansas looks at new model for hospital care

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HOSPITALS STRUGGLE: The Kansas Hospital Association has been working to create a new model for the delivery of care in an ongoing effort to try to help rural hospitals survive as the population of rural Kansas dwindles and ages. Next month, a series of conversations will begin to help communities make decisions about the effort to keep health care services available.
As rural hospitals struggle to avoid closure, a new delivery-of-care model offers hope.
It’s no secret that health care in rural Kansas is facing serious challenges and small community hospitals are struggling to keep the lights on. In the coming weeks, a series of virtual events will foster community discussions that can help pave the way for changes that will allow more effective, efficient delivery of health care in rural communities. ....

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Payment issues loom large for telehealth in Kansas | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

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Dorothy Hughes, an assistant professor with the University of Kansas School of Medicine, presents findings from a study indicating broad support among health care providers for telehealth services.
Topeka The consensus among health professionals is that telehealth services have opened new avenues toward better patient outcomes across Kansas, but many providers fear the loss of current reimbursement rates could force them to cease these services.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order expanding access to telehealth by reducing regulations. Those changes included expanded reimbursement and payment parity through Medicaid for certain services. ....

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Report: COVID-19 shows Kansas telehealth services need pay parity - News - Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City, KS

Report: COVID-19 shows Kansas telehealth services need pay parity - News - Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City, KS
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Report: COVID-19 shows Kansas telehealth services need pay parity - News - The Ottawa Herald

Report: COVID-19 shows Kansas telehealth services need pay parity - News - The Ottawa Herald
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