This week, the KHA Quality Team sponsored 30 participants from member hospitals to complete the HACP-CMS (Healthcare Accreditation Certified Professional-CMS) course and exam. The course is offered by CIHQ - Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality and was taught by the Center's CEO and Founder, Rick Curtis. Congratulations to everyone on your new certifications!
KHA Solutions Group Affinity Partner CorroHealth will host a session on December 13 at 2:00 p.m. (ET) on “Decoding Denials: Chart A Course Towards Financial Prosperity” presented by Annabelle Seippel, CorroHealth’s Vice President of Denial Management. Denials often emerge as missteps that disrupt the rhythm of cash flow. But what if these denials were more than just setbacks? What if they were signals pointing to deeper systemic issues? And what if you could decode these signals with the precision of analytics?
Voices for Vaccination Campaign Encourages Kentuckians to Protect Themselves and Their Families by Following Recommended Immunization Schedule
Recently, KHA welcomed two new quality process improvement specialists to the team – Billie Delauder and Adam Isaacs.
On November 14, Deb Campbell, KHA Vice President of Clinical Strategy and Transformation, hosted a KHA Town Hall to discuss the Current State of Sexual Assault Response and the SANE Readiness Program.
On November 16, KHA held a press conference to release the latest data on the hospital workforce in Kentucky. KHA President and CEO Nancy Galvagni shared the results of the 2023 KHA Workforce Survey indicate there were nearly 13,000 job vacancies in hospitals across Kentucky at the end of 2022. Of those 13,000 open jobs, nearly 5,000 were openings for registered nurses (RN) openings and there were another 300 licensed practical nurse (LPN) vacancies. She also discussed that the projections from a new Global Data study, commissioned by KHA in conjunction with the Kentucky Board of Nursing, show there will be a shortfall of 6,000 RNs by 2035, essentially the same as today.
Kentucky suffers from an acute shortage of health care workers according to a newly released study from the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA). “While the shortage of health care workers is nationwide, it has hit the Commonwealth especially hard, and KHA is working with multiple partners to find ways to address the challenges,” said KHA President and Chief Executive Officer Nancy Galvagni.
