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The Kansas Legislature finished its first week of the 2022 session Thursday, most notably by beginning to address the governor’s recent state of emergency declaration in response to rising COVID cases and health care staffing shortages. As the session progresses, the likely top priorities for lawmakers will be the 10-year redistricting process and passing a budget. In this podcast episode, KMS Executive Director discusses the first week and how we might expect the rest of the session to go ..read more

This week, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) issued new guidance that offers a set of principles to help facilities plan for resuming elective procedures. The ACS document outlines 10 distinct considerations to be addressed locally before elective surgery may be safely reinstituted. As COVID-19 rates reach their peak in Kansas over the next week or two (depending on location), practices may use this guidance to determine that resuming elective operations would be safe and in the best interest of their patients’ health. Dr. Scott Coates—General Surgeon at Labette Health and Governor of the ..read more

While circumstances stemming from the COVID-19 virus are putting immense financial strain on physician practices, a major new source of federal aid is beginning this week.  The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security” (CARES) Act is the single largest relief package ever passed by Congress and there a number of provisions that can help physician practices. In this episode, we talk with Dan Murray, Kansas State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business. Dan provides a succinct outline of what physician practices need to be aware of in considering whether to apply ..read more