Vital Sounds 2021, Quarter 4

Kurt Scott Your Reputation is Your Greatest Asset Your reputation is one of your greatest assets. It’s earned over a lifetime and forms the foundation for building trust in your relationship with your patients. At KAMMCO, we take our responsibility to defend your reputation seriously. It’s the reason the company…

Connie Christian, MBA, CPHRM On November 4, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced two major vaccination policies aimed at vaccinating healthcare workers: The CMS Vaccination Rule On November 5, 2021, CMS outlined their vaccine requirements in Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (CMS Vaccination…

The KAMMCO Underwriting Team is hard at work processing your 2022 policy renewals. If you haven’t done so already, please send any changes to your policy to underwriting@kammco.com. Your policy and invoice will be sent to the email address we have on file for you. To update your email address…

Yolanda Sims, JD, MHA Question On occasion, patients dispute information in their medical records. What guidelines should we follow if their request to amend the record is denied?  Answer A patient typically requests an amendment when they believe the information in their medical records is incomplete or inaccurate. In general,…

Kim Davenport The Incident The Patient and the Procedure The patient was a 61-year-old female presenting with bilateral lower extremity numbness. She was directly admitted to a local hospital at the request of her primary care provider. The patient had a long and complicated medical history, including scoliosis and T10-T11…

KAMMCO supports our members with education and risk management tools and resources to help them confidently navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape and provide the best care for their patients. Member Risk Management Questions Our risk management advisors are here to assist our members with the risk management tools, resources, and…

The Kansas Medical Society’s 2022 Advocacy Day will be in person on January 25, 2022, in Topeka. Advocacy Day will offer a chance to hear from KMS leadership about the upcoming legislative session, meet with legislative leaders, and meet with your specialty society peers. More information about Advocacy Day will…

The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative, in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, is soliciting applications from clinics interested in embedding teams of Community Health Workers (CHWs) at clinics in Brown, Crawford, Johnson, Finney, Wyandotte, Sedgwick, Thomas, and Mitchell Counties. CHW teams will work to provide greater access to…