Kansas news and information

More is being spent per capita in West Virginia than any other state to promote public awareness of the new healthcare reform law, but advocates are concerned that those who could benefit most still won't get enrolled.
FULL STORY »

The chief federal judge in Kansas refused Sunday to temporarily block parts of a new state abortion law, including a requirement that providers' websites link to a state site with information they dispute.
FULL STORY »

“How are you going to feel if you have to go into an emergency room? You'll walk in there, and see chair after chair of working poor people—hard-working people—knowing that's their healthcare system, when we could have given them a better answer.”
FULL STORY »

Allowing Kansas to enforce a sweeping new anti-abortion law while a lawsuit against it is pending would respect the democratic process, an attorney for the state said Thursday during a court hearing on whether the law should be put on hold temporarily.
FULL STORY »

All doctors may think they do a great job making their patients healthier, but now data can show if they really do, according to a Kansas doctor serving on a national commission.
FULL STORY »

It's no surprise that collaboration between payers and providers will continue to increase as the launch of health insurance exchanges in October approaches. But sustaining that cooperation will require “physician champions” to work closely with payers and more simplified contracts...
FULL STORY »

The coming weeks are shaping up to be a big deal for states still on the fence regarding Medicaid expansion.
FULL STORY »

Since 2003, Modern Healthcare and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have jointly sponsored the CEO IT Achievement Awards to honor leaders of healthcare organizations at the forefront of adopting the electronic...
FULL STORY »

As health information technology continues to advance the quality of patient care and patient outcomes, I am pleased to recognize the winners of the 2013 Modern Healthcare CEO IT Achievement Awards, in collaboration with the
FULL STORY »

Iowa hospitals were key players in a last-minute “hybrid” deal to expand Medicaid, the second such legislatively approved deal in the country.
FULL STORY »