The statewide stakeholder group will continue to meet quarterly to guide development and testing of the statewide strategic plan, to increase local health department billing for privately insured clients. Click here to see the project overview and objectives. Please direct all project inquiries to Stephanie Lambert-Barth, KFMC Project Manager, at slambert@kfmc.org or (785) 271-4137.
KFMC presented results of the local health department billing survey to the stakeholder group on 4/17/2012. The survey results are now available.
The training subgroup will meet 4/24/2012 and 5/8/2012. This subgroup is tasked with development of the training plan that will be a key component of the statewide strategic plan. Contact Stephanie if you are interested in participating on the subgroup and if you have resource suggestions. The subgroup is seeking authoritative resources to address the following topics:
- Effective patient intake procedures
- Insurance eligibility and coverage
- Coding of immunization services
- Documentation best practices
- Credentialing best practices
- Electronic billing, including transaction 837P
- Julie Beach, Johnson County Health Department
- Nancy Tausz, Johnson County Health Department
- Gail Chalman, KDHE Family Planning Program Consultant
- Jamie Klenklen, KDHE Family Planning Program Consultant
- John McNamee, KFMC
- Peggy Hilpman, KFMC