Beckie Archer, Author at KFMC

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Entries by Beckie Archer

2023 Infection Prevention Long-Term Care Facilities and Communal Setting Providers Open Office Hours

November 27, 2023/in All, Events/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners, with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, hosted monthly Open Office Hours about infection prevention and control practices for staff and representatives of long-term care facilities and communal settings providers. The 30-minute calls were held on the fourth Tuesday of January through October 2023. Links to summaries and additional resources are provided for each month.

KFMC Health Improvement Partners Presents Inaugural Award Recognizing Equity, Innovation

October 16, 2023/in All, News/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners is pleased to present its first annual Health Equity Innovation Award at the second annual Health Equity Summit on October 27, 2023. The Summit brings together equity leaders and health champions from across Kansas to strengthen and accelerate the shared mission of fairness and optimal health outcomes for all people.

Kansas Health Equity Summit – Call for Poster Presentations

July 5, 2023/in Uncategorized/by Beckie Archer

One of the goals of the Kansas Health Equity Summit is to provide participants with the opportunity to learn from what others are doing. We invite community organizations, academic institutions, provider organizations, and other interested partners to submit poster presentations to be shared with our Summit participants.

LTC Antimicrobial Stewardship Webinar series

June 16, 2023/in All, Events/by Beckie Archer

The webinar series was held June through October 2023. The presenter was Dr. Kelli Wark, MD, MPH. She is the HAI/AR Expert and Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead for KDHE and Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Links to presentation slides and the webinar videos are provided for each session.

KFMC Health Improvement Partners Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Examination

June 14, 2023/in All, News/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners is proud to announce the successful completion of a SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) Type 2 examination for our Clinical Care Review Services which highlights our unwavering commitment to ensuring the security of our clients’ sensitive information.

Project Firstline Infection Prevention Regional Trainings Summer 2023

May 10, 2023/in All, Events/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners has partnered with Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Healthcare Collaborative to facilitate this in-person infection prevention education series for frontline and leadership staff (nurse aide, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, nursing, administration) in Kansas hospitals, long term care, and communal living facilities throughout the state of Kansas.

Long Term Care and Communal Living Project Firstline Infection Prevention Regional Trainings – Winter 2022

October 19, 2022/in All, Events/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners and Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance Program, are pleased to be able to provide Project Firstline in-person infection prevention training throughout Kansas to frontline healthcare workers in long term care and communal living settings.

JAMA Article Features CMS Lessons in Primary Care Integration

August 30, 2022/in All, News/by Beckie Archer

The article discusses key lessons on how the CMS Innovation Center’s primary care models are informing the next generation of advanced primary care model development, and includes lessons learned from the CPC+ model. KFMC Health Improvement Partners served as the Regional Learning Network for CPC+ practices in the Greater Kansas City region and supported their innovation in transforming primary care.

Medicaid Fee For Service Utilization Review Manual

May 2, 2022/in Resource Library, Resources/by Beckie Archer

KFMC Health Improvement Partners is the Medicaid Fee-for-Service utilization review contractor for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health Care Finance (KDHE-DHCF) to perform utilization reviews.

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Support Services

April 29, 2022/in All, News/by Beckie Archer

There has never been a better time to connect to a Health Information Exchange (HIE). KFMC can assist your practice in making the connection to an HIE and in optimizing your HIE connection after integration.