KHA is grateful for the support of its Quality Conference Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is able to provide an outstanding annual Quality Conference. Please join KHA in thanking Quality Conference Reception Sponsor Care Logistics!

Care Logistics helps hospitals improve operational efficiency and patient experience by efficiently managing patient progression and throughput. They drive sustainable improvements in efficiency and reliability, while positively impacting financial performance.

For more information, visit the Care Logistics website at https://www.carelogistics.com/.

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The Kentucky Trustee is a quarterly newsletter KHA produces for the benefit of hospital boards. The goal is to provide your trustees with information they need to lead your hospital forward in today’s rapidly changing environment. The winter edition of the Kentucky Trustee is available at https://kyha.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/Publications/KT/KTWinter19.pdf.

KHA mails the Kentucky Trustee newsletter to all trustees for which the Association has contact information. This is a good time to ensure KHA has your current board members’ addresses.

If you have suggestions for future issues of the Kentucky Trustee, please contact Ginger Dreyer at KHA (502-426-6220 or 800-945-4542 or via e-mail at gdreyer@kyha.com).

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KHA is grateful for the support of its Quality Conference Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is able to provide an outstanding annual Quality Conference. Please join KHA in thanking Quality Conference Partner Cepheid!

Cepheid manufactures equipment to conduct rapid, accurate, molecular testing for over 21 tests. They can help with the diagnosis and treatment of HAI and infectious diseases. Cepheid’s on-demand testing can help with AMS programs in your hospital.

For more information, visit the Cepheid website at http://www.cepheid.com/us/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com).

From CMS: The deadline to submit 2018 attestation data for the Promoting Interoperability Programs is February 28.

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) transitioned to the QualityNet System for hospitals that attest to CMS for the Promoting Interoperability Programs. By transitioning to one system, CMS continues the effort to streamline data submission methods and reduce burden.

Specific submission details for each program is listed below:

Medicare Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)...

Save the date for the Third Annual Kentucky Telehealth Summit on May 23. The Summit will be at the Knicely Conference Center at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

The Summit is presented by the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (https://ruralhealth.med.uky.edu/kentucky-office-rural-health).

KHA is grateful for the support of its Quality Conference Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is able to provide an outstanding annual Quality Conference. Please join KHA in thanking Quality Conference Partner Midway University!

Midway University offers a daytime or accelerated evening ADN-RN program, online RN-BSN program, online MSN and MBA programs. In addition, Midway offers a Health Care Administration program.

For more information, visit the Midway University website at https://www.midway.edu/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com)....

The digital edition of KHA's 2019 Membership Directory and Legislative Directory is available now. Visit www.kyha.com and click on Print Directory on the right side of the page to view. You can also follow this link to reach the Directory directly.

Hospital executives will receive printed copies of the Directory shortly.

Clicking on any of the following Table of Contents links will deliver you directly to that page of the Directory.

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The KHA Small, Rural and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Forum will meet on March 4 at 2:00 p.m. (ET) via webinar/conference call. All small, rural and CAH CEOs, CFOs and COOs are invited to attend.

Agenda Topics Include

1. Welcome and Roll Call
2. Kentucky General Assembly Update – KHA Lobbying Team Member
3. Federal Policy Update and Report on Washington DC Trip – Elizabeth Cobb
4. Staffing Issues – KHA Solutions Group Partner Qualivis
5. KHA Swing Bed Update and CAH Survey Results – Elizabeth Cobb
6. EDie – ED Information Exchange Update and Post Acute Issues – CMT Technologies
7. Upcoming Education Events

If you have information you would like to present or share, or you need to obtain participation information, please contact Elizabeth Cobb at KHA (ecobb@kyha.com).

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Bronze Sponsor Columbia HeartSource!

Columbia HealthSource is a management services group at Columbia University Medical Center that specializes in helping hospitals build new cardiovascular care programs or enhance existing programs. Their services, delivered by clinical departments at Columbia University Medical Center, draw upon experts in virtually every field of cardiovascular medicine & cardiothoracic surgery.

For more information, visit the Columbia HeartSource website at http://www.columbiaheartsource.org/....

As you know, KHA has embarked on a journey to identify the next President and CEO for KHA. The initial step entailed engaging Witt/Kieffer, a national executive search firm to partner with the Association in conducting a thorough national search for KHA’s next leader.

As a next step, the Search Committee invites KHA members to provide input regarding the candidate profile and other topics as the search process formally commences. Witt/Kieffer's team, Paul Bohne, Adriane Willig and John McFarland, is setting up two calls to gather feedback from KHA's members. During the calls, they will be seeking your input on topics such as:

Vision for the Association Opportunities and challenges facing KHA Expectations for the next leader and measures of success Views on leadership experience and characteristics that candidates should possess Dates and times for the conference calls are:

Tuesday, February...

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Bronze Sponsor Robins & Morton!

Founded in 1946, Robins & Morton is a privately held construction company that consistently ranks among the 100 largest builders in Engineering News-Record Magazine.

For more information, visit the Robins & Morton website at http://www.robinsmorton.com/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com).

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Silver Sponsor MCM CPAs!

MCM CPAs and Advisors offers a full range of accounting, audit, tax planning and consulting services for businesses of all sizes, nonprofits and individuals.

For more information, visit the MCM CPAs website at https://www.mcmcpa.com/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com).

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Bronze Sponsor VALIC!

Since 1955, VALIC haS been a top-tier retirement plan service provider within the health care marketplace and has managed Kentucky employer retirement plans for more than 40 years. They offer a high touch participant service model through on-site advisors, combined with award winning digital communications to motivate your employees!

For more information, visit the VALIC website at https://www.valic.com/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com)....

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Corporate Sponsor Ideal Protein of America!

The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Protocol is medically designed and developed, and is consistent with evidence-based guidelines, to help obese and overweight patients or clients achieve safe, long-term weight loss and maintain it.

For more information, visit the Ideal Protein of America website at https://idealprotein.com/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA...

You are invited to a webinar on February 13 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) to learn how to "Avoid the Common Pitfalls of Equipment Maintenance Management," an expense which is a top 10 hospital spend!

KHA has partnered with Remi to provide your facility with an effective solution for managing your equipment maintenance contracts, saving you time and money.

Remi decreases the cost of equipment service by as much as 15-22% across your entire service budget. Remi extends the life of equipment that your OEM may have deemed obsolete. In many cases, Remi extends the useful life of an item by 5-10 years. Remi is an excellent resource for understanding equipment failure rates (pre-purchase) enabling your organization to make smarter equipment purchase decisions. Remi can support in-house service teams, if applicable. Remi can also work directly with many well-known “National ISO Service Companies.”...

KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services. Please join KHA in thanking Corporate Sponsor Mobile Heartbeat!

Mobile Heartbeat enables clinical care teams to communicate and collaborate faster and more efficiently. Their platform transforms communications and streamlines work flows to improve patient care.

For more information, visit the Mobile Heartbeat website at https://www.mobileheartbeat.com/.

To become a sponsor, contact Claire Arant at KHA (carant@kyha.com)....