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Advocates spotlight Kansas maternal health shortfalls, possible remedies

Advocates spotlight Kansas maternal health shortfalls, possible remedies
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Ascension Via Christi Pittsburg receives High 5 for Mom and Baby designation

Ascension Via Christi Pittsburg receives High 5 for Mom and Baby designation Special to the Morning Sun / news@morningsun.net PITTSBURG, Kan. Ascension Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg announced Friday that it has continued its commitment to infant and maternal health by earning a recognition from High 5 for Mom & Baby, a program offered by the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund. High 5 for Mom & Baby provides resources and a framework to help Kansas hospitals and birthing centers improve health outcomes for breastfeeding women and their infants. To obtain this recognition, each facility is asked to complete a voluntary and self-reported evaluation and to follow at least five of the ten evidence-based practices.

Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say

Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say Poll Finds 48% of Kansans Used Telehealth During Pandemic Share this story Published March 3rd, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Brian Skow, an emergency room specialist, responds to a video call at Avera eCARE telemedicine center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy | Avera eCare) Here’s one positive side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: telehealth is here to stay. When COVID-19 hit the United States nearly a year ago, the American health care system had to scramble to safely provide care to their patients. As a result, nearly half of Kansans have used telehealth in the last year, according to a new survey from the REACH Health Foundation and United Methodist Health Ministry Fund.

Payment issues loom large for telehealth in Kansas | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector photo by: Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector Dorothy Hughes, an assistant professor with the University of Kansas School of Medicine, presents findings from a study indicating broad support among health care providers for telehealth services. Topeka The consensus among health professionals is that telehealth services have opened new avenues toward better patient outcomes across Kansas, but many providers fear the loss of current reimbursement rates could force them to cease these services. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order expanding access to telehealth by reducing regulations. Those changes included expanded reimbursement and payment parity through Medicaid for certain services.

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