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).

The KHA Small Rural and CAH Forum will meet via webinar on October 25 at 3:00 p.m. (ET). The session's guest speaker/presenter is Brock Slabach, vice president of the National Rural Health Association. Slabach will provide a federal policy update. Additionally, Chris Neville with Collective Medical will discuss the special emergency department (ED) program being expanded in Kentucky.

If you have additional topics you would like covered, or need participation information, please contact Elizabeth Cobb at KHA (ecobb@kyha.com).

The 2016 KHA Small Rural and Critical Access Hospital Conference is Wednesday, June 8. The conference is designed to help small rural hospital leaders understand changes to the health care delivery system and think strategically about how to best position their hospital for top performance.

View the brochure for more details, and register online in the Events section of www.kyha.com.

If you have questions, contact Elizabeth Cobb at KHA (ecobb@kyha.com).

Reminder for all rural hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program: The recertification period began August 5 and ends September 9. Participating hospitals have until September 9 to ensure program compliance and recertify in the 340B database maintained by the Office of Pharmacy Affairs. Each participating hospital or covered entity should have already received an email with the username and password necessary to complete recertification. An informational webinar and user guide on recertification are available for more information.

If questions arise, please direct them to Apexus, the 340B Prime Vendor Program (888-340-2787 or via email at ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com)....