Summit on Quality

Summit on Quality

Tenth Annual Summit on Quality

May 4, 2018
Hyatt Regency
Wichita, Kansas

The 10th Annual Summit on Quality was presented by Kansas Healthcare Collaborative and Kansas Foundation for Medical Care.

Program brochure
Presentation handouts

Two national keynote presenters, four breakout sessions and numerous poster presentations were provided. In addition, the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative presented its 2018 Leadership in Quality Award, sponsored by the KaMMCO Foundation, during the luncheon.

Keynote Presentations

Toward a More "Human" Stewardship:
The Sociology of Antimicrobial Prescribing

Julia Szymczak, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Pathways to Population and Community Health

Somava Stout, MD, MS, vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; executive lead, 100 Million Healthier Lives

Presentation Handouts

9:15 a.m.	Quality Healthcare: Initiatives and Resources Patti Meier, MD, chief medical officer, Region VII, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Handout
9:35 a.m.	Keynote: Toward a More "Human Stewardship: The Sociology of Antimicrobial Prescribing Julia Szymczak, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Handout
10:50 a.m.	Breakout Sessions
	1. Be the Change You Want to See in the World of Sepsis Katie Rucker, RN, quality and outcomes, Olathe Health Handout
	2. What are Your Patients' Socio-economic Needs? Victoria Miller, project specialist, Kansas Health Matters, and Beth Nech, quality improvement project manager, Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. Handout
1:10 p.m.	Breakout Sessions
	1. MACRA, QPP, MIPS . . . More Alphabet Soup Anyone? Cathy Cordova, RN, director, clinical excellence and value and Donna McCarthy, meaningful use manager, Lawrence Memorial Hospital Handout
	2. Challenging Tradition: A Hospital without Walls Scott Metzler, chief, Newton Fire/EMS; Jennifer Speer, RN, director of case management; and Karen Lehman, APRN, Newton Medical Center Handout
2:25 p.m.	Keynote: Pathways to Population and Community Health Somava Stout, MD, MS, vice president, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; executive lead, 100 Million Healthier Lives Handout Pathways to Population Health: An Invitation to Health Care Change Agents

KHC Leadership in Quality Award

2018 KHC Leadership in Quality Award - Nominations Are Now Closed

The nomination deadline was Friday, January 19, 2018.

The 2018 KHC Leadership in Quality Award will be presented at the 2018 Summit on Quality, May 4 in Wichita.

This award is presented annually to recognize leadership and innovation in quality improvement and patient safety. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of KaMMCO (Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company) Foundation, $5,000 will be presented to the grand prize winner. Award of Merit winners will be recognized.

If you have questions, contact KHC, 785-235-0763 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2017 KHC Leadership in Quality

KaMMCO Foundation logo

The 2017 Leadership In Quality Award was presented to Salina Regional Health Center at the Ninth Annual Summit on Quality, May 10, 2017. This award is sponsored by KaMMCO Foundation and includes a $5,000 cash prize.

Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS
(pictured above - Front Row, left to right: Melinda Schmidt, MBA, BSN, RN, Risk Management Director and Women & Children’s Services Director; Pamela Anderson, MSN, RN, Risk Management Coordinator; Debbie Bruns, BSN, RN, CNN, 4 Medical Clinical Coordinator; Serenity Johnson, MBA, BME, Quality Improvement Coordinator-Hospital; Jonnie Berneking, RN, Quality Improvement Coordinator- Clinics. Back row (l-r): Kendra Tinsley, KHC executive director; Daniel Suiter, MD, KaMMCO Foundation board chair.)

Read the news release here.

2017 Awards of Merit

Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Coffeyville, KS (pictured on the left - Front Row, left to right: Representing Coffeyville Regional Medical Center: Jennifer DeRosa, Sarah Vaughan, Pilar Davis, Sarah Hoy, Mark Woodring, Abby Lickteig)

Rooks County Health Center, Plainville, KS (pictured on the right - Front Row: Pam Harmon, RN, CNO; Avery St. Peter, RN, CD Doula, IBCLC Lactation Consultant; Nancy Sterling, RN, OB Nurse Manager; Michele Hinger, RN, Nurse Manager; and Beth Oller, M.D.Second Row: Frank Rajewski, Rooks County Health Center; CFO, Kendra Tinsley, KHC executive director; Daniel Suiter, MD, KaMMCO Foundation board chair; Lynn Fisher, M.D.; and Stephanie Bjornstad, RN, Quality Coordinator)

2016 Leadership in Quality Award

Labette Health, Parsons
Read the news release here.

2016 Awards of Merit

Holton Community Hospital, Holton
Newton Medical Center, Newton
Phillips County Health System, Phillipsburg