Prior-authorization reform gains traction
Though efforts to reduce the burden of prior authorization didn’t advance in the Kansas Legislature this year, there is hope for reform at the federal level. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall,
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Community Health
Cancer drug shortage forces doctors to make some tough decisions
A nationwide shortage of more than a dozen chemotherapy drugs, including several preferred ones used to treat gynecological and other cancers, has forced Wichita providers into difficult conversations about how
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Medicine readies for the AI revolution
Medicine may be on the cusp of a technological revolution. Artificial intelligence and machine learning hold the potential for advancing the practice of medicine and improving patient treatment and outcomes.
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Cancer death rate down a third, but work remains
The death rate from cancer dropped 33% over the past three decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. The drop corresponds to an estimated 3.8 million
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New mental health hospital gets boost
Wichita will host a new 50-bed adult psychiatric facility that will address a critical need for mental health services in Kansas. A long-sought-after new mental health hospital in the Wichita
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MSSC event focusing on fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, has unleashed the most lethal narcotics crisis in U.S. history – and its deadly reach extends to Sedgwick
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Affiliates and Initiatives: A Year in Review
Health ICT A selection of notable successes in 2022: Supported a Wichita pharmacy with establishing an accredited Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support (DSMES) program. Health ICT also supported a county
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TPOPP form, clinical guide updated
There is a new, updated form for documenting the treatment wishes of patients at the end of life. The formerly bright pink TPOPP form (Transportable Phy¬sician Orders for Patient Preferences)
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Doctors work to curb a skyrocketing trend in fentanyl-related overdose deaths
Fentanyl overdoses are killing record numbers of Sedgwick County residents, setting physicians and first responders on edge. In the last few years, the number of fentanyl overdose deaths in Sedgwick
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Physicians are often first line of defense for suicides
People who die of suicide are much more likely to have seen a primary care doctor in the months prior to their death, according to a new report released by
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