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Measles Outbreak in UK

“A measles epidemic spreading across Whales is seen as the anti-vaccination campaign of the last decade coming home to roost.”  Take a moment to watch this video on the measles outbreak in the UK.

Thank You to All Who Attended the CME Meeting!

The KAAP 2013 Spring CME Meeting, Pediatrics: A Changing Forecast was another great meeting!  Thank you to everyone who attended, exhibited, and presented at this event. To get your certificate for attending the meeting, fill out this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013CME_v3  

UPDATED: Medicaid NCCI Edits for Immunization Administration and Preventative Medicine Services

Medicaid NCCI Edits for Immunization Administration and Preventative Medicine Services KAAP members have reported problems with the acceptance of billing for vaccines and this bulletin addresses the issues so that providers are paid for services: On January 1, 2013, new Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) edits were implemented in the Medicaid National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) that pair the immunization ...

Special Medicaid Alert

Special Medicaid Provider Alert  Providers must complete a one-page attestation form and mail it to the State.  The Kansas Medical Society (KMS) recommends that the forms be completed and sent in to the address below by February 15. Follow the procedure below to complete the Attestation for Primary Care form: Click here to access the attestation form Download and print ...

AAP Statement on President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Recommendations

AAP Statement on President Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Recommendations by: Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics “The nation’s pediatricians applaud President Obama for his leadership in the wake of the recent violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The President’s federal policy recommendations today represent the necessary national commitment to ...

National Isoniazid Shortage: Kansas Tuberculosis Control Action

This is to alert all Kansas Health Care Providers that at present there is a severe shortage of Isoniazid 300 mg tablets as well as Isoniazid 100 mg tablets nationwide. Isoniazid is a commonly used anti-tuberculosis antibiotic for treatment of tuberculosis infection as well as tuberculosis disease (in combination with other antibiotics Rifampin, Ethambutol and ...

Meaningful Use Overview

Meaningful use is to promote the spread of electronic health records to improve health care in the United States.  There are three stages of meaningful use that help build a foundation for data capturing and sharing and use this data to improve health outcomes. Click here for information on all Meaningful Use Stages

Fiscal Cliff Update from AAP

Fiscal Cliff Update Over the past several weeks, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have begun discussing a “grand bargain” that would help avoid what has become known as the “fiscal cliff,” so-called because of several measures that could raise tax rates and reduce spending at the same time. This month, Congress must decide ...

KAAP Year in Review

Kansas Maternal Child Health Council

The Kansas Maternal Child Health Council meets quarterly and is a state policy group run by KAAP.  They discuss Kansas children’s health issues and policies that affect them including school policies, state regulations, hospitals, etc.  In the attached pic, Dr. Robert Moser is a member of the KMCHC and at this meeting gave a KanCare ...