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service to his new role. He joined Blue Cross in December 2006 after spending eight years in state government as assistant insurance com- missioner and chief counsel to the governor. Through the course of his more than 11 years at Blue Cross, he has had the opportunity to learn nearly every aspect of the business by providing executive oversight for a diverse ar - ray of business functions. "I am deeply honored to work on behalf of our members in communities across the state," All says. "Alongside our 1,600 employees, I plan to carry on our 76-year commitment to providing Kansans peace of mind and access to a better quality of life." As part of the transition, All has named three new vice presidents to the company's leadership team effective April 1. Keith E. Kapp is the company's new Vice President of Information Technology and ser - vices and Chief Information Officer. Kapp leads one of the company's largest operating divi- sions, overseeing hundreds of employees who align the strategic vision and tactical execution of technology with the company's goals and objectives. While Kapp is new to the company, he is no stranger to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and its information systems. He had worked for the company as a consultant since 2011, first working with customer service in his role as executive director of Customer Value Partners and then working within the IT&S division as an independent consultant. Sunee N. Mickle has been promoted to the new position of Vice President of Government and Community Relations. In that role, Mickle is responsible for federal administration and congressional relations, state administra - tion and legislative relations, and regulatory relations involving the Kansas Insurance Department and other agencies. Scott Raymond was promoted to Vice President of Legal Services and General Counsel, bringing nearly 15 years of legal experience with Blue Cross to his position. As Vice President and General Counsel, Raymond provides legal counsel, manages litigation, leads the company's legal services depart - ment and oversees the records manage- ment program. He also serves as Corporate Secretary for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation. Other members of the corporate steering committee include Fredrick D. Palenske, Senior Vice President, Provider and Government Affairs; Michael Atwood, MD, CHIE, Vice President, Medical Affairs; Abby Lear, Vice President, Administrative Services; Treena Mason, Vice President, Group Sales and Marketing; Shelley Pittman, Vice President, Operations and Individual Sales; and Ron Simmons, Vice President, Finance. WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER NAMES RANDI KOEHN NEW DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES Wesley Medical Center has named Randi Koehn to serve as its new Director of Adult and Pediatric Trauma Services. "We are very excited to have Randi lead - ing our trauma services team," says Casey Guber, COO for Wesley Healthcare. "She has close to 20 years of trauma nursing experience and will be integral in helping advance our trauma services throughout Kansas." Koehn comes to Wesley after serving as the director of trauma at HCA's Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado. In her role there, she managed the implementation of the adult Level II trauma program and as oversaw their injury prevention and outreach trauma programs. Previously in her career, Koehn held the position of trauma program manager at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana, after progressing through a variety of manage - ment roles at healthcare facilities in Wichita and Augusta, Kansas. She also has worked as an adjunct nursing faculty member of Montana State University. Koehn received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Newman University and her master's degree in nursing education from Fort Hays State University. "Sometimes the only thing that separates someone from trauma is three seconds of change," Koehn says. "My greatest passion is being part of a team like Wesley's that helps to bring healing to those who are caught up in that three seconds and have experienced a traumatic injury." Koehn holds several certifications in trauma services, including advanced cardiovascular life support and advanced trauma care for nurses. She serves as an advanced trauma care and trauma nursing core course faculty member and course director. She is a member of Emergency Nurses Association and Society of Trauma Nurses. KHIN AND KDHE COLLABORATE TO DISTRIBUTE OVER $4 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF STATEWIDE HIE PARTICIPATION Striving to achieve a collaborative health- care system in Kansas, the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) distributed more than $4 million in 2016–17. The funding encourages and enhances Kansas hospitals' and providers' participation in a statewide health information exchange (HIE). In 2017, $3,188,200 was distributed. Overall, the amount distributed was $4,113,200. "The availability of 90/10 funding through KHIN has been critical to our ability to up - grade our Medicaid eligibility and enrollment systems and ensure effective interface and integration with the Affordable Care Act ex- change," says Venus Lee, Associate Executive Officer of GraceMed Health Clinic Inc. in Wichita, one of the recipients of the funding. "As one of the largest networks of Federally Qualified Health Center Clinics in Kansas, we see a high volume of Medicaid patients, so an effective patient information verifica - tion process is important to the quality of the service we provide. The final rule funds from KHIN have been enormously helpful in our ability to coordinate eligibility data in a seam- less environment." Many Medicaid-eligible hospitals and providers qualify for this program, which pro- vides 90 percent federal matching funds with the state delivering a 10 percent non-federal match for this investment. The distribution from KHIN delivers Kansas' 10 percent match. The one-time funding may be used by hospitals and providers for a wide range of HIE activities, including onboarding costs for participating in a health information exchange, such as KHIN. The overarching goal is to increase interoperability among providers, which means the ability to exchange informa - tion among two or more systems, as well as to use the exchanged information. SBA CANCER CENTER FIRST IN AREA TO USE 3D PRINTER WITH TREATMENTS The SBA Cancer Center continues to invest in the latest technology to treat cancer patients. With funding from the Ramon Criss Memorial through the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Cancer Center recently Randi Koehn M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S G R E AT E R K A N S A S ■ 2 018 3 7

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