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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Business
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Hospital Leaders to Speak at HFMA 2025 Conference on Successful Use of AI in Utilization Management
Experts from Stormont Vail Health will share achievements using MCG artificial intelligence to improve hospital revenue cycle DENVER, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based guidance, announces three of its hospital client partners from Topeka-based Stormont Vail Health will present at the HFMA Annual Conference happening June 22-25, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. The HFMA event is widely known for bringing together over 4,000 healthcare finance professionals to share new strategies, best practices, and valuable resources. Stormont Vail's VP Quality and Population Health, Chad Yeager, MSN, RN; Medical Director of Utilization Review and Physician Advisor, Sri Suravarapu, MD; and System Director of the Revenue Cycle, William "Bill" Lane, BS, CHFP, will present the session, "Utilizing AI and Automation to Streamline Utilization Review and Protect Hospital Revenue," on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. MDT. This presentation will cover several topics including: How MCG Indicia software (enhanced with AI capabilities) has improved medical necessity documentation and increased hospital staff efficiency The sources of EHR data that are beneficial in determining medical necessity and priority for patient admissions Opportunities to improve existing medical necessity documentation workflows within a hospital EHR platform "AI has revolutionized how we approach utilization review, enabling our teams to streamline processes and focus on high-value tasks," said Chad Yeager, MSN, RN. "At the HFMA 2025 Conference, we'll share how these innovative AI tools not only enhanced our staff's productivity but also significantly improved the quality of patient care, ensuring swift and appropriate admission decisions upfront while maximizing our hospital's operational efficiency." "By leveraging the natural language processing features of MCG Indicia Synapse, we've been able to protect our hospital's revenue cycle while simultaneously reducing administrative burdens on our staff," said Sri Suravarapu, MD. "Our presentation will showcase practical strategies and results, offering actionable insights for hospital leaders eager to optimize their workflows, drive evidence-based patient care, and stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape." For those interested in attending the annual HFMA Conference, registration details and additional information can be found at About Stormont Vail HealthStormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has served the healthcare needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, a 586-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Flint Hills Hospital in Junction City, a 92-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Health Manhattan Campus, a primary care, specialty care, and imaging clinic, and Cotton O'Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, including more than 270 physicians. Learn more at About MCG HealthMCG, part of the Hearst Health network, provides unbiased clinical guidance that gives healthcare organizations confidence in delivering patient-centered care. MCG's artificial intelligence and technology, infused with clinical expertise, enable its clients to prioritize and simplify their work. MCG's world-class customer service ensures that clients maximize the benefits of licensing MCG solutions – demonstrating improved clinical and financial outcomes. For more information visit About Hearst HealthThe mission of Hearst Health is to guide healthcare organizations by delivering essential intelligence and software that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Hearst Health has been innovating with care for more than 40 years, with a commitment to making a lasting positive impact on health. The Hearst Health companies — FDB, Homecare Homebase, MCG, MHK, QGenda and Zynx Health — elevate care by informing and empowering participants across the health journey. To learn more, visit and follow @Hearst Health on LinkedIn. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE MCG Health Sign in to access your portfolio
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a day ago
- Politics
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Kansas's 50501 and Women's March to have 'No Kings' protest at Statehouse
More than 1,500 protests are scheduled for June 14, part of a national day of action called "No Kings," including at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. The Topeka Women's March and the 50501 movement organized the local rally in response to what it calls the "authoritarian excesses and corruption" of the Trump administration. The Women's March formed in 2017 in response to President Donald Trump's rhetoric and policy positions, while the 50501 movement began this year with the goal of organizing protests at all 50 state capitals. The 50501's local branch said they are "standing against authoritarian overreach and in firm defense of the Constitution, co-equal branches of government, and equal rights for all." A group called Central Kansas Activists will bus in participants from Salina with stops in Abilene, Junction City and Manhattan, and a group called Boots on the Ground Midwest is chartering a bus from the Kansas City area. Other groups are organizing carpools and ridesharing from Franklin County and Lawrence. "In a stunning show of unity and determination, Kansans from every corner of the state are loading up their cars, trucks, buses — and even carpools — to converge on the Capitol steps in Topeka for a powerful protest of democracy in action," Topeka-based 50501 organizer Christy Peterson wrote in a news release. The protest will feature musicians, speakers and a march through downtown Topeka, starting at 3 p.m. The Shawnee County Democratic Party said they will be present in a newsletter. "No Kings" protests intends to draw thousands of critics of what they say is President Donald Trump's birthday plans to "waste millions" on a military parade to feed his "authoritarian aspirations." The "NO KINGS Nationwide Day of Defiance" on Flag Day is organized by Indivisible, a progressive activist group, that has partnered with 50501 and others to decry what they say is Trump's attempt to "stage a spectacle of strength" in Washington, D.C., during the Army's 250th Birthday Parade. The $30 million-plus taxpayer-funded parade, set to include heavy tanks and armored vehicles, has not been billed as a birthday celebration for Trump, but plans to add a parade to the years-long Army celebration began in earnest last month. Trump has over the years expressed his desire for a large military parade in the U.S., and told NBC in May the parade's cost was "peanuts." Trump will turn 79 on June 14. Organizers say action is being taken to reject the notion the country is ruled by a "king" and to show what democracy looks like: "people, united, refusing to be ruled." "This country doesn't belong to a king — and we're not letting him throw himself a parade funded by tens of millions of our taxpayer dollars while stealing from us and stripping away our rights, our freedoms, and the programs our families rely on," the release states. With Trump's birthday on June 14, organizers are mobilizing across the globe to protest what they say are Trump's attempts at displaying authoritative dominance by celebrating his birthday with a military parade "spectacle meant to look like strength," states a release from Indivisible, who has partnered with dozens of advocacy groups. Groups are staging protests, rallies and gatherings to draw power away from Trump and the Washington, D.C. parade — that they are billing as Trump's ploy to "feed his ego" — and back into the hands of Americans. Indivisible, a grassroots political activism group focused on progressive causes, was founded in response to Trump's 2016 election as president. The National organization's founders and former congressional staffers, Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin, were included in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2019. The powerful network has branched out into a statewide network of groups, including nearly 50 in New Jersey. The 50501 Movement is a grassroots initiative that was born on the social platform Reddit and under the hashtag #50501 in the early days of Trump's second inauguration. It stands for 50 protests in 50 states on 1 day, which has since evolved to 50 states, 50 protests, 1 movement. There were over 1,700 "No Kings" protests planned in the U.S., the Virgin Islands, Mexico, Canada, Africa, and across Europe as of June 10. A list of "No Kings" protests are on the website which can be found here. In Kansas, protest locations include the following: Overland Park. Lenexa. Lawrence. Ottawa. Topeka. Hiawatha. Manhattan. Emporia. Wichita. Hutchinson. Salina. Great Bend. Garden City. Arkansas City. Pittsburg. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Over a dozen 'No Kings" protests planned for Kansas, including Topeka
Business Wire
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
SBL Holdings, Inc. Issues $100 Million Additional Senior Notes due 2034
TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SBL Holdings, Inc. ('Security Benefit') today completed a $100 million issuance of its 7.200% senior notes due 2034. This reopening of the $650 million issuance of notes completed last October increases the total outstanding amount of the notes due 2034 to $750 million. The terms of the new issuance are the same as those of the previous issuance. Security Benefit is the parent company of Topeka-based Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities of SBL Holdings, Inc. or Security Benefit Life Insurance Company. The notes were offered and issued in compliance with Rule 144A/Reg S procedures under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 'Securities Act'). The notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons without registration under the Securities Act or the applicable securities laws of any other jurisdiction or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. About Security Benefit SBL Holdings, Inc. ('Security Benefit'), through its subsidiary Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ('SBLIC'), a Kansas-domiciled insurance company that has been in business for more 133 years, is a leader in the U.S. retirement market. Security Benefit together with its affiliates offers products in a full range of retirement markets and wealth segments for employers and individuals and held $55.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024. Security Benefit, an Eldridge Industries business, continues its mission of helping Americans To and Through Retirement ®. Learn more at and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Minority Business Spotlight
Omni Circle is a Topeka-based nonprofit organization providing personal and professional development of members dedicated to creating a diverse community that achieves success while building environmental sustainability. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
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Topeka man convicted of murder hours after jurors viewed security camera footage
Two acquaintances pulled Jackson E. 'Jack' Danner out of his Topeka home against his will, threw him to the ground and shot him to death in a security camera video viewed the morning of April 4 by a Shawnee County District Court jury. Jurors deliberated about 80 minutes later that morning before convicting Tremale M. Serrano, 30, of two crimes linked to Danner's death. Serrano was found guilty on the fifth day of his trial of one count each of intentional second-degree murder and intentional and premeditated first-degree murder in the killing early Oct. 15, 2023, of Danner, 23, who was fatally shot in the front yard of the house he owned in the 1600 block of S.W. 21st. Serrano's sentencing date hadn't yet been set. Serrano's brother, 33-year-old Aaron A. Serrano, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last May as part of a deal in which he agreed to testify against Tremale Serrano, court records show. A sentencing date for Aaron Serrano hasn't yet been set. He is scheduled to appear April 10 at a scheduling conference in the case. Jack Danner, a graduate of Holton High School, lived alone and worked as a roofer for Topeka-based Midwest Coating Inc., where Aaron Serrano had formerly been employed, Danner's father, Brett Danner, testified at Tremale Serrano's trial. Shawnee County deputy district attorney Brandon Farnham said April 1 in opening statements that the Serrano brothers and two women, Tiffany Alexander and Marisa Flores, were visiting Danner's home when he was killed. Farnham said Danner confronted Tremale Serrano at gunpoint inside the house, demanding that he return money Danner knew Tremale Serrano had taken from Aaron Serrano. The gun was then put away. Tremale Serrano apparently subsequently gained possession of the handgun, and Jack Danner was yelling, "Give me back my gun," not long before he was fatally shot, Farnham said. On Friday morning, Farnham showed jurors security camera video taken from just outside the house that he said showed Danner and the Serrano brothers from the side as the brothers pulled Danner outside the house's front door against his will. Farnham said Aaron Serrano threw him to the ground and Tremale Serrano shot him to death. Danner was barefoot and 'highly intoxicated' at the time, Farnham said. The gun was never found, he said. Tremale Serrano wrote his sister a letter asking for help after he was charged with the killing of Danner, Farnham said during opening arguments. He said Serrano asked his sister to tell Alexander and Flores to either not show up to court, say they didn't remember what happened or say police "got the wrong guy" and someone else must have killed Danner. Farnham said authorities intercepted Serrano's letter, which included a statement that 'These girls are my chance to come home.' While both Alexander and Flores testified at Tremale Serrano's trial, Farnham suggested that neither said much. Words had been exchanged April 1 during a break in proceedings between people sitting on the side of the courtroom gallery reserved for supporters of the defendant and others sitting on the side of the gallery reserved for supporters of the prosecution. Seven uniformed officers from the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office and Shawnee County Department of Corrections stood by in the courtroom to provide security as District Judge Bill Ossmann read the verdict. Afterward, family members and friends of Danner's tearfully embraced each other in the courthouse hallway. Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@ or 785-213-5934. This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Topeka man convicted in 2023 murder of Jackson Danner
