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KHSC is constantly monitoring the insurance market to learn the latest information on products and services that may be a benefit to hospitals in Kansas. 

Language Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Health Care The challenge of providing quality care increases in difficulty when your patient speaks a language other than English. Over-the-phone interpreting is the most cost effective and confidential method for communicating critical care information with limited English proficiency patients in more than 150 foreign languages.

The Kansas Health Service Corporation has negotiated special rates for on-demand, OPI services with Kansas-based Propio Language Services as the provider. This service will bridge the language and cultural barrier for limited English proficiency patients and will help people with diverse backgrounds communicate during important health care encounters. Propio will partner with you to deliver consistent health care and ensure patient safety. Propio has been delivering on-demand interpreting at the point of care since 1998. The interpreters are internally certified and receive ongoing specialized training for the challenging and critical task of facilitating understanding in health care settings.

When you call the toll-free Propio number, you will be connected to a skilled interpreter in 30 seconds or less. There is no need to make an appointment, and you will only be billed for actual minutes used. There is no set-up charge or monthly service fees. To learn more or to begin using the service, go to http://propio-ls.com/
private/khsc.asp or call Propio at (888) 528-6692. Be sure to mention KHSC when you call in order to get the discounted pricing.

Online Supplemental Insurance:
KHSC has identified a vendor that is providing supplemental insurance products for a number of Fortune 500 companies via the Internet. This program allows hospitals a customized Web site and individualized customer phone support for supplemental products such as term life insurance, short-term medical insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance. This program is great because it can be offered to all employees or contracted individuals, regardless of work hours; it can be completed by employees on their own time; and it is a direct-bill to the individual. The last feature means there are no itemized bills and submissions needed for the payroll department.

To learn more about this product, contact any of the KHSC staff at (785) 233-7436 or visit the product Web site at www.khschr.com.

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