NEWS FROM THE REGION’S PREMIER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER ADVANCES SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 Preparing for ICD-10 Program Spotlight 2 With October just days away, the region’s premier academic medical center is preparing once again to bathe the town in pink. It’s part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when The University of Kansas Cancer Center and The University of Kansas Hospital join with the Kansas City Chiefs and other organizations to call attention to the importance of early detection and new treat- ments. The campaign’s theme this year: “Get Your Pink On!” About 12 percent of U.S. women develop invasive breast cancer. While the five-year survival rate has climbed to nearly 90 percent, the disease remains the second-leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women, exceeded only by lung cancer. In addition to encouraging rou- tine self-exams, October’s events highlight the importance of annual mammograms for women over age 40, as well as advances in clinical trials, genetic testing, surgery and reconstruction. “We continue to make huge strides in our ability to detect and treat breast cancer,” said Carol Fabian, MD, world-renowned director of the cancer center’s Breast Cancer Prevention program. “Fortunately we have community partners like the Chiefs who help us share that information and hope with more women each year.” Go to kcchiefs.com/pink for details of October’s activities. Some highlights: • Breast Cancer Awareness game. Breast cancer survivors will be honored at the Chiefs Oct. 11 game. They’ll partici- pate in the coin toss and the game’s first pass. A survivor or cancer caregiver will be honored in the stadium’s Pink Seat (and at the Oct. 25 game). A raffle during the game will benefit the cancer center’s genetics counseling program. • Pink merchandise. A por- tion of sales from Chiefs pink merchandise purchased at the team store, along with proceeds from an auction of autographed merchandise and apparel from the Oct. 11 game, also will support the genetics counseling program. • ‘Look Good, Feel Better.’ The week after the Oct. 11 game, breast cancer patients go to Arrowhead to receive beauty tips from cosmetologists on skin care during treatment. They’ll also meet several Chiefs players. • BRA Day. As part of National Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day, the hospital on Oct. 21 will host several fun and educational activities at Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan. The day calls attention to the many breast reconstruction options. Getting their PINK on By the Numbers: Breast cancer The number of new breast cancer cases has leveled off since rising sharply in the 1980s. And while it remains the most common cancer among women, breast cancer mortality rates have fallen, thanks to advances at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and elsewhere. Probability of developing invasive breast cancer in the next 10 years Breast cancer mortality rates (per 100,000) Percent recent mammography (by state) To suggest a By the Numbers, email [email protected]. Arrowhead featured a sea of pink during last year’s Breast Cancer Awareness game. Survivor Angela Schultz caught the ceremonial first pass. 12.3% A woman’s lifetime risk of developing invasive breast cancer AGE: 20 30 40 50 60 70 Life 1980 1990 2000 2011 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 35 30 25 20 U.S. overall Massachusetts (top) 72% Kansas 60% Missouri 58% Wyoming (bottom) 47% 59% Within past year, women ages 40 and older
Transcript
N E W S F R O M T H E R E G I O N ’ S P R E M I E R A C A D E M I C M E D I C A L C E N T E R
ADVANCES SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
Preparing for ICD-10 Program Spotlight
2
With October just days away, the region’s premier academic medical center is preparing once again to bathe the town in pink.
It’s part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when The University of Kansas Cancer Center and The University of Kansas Hospital join with the Kansas City Chiefs and other organizations to call attention to the importance of early detection and new treat-ments. The campaign’s theme this year: “Get Your Pink On!”
About 12 percent of U.S. women develop invasive breast cancer. While the five-year survival rate has climbed to nearly 90 percent, the disease remains the second-leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women, exceeded only by lung cancer.
In addition to encouraging rou-tine self-exams, October’s events highlight the importance of annual mammograms for women over age 40, as well as advances in clinical trials, genetic testing,
surgery and reconstruction. “We continue to make huge
strides in our ability to detect and treat breast cancer,” said Carol Fabian, MD, world-renowned director of the cancer center’s Breast Cancer Prevention program. “Fortunately we have community partners like the Chiefs who help us share that information and hope with more women each year.”
Go to kcchiefs.com/pink for details of October’s activities. Some highlights: • Breast Cancer Awareness
game. Breast cancer survivors will be honored at the Chiefs Oct. 11 game. They’ll partici-pate in the coin toss and the game’s first pass. A survivor or cancer caregiver will be honored in the stadium’s Pink Seat (and at the Oct. 25 game). A raffle during the game will benefit the cancer center’s genetics counseling program.
• Pink merchandise. A por-tion of sales from Chiefs pink
merchandise purchased at the team store, along with proceeds from an auction of autographed merchandise and apparel from the Oct. 11 game, also will support the genetics counseling program.
• ‘Look Good, Feel Better.’ The week after the Oct. 11 game, breast cancer patients go to Arrowhead to receive beauty tips from cosmetologists on skin care during treatment. They’ll also meet several Chiefs players.
• BRA Day. As part of National Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day, the hospital on Oct. 21 will host several fun and educational activities at Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan. The day calls attention to the many breast reconstruction options.
Getting their PINK on
By the Numbers: Breast cancerThe number of new breast cancer cases has leveled off since rising sharply in the 1980s. And while it remains the most common cancer among women, breast cancer mortality rates have fallen, thanks to advances at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and elsewhere.
Probability of developing invasive breast cancer in the next 10 years
Arrowhead featured a sea of pink during last year’s Breast Cancer Awareness game. Survivor Angela Schultz caught the ceremonial first pass.
12.3%A woman’s lifetime risk of developing invasive breast cancer AGE: 20 30 40 50 60 70 Life 1980 1990 2000 2011
12%10%
8%6%4%2%0%
35
30
25
20 U.S. overall
Massachusetts (top) 72%
Kansas 60%
Missouri 58%
Wyoming (bottom) 47%
59%Within past year, women ages 40 and older
Events Prescription medicine drop-
off – Dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, no questions asked. The drive-through event, part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at The University of Kansas Hospital’s main entrance. No liquids, needles or other sharps can be accepted, only pills and patches.
Cancer screening – Local Masons will host a free cancer screening 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, during the Overland Park Fall Festival. The event will include skin and pros-tate cancer screenings, bone density tests and breast cancer information. The screenings are held in partnership with the Midwest Cancer Alliance and the University of Kansas Medical Center. Call 913-219-8309 for information.
Sibling positions – How can your siblings or children grow up in the same family and be so different? “Sibling position” can influence how we think, in-teract with others and navigate through a serious illness. Explore what is known about sibling positions and how it might be useful to shift to a system view of interactions. The session is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Turning Point: The Center for Hope and Healing in Leawood. Call 913-574-0900 to register.
Tumor workshop – A leading medical oncologist and her team will discuss the latest information about brain tumors, treatments, cognitive changes and coping strategies. The work-shop is 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at The University of Kansas Clinical Research Center in Fairway. Call 913-588-1227 to register.
More events are at kumed.com/event-detail.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Trained and ready for expanded codesThe days are ticking down
to Oct. 1, when the nation’s healthcare industry converts to ICD-10, a dramatically expanded system of medical codes that touches everything from billing and tracking diseases to prescrib-ing medications.
Medical diagnoses will be much more detailed. Which thumb is lacerated – the left or right? Is a broken bone a displaced or non-displaced fracture? Which coronary artery is involved in a myocardial infarction? There will be codes for each of those.
In fact, ICD-10 (which in-cludes two versions) encompasses roughly 140,000 diagnosis and procedure codes, compared to 24,000 in ICD-9-CM.
The immediate impact on pa-tients at The University of Kansas Hospital and The University of Kansas Physicians should be mod-est, though bills might show more detail due to the increased “level of specificity” in the new codes, according to Theresa Jackson, the hospital’s Health Information Management director.
More broadly, however, the change is expected to give hospitals and the healthcare
industry much better data for analysis. More codes also allow physicians to better capture ad-vances in technology and medical knowledge.
“The official launch of ICD-10 codes in the U.S. is long overdue,” said Jackson, who notes most other countries converted to ICD-10 a decade ago. “ICD-9 was developed 30 years ago, and it doesn’t accurately describe diagno-ses and procedures at the level of detail needed in managing today’s complex healthcare system.”
In preparation for Oct. 1, employees have participated in
hands-on training. Some groups have been dual-coding diagnoses (in the current and new codes) for more than a year.
Judy Bielby, a clinical assistant professor in Health Information Management at the University of Kansas Medical Center, is an ex-pert trainer of the new codes. She believes the upcoming conversion – much like Y2K worries about computers on Jan. 1, 2000 – will be much ado about nothing.
“Everybody was so concerned about Y2K and worked so hard on it,” she said, “and it went off without a hitch.”
EXPOSURE
Racing generosity NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson visited The University of Kansas Hospital’s Pediatric and Pediatric ICU units on Sept. 15. In addition to bring-ing smiles, toys and ice cream to young patients, he present-ed a $10,000 check from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation and Blue Bunny to benefit the hospital units. Johnson was in town to participate in a Sprint Cup testing session at Kansas Speedway.
To support the ICD-10 conversion at our hospital, clinical documentation improve-ment (CDI) specialists serve as the bridge between hundreds of physicians and hospital coders. Cardiothoracic surgeon Jeffrey Kramer, MD, works closely with CDI specialists Tanya Ekilah, RN, and Brenda Tatro, RN.
Treads & Threads magic for cancer careMusic … dancing … fireworks … gourmet food from more
than 20 top restaurants – it was all part of another sold-out Treads & Threads, The University of Kansas Hospital’s 14th annual fundraiser for cancer care.
Held Sept. 11 at Kansas Speedway, the black-tie gala attracted approximately 3,500 people. Proceeds support the Cambridge North Tower expansion on the hospital’s main campus, earmarked for surgical oncology. Funds also will expand and enhance the lung cancer program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
The event has raised more than $9 million over the past 14 years. Read more at treadsandthreads.org.
Show your rural Kansas photo skillsCapture the essence of Kansas and submit your photos for
the 2015 Rural Kansas Photo Contest now through Oct. 18. The contest is presented by the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Rural Health Education and Services.
Participants must be at least 18 years of age and live or work in Kansas. For information, go to kumc.edu and search “rural Kansas photo.”
New medication pump for Parkinson’s For decades, the standard treatment for patients with
Parkinson’s disease has been a medicine called carbidopa/levodopa, taken in a pill, to combat movement disorder symp-toms. Over time, however, a patient must take the medicine more often to keep the symptoms under control.
But a new FDA-approved pump is allowing Parkinson’s patients to go pill-free. Called Duopa, the small, portable pump administers the drug directly into the small intestine. Physicians call it the biggest breakthrough for Parkinson’s patients in 20 years.
“You’re providing the medication in a much more consistent form, so the patient has a more consistent improvement of symptoms during the day,” said Raj Pahwa, MD, director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at The University of Kansas Hospital.
Frankie Sumners received the pump at our hospital, just the third patient in the country to receive it. “It’s not a cure for Parkinson’s but it is a help – it improves your quality of life,” she said. “It helps you get more done and make good decisions; you’re not taking pills all day long.”
New
s Br
iefsIn the News
A recap of recent articles, TV segments and other media coverage of the region’s leading academic medical center
Which milk should you choose – NDTV, Sept. 15. With so many va-rieties of milk, some consumers are confused as to which is best. While the qualities vary among the different types, Debra Sullivan, PhD, RD, professor and chair of dietetics and nutrition at the University of Kansas Medical Center, discussed milk’s overall benefits. “We have long thought of milk as being very important for your bones and very important for your muscles,” she said. “Our latest study suggests it could be important for your brain as well.”
Children drinking hand sanitizer – The Kansas City Star, Sept. 14. Poison control centers are warning parents that children are getting drunk by drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizers. “It doesn’t take very much, less than a tablespoon, to make a child extremely drunk,” said Tama Sawyer, PharmD, director of The University of Kansas Hospital poison control center. “It’s the same concern you would have with any alcohol product.” The center has handled 153 such calls so far this year.
Physicians on a plane – The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 14. How effective is medical care on flights? Richard Gilroy, MD, medical director of liver transplantation at our hospital, was on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles when a passenger went into cardiac arrest. Gilroy, along with the help of crew and a medical intern, tried CPR for 45 minutes. “Ultimately we were not able to get him back,” said Gilroy, who also discussed the need for stan-dardized medical kits on domestic and international flights. He said airline staff were well-trained but medical equipment on board was rudimentary.
Raising awareness of sepsis – Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times, Sept. 8. As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, Steven Simpson, MD, director of pulmonary and critical care at our hospital, discussed the challenges facing caregivers. “Symptoms may often brew under the surface,” he said. “By the time symptoms surface, the scale has already tipped.” He noted many symptoms parallel those of a cold. “That is why, a lot of times, I think people don’t recognize septic shock,” he continued, “and it’s heretofore gone unrecognized at times by medical professionals.”
Red Thursday As part of the Kansas City Chiefs home-opener last week, executives from The University of Kansas Hospital teamed up with Chiefs VIPs, cheerleaders and
KC Wolf to promote the start of the season. They also sold approximately 900 Chiefs Kingdom col-lectible flags, raising more than $4,500 in support of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City. Red Thursday festivities included Bob Page (left), hospital president and CEO, and Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt.
Treads & Threads this year was led by Honorary Chairs Mark and Candice Uhlig (left) and Chairs Michelle and Peter deSilva.
One of last year’s contest prize win-ners was taken by Kevin Kirkwood in Dickinson County.
ADVANCES
is a biweekly publication produced by:
The University of Kansas Hospital Corporate Communications
2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Suite 303 Westwood, KS 66205
Greg Graves, Burns & McDonnell chair and CEO, has been elected chair of The University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board.
Graves succeeds former Farmland President Bob Honse, who had been chair since 2008 and on the board since 2000.
“Bob Honse has not only been an outstanding board chair and board member, he has also been my mentor, coach and friend,” said Bob Page, hospital president and CEO.
Graves had been vice chair of the board and heads the fundraising effort, along with his wife, Deanna, for the hospital’s new Cambridge North Tower. Graves has been on the board since 2009.
“Greg Graves brings a national and local track record for leadership in business and civic affairs,” Page said. “He will help us further our success in the metropolitan area and across the country.”
Autumn walking – September is a busy fundraising time for staff, physi-cians and students at the region’s premier academic medical center.
Hundreds of them have participated in walks in recent weeks supporting a variety of healthcare and research organizations, including the Helen Gold 5K/10K (benefiting the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center), Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Run and Yoga event, the Stroke Walk and the Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure (breast cancer).
They depend on youto be there for them.Depend on us for the region’s most reliable mammogram results.
Convenient locations, extended hours available• Westwood• Indian Creek Campus,
Overland Park• KU MedWest, Shawnee
(3D not available at this location.)
To schedule your mammogram, call 913-588-1227. Learn more at kumed.com/breastimaging.
Bob Honse (left) and Greg Graves
At the Stroke Walk, 15-month-old Charlotte Norris was ready to lead The University of Kansas Hospital team. Others on the team included (from left) the Operating Room’s Sarah Johnson and Jen Norris, Pharmacy’s Chris Norris and Spiritual Care’s Becky Johnson.
Sporting “Get Your Pink On” T-shirts at the Komen walk, The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s team included breast surgeon Jamie Wagner, DO, with general surgeon German Berbel, DO, and their children Jordi and Gabriel.
