Kansas Healthcare Collaborative

What Kansas Healthcare Collaborative does

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) was a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization founded in 2008 and co-founded by the Kansas Medical Society and the Kansas Hospital Association. Headquartered in Kansas with 11-50 employees prior to closure, KHC served Kansas hospitals and clinics through education, quality improvement programs, and collaborative initiatives focused on patient safety, falls prevention, sepsis management, antibiotic stewardship, health equity, value-based care readiness, and population health strategies. Core offerings centered on the KHC Office Hours monthly webinar series and an extensive education archive spanning 20+ healthcare quality topics, delivered via a Zoom-based webinar platform with companion slide handouts, clinical checklists, and templates.

The organization's business model was grant-funded nonprofit distribution: KHC provided free educational webinars, clinical resources, and quality improvement frameworks to Kansas healthcare organizations, funded primarily through federal and state grants aligned with CMS quality improvement initiatives such as HIIN and HQIC. It cultivated partnerships with state agencies (KDHE), national QI networks (Compass HQIC, Health Quality Innovation Network), payors (Blue Cross Blue Shield QBRP program), and co-sponsoring organizations (KFMC Health Improvement Partners, Center for Practical Bioethics). On October 3, 2025, the KHC Board announced a complete operational transition including layoff of all staff, effectively ceasing operations due to the loss of the grant funding that historically supported its mission.

Name

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative

Legal name

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative

Website

https://khconline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative was a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization founded in 2008 that provided free educational webinars, clinical resources, and collaborative quality programs to Kansas hospitals and clinics. It ceased operations on October 3, 2025 due to loss of grant funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Quality Improvement Services

NAICS

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (BPADAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare quality improvement
• Patient safety programs
• Medical education services
• Hospital improvement network
• Clinical quality initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: KHC was primarily funded through grants to support healthcare quality improvement initiatives across Kansas hospitals and clinics. The organization operated as a non-profit collaborative.
2. Education Services: Free educational webinars and resources provided to healthcare organizations participating in quality improvement programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) was a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization that provided educational webinars, clinical resources, quality improvement frameworks, and collaborative learning programs to Kansas hospitals and clinics. It operated hospital-led initiatives such as the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) and the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) program, and ran a monthly KHC Office Hours webinar series covering topics such as falls prevention, sepsis, antimicrobial stewardship, health equity, value-based care, and population health. KHC ceased operations effective October 3, 2025, with all staff laid off due to the loss of grant funding.

Product overview

Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) offers a portfolio of healthcare quality improvement programs and educational services primarily delivered through its KHC Office Hours Series webinar program. The organization provides hospital-led initiatives through the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) and clinic-focused quality improvement support. KHC's educational content spans topics including fall prevention, sepsis management, antimicrobial stewardship, health equity, patient and family engagement, readmissions reduction, and population health strategies. The organization served Kansas healthcare organizations through grant-funded programs but announced operational transition with staff layoffs effective October 3, 2025 due to changed funding environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KHC Office Hours Series A recurring monthly educational webinar series for healthcare professionals — including clinicians, quality managers, hospital leaders, pharmacists, community health workers, and nurses — covering topics such as hypertension control, diabetes management, alternative payment models, value-based care, and population health strategies. Delivered at no cost to Kansas hospitals and clinics as part of grant-funded quality improvement programs.
• Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) A hospital-led quality improvement initiative aligned with CMS frameworks, providing Kansas hospitals with education, resources, and peer learning support to reduce preventable harms, improve patient safety outcomes, and meet quality metrics.
• Compass HQIC Partnership Program KHC's partnership role in the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor program, providing Kansas hospitals with quality improvement education and support, including support for falls prevention initiatives such as the one implemented at Southwest Medical Center.
• KHC Education Archive System A comprehensive online archive of past educational resources — including webinar recordings, slide handouts, clinical tools, templates, and checklists — organized by topic and date and covering 20+ healthcare quality improvement areas such as falls prevention, sepsis management, antibiotic stewardship, and health equity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Southwest Medical Center reduced patient falls from 16 (2020) to 9 (2021) through KHC-supported quality improvement initiatives

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kansas Medical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization of KHC. Leaders from Kansas Medical Society were actively involved in decision-making around KHC's operational transition. Contact: Rachelle Colombo, Executive Director at (785) 235-2383.
• Kansas Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization of KHC. Leaders from Kansas Hospital Association were actively involved in decision-making around KHC's operational transition. Contact: Chad Austin, President and CEO at (785) 233-7436.
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on NHSN AUR Surveillance Measure education and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives as part of the Syndromic Antimicrobial Stewardship Learning Network.
• Blue Cross Blue ShieldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBlue Cross Blue Shield QBRP Program - KHC tracked viewership for recorded education related to this quality program.
• Health Quality Innovation NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored Advance Care Planning webinar series with KHC and KFMC Health Improvement Partners.
• KFMC Health Improvement PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Advance Care Planning series and Addressing SDOH in Rural Kansas Communities initiatives.
• Compass HQICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKHC served as a partner in the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor program, providing education and support to participating Kansas hospitals including Southwest Medical Center.
• Center for Practical BioethicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored a 3-part Advance Care Planning webinar series featuring speakers from the Center for Practical Bioethics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Alliant Health Solutions: CMS QIN-QIO providing hospital quality improvement, patient safety, and value-based care education to hospitals and clinics across the Southeast - directly comparable federal-contracted model.
• Telligen: CMS QIN-QIO contractor delivering hospital quality improvement education, HIIN programming, and population health initiatives across multiple states - the same federal program structure that funded KHC.
• Mountain-Pacific Quality Health: QIN-QIO serving rural and frontier hospitals across multiple states with quality improvement education on falls, sepsis, and antimicrobial stewardship - same content domains as KHC.
• MetaStar: Wisconsin-based QIO providing hospital and clinic quality improvement education, including patient safety, value-based care, and population health - directly comparable CMS-aligned model.
• Stratis Health: Minnesota-based QIO delivering hospital quality improvement programming, patient safety initiatives, and population health education to rural and critical access hospitals.
• KFMC Health Improvement Partners: Kansas-based QIO-affiliated quality improvement organization that partnered with KHC on Advance Care Planning and rural SDOH initiatives. Operates in the same Kansas market with overlapping provider relationships.
• Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN): Multi-state HQIC partner organization delivering hospital quality improvement education and collaborative programming - directly comparable to KHC's HIIN/HQIC work. KHC co-sponsored webinars with HQIN.

Broad incumbents

• Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG): Largest QIN-QIO in the US, serving as CMS's primary quality improvement contractor across many states. Operates at significantly greater scale than KHC but in the same federal program space.
• IPRO: Established QIO serving multiple states with hospital quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical education programs - comparable federal-contracted model at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Kansas Hospital Association: Founding organization of KHC; a Kansas trade association providing hospital education, advocacy, and quality improvement support. Continues to operate and could absorb residual KHC functions.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KHCqi

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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