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Welcome to The University of Kansas Health System

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Welcome to The University of Kansas Health System. The University of Kansas Physicians is the largest multispecialty physician practice in Kansas partnering with The University of Kansas Hospital as The University of Kansas Health System. With 1,000+ physicians and more than 80 care locations, you are part of a world-class academic medical center. Many of our physicians also provide leading-edge care with The University of Kansas Cancer Center and lead research and academic achievement with the University of Kansas Medical Center.

You can count on the health system's marketing communications, media relations and physician relations teams to support your connections with patients, referring providers and the community.

The University of Kansas Health System health resource center provides consumers and referring physicians with a centralized point of contact that provides excellent customer service and easy access to important health system services. The center receives calls and online requests from people who want to make appointments with our physicians and routes them to the correct location.

The public may contact the health resource center at 913-588-1227 or toll-free at 844-323-1227.

Your office administrators coordinate with the physician referral and consultation center database administrator to establish your physician profile, which needs to include the following information:

  • Accepting new patients or not
  • Taking telehealth visits
  • What age groups you see
  • Confirmation that you can be found on Find a Doctor on the health system website
  • Clarification about your specialty, including whether you are a primary care physician
  • Locations you will be available for patient visits

Your administrator may provide supplemental information to the call center to assist them in directing referrals to you. Please work with your senior administrator to ensure the call center has accurate information about the scope of your practice.

You may have opportunities to share information and the nuances of your practice and specialty with the referral and consultation team directly. This can be a presentation to the whole team that helps them understand in more detail how to best route appointment requests that apply to your expertise. You may coordinate a presentation with Jana Jackson by emailing her at JJackson8@kumc.edu.

If you receive a request for comment or an invitation to appear as a guest from the media, including podcasts, blogs and video programs, contact News Director Jill Jensen Chadwick at 913-588-5246 or email MediaRelations@kumc.edu. All requests for interviews, audio or video recording in health system spaces (inpatient, clinics, etc.) must go through Media Relations, with the exception of peer-reviewed journals. This includes blogs and podcasts. In addition, all comments to the news media on behalf of the health system must be made by approved spokespersons. The media relations team acts as your personal publicist, and they must be notified before you speak to the media.

To consult with a physician or refer a patient, call 913-588-5862 or 877-588-5862.

Physician photos

Photo services uses a self-scheduling calendar for physician photos. Photos are taken 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on the first Tuesday and the third Wednesday of every month. Portrait sessions are booked in 15-minute blocks, which allows time to take the portrait and for you to choose your preferred headshot.

Once you schedule an appointment, you will receive a confirmation email that includes details on appropriate portrait attire and the location of the photo services studio. You’ll also have the option to add the appointment to your Outlook calendar.

If you need to change or cancel your appointment, the confirmation email will have links to do so. Please give at least 24 hours’ notice for any change or cancellation.

Your Find a Doctor profile

A patient-facing physician profile will appear in the physician directory on The University of Kansas Health System and, if applicable, The University of Kansas Cancer Center website(s) based on data from your physician referral form and provided photo. Details about you, such as your specialty, experience, education, photo and more are stored in your Find a Doctor profile, which is powered by Kyruus, a data management tool that allows your profile information to be easily searchable by consumers, patients and colleagues. Your leadership team will propose an initial set of conditions and treatments, as well as other identifiable data to create an initial profile. You will need to review the information we have on file and provide any necessary updates. Having an accurate, updated profile directly affects you and our patients.

Your profile helps you:

  • Appear in top Google search results for patients
  • Show up in the Find a Doctor search option on the health system’s website
  • Be selected by new patients looking for a provider
KYRUUS login screen.

Update Find a Doctor

Log in to your Find a Doctor profile with your health system username and password. Some profile data populates from other data sources and may not reflect the most up-to-date information.

Questions? Email us.

Once you are in your profile, you are welcome to change and update some areas to have it better reflect your personal practice and approach to patient care. This includes clinical keywords that reflect the conditions and symptoms you treat and the procedures and treatments you provide. You are also able to update your personal statement, expertise, languages spoken, practice locations and more, in collaboration with your senior administrator and/or your marketing database administrator.

When crafting your personal statement, try to include the following information to help your audience understand you better:

  • Your specialty and the type of patients you provide care for
  • Why you became a healthcare provider
  • Treatments or conditions you are passionate about
  • Specific honors, awards, memberships, charities
  • Languages you speak fluently besides English
  • Your hobbies and non-medical interests
  • Your philosophy of care

One of the purposes of your Find A Doctor profile is to capture the attention of prospective patients, so be sure to mention the type of care you provide in the first paragraph. Any updates you make will go through an approval process before going live to ensure the health system and your care area are appropriately recognized. If you have trouble logging in, would like additional support or have questions, please reach out to Kyruus@kumc.edu.

US News and World Report Best Hospitals badge

Still the Best Hospital

We are proud to still be the No. 1 hospital in Kansas and in Kansas City according to U.S. News & World Report – the only hospital to receive this award since its inception. As the best hospital, we deliver unmatched care and unrivaled outcomes, year after year.

Learn more about our accomplishments

Doximity

U.S. News & World Report uses Doximity, a physician networking website, to assist physicians with voting for its annual Best Hospitals and Top Medical Residency Programs rankings. You can claim your Doximity profile on Doximity.com. Be sure to include your specialty information and board certifications. If you need to request your physician photo, email Brand@kumc.edu. Learn more about how to claim your Doximity profile.

If you are eligible to participate in the U.S. News & World Report reputation portion of the survey, you will receive an email from Support@Doximity.com with a link to the annual survey. To vote for your hospital, we are recognized as University of Kansas Hospital. Voting for the U.S. News & World Report best hospital survey opens in February and runs through March. A number of surveys may drop throughout the year, so watch your inbox for Doximity notifications.

Eligible physicians must be board-certified in their specialty and have their board certification listed in Doximity by its survey deadline. Additionally, to be eligible to vote, a physician must have a US-recognized degree.

Doximity is also a HIPAA-compliant tool to network with your peers, explore continuing medical education and more. The Doximity app is also available in your device’s app store.

It is important to review your profiles to ensure you're found in the digital environment.

Healthgrades

Healthgrades provides information online about physicians, hospitals and providers. Claim your profile on Healthgrades.com and update your affiliation with the health system. Download this Healthgrades fact sheet to learn more about Healthgrades.

New physician promotion

Our goal is to support your needs and patient care. These efforts ensure a strong digital presence and practice foundation. They also allow the health system to boost your patient and provider referrals for at least 30 days. Patients and providers searching for your conditions and treatments will be offered your care on a priority basis while you onboard.

Additional new physician support

  • Physicians need to become familiar with media policies and protocols pertaining to posting on social media as a private citizen, video recording, podcast interviews, consent and documentation for patient photography, and other social media use or requests. Media policies are available on 24/7. When in doubt – reach out. Your leadership team and media relations are here to support you.

  • The media relations team interacts with the local, regional and national media and physicians at The University of Kansas Health System. They host live streams on social media channels, report on internal news and broadcast the daily Morning Medical Update on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They can also act as a personal publicist by advocating for you on your behalf. If you would like to participate in interviews or other media events, contact News Director Jill Jensen Chadwick at 913-588-5246 or MediaRelations@kumc.edu. If you are contacted by a member of the media, the health system requires you or your staff to direct them to media relations. You may contact Jill directly or notify the switchboard.

    Media policy information is available on 24/7.

  • Here, at The University of Kansas Health System, we understand the stressors and pressures that our providers experience. That’s why we created our Professional Well-Being Center (PWC). We know that while we are busy caring for others, we sometimes forget to make our own health a priority. The PWC offers a variety of services and resources to support you, including counseling services, skill development and event and crisis debriefings.

  • The health system offers an internal SharePoint site to support training on the Epic electronic medical record and reinforcement of optimal outcomes (O2). It provides access to online resources and training materials for ambulatory and inpatient physicians and nurses.

    The health system also has a SharePoint site that supports providers in the use of other technology specific to their roles. It includes information such as downtime alerts and notifications, the My Technology Resources newsletter and how to contact IT for other support needs.

  • As part of an academic medical center offering expertise in more than 200 specialties, The University of Kansas Health System partners with community and regional healthcare providers to care for patients with time-critical or complex conditions through our transfer center triage services.

    Our experienced triage nurse coordinators work with referring and accepting physicians to identify the right resources to treat the right patient at the right time. These experienced emergency care and ICU nurses are dedicated to facilitating transfers that optimize quality and efficiency.

  • The University of Kansas Health System provides telehealth services to patients in Kansas, Missouri and beyond. Telehealth visits are an essential tool for our patients. You can have meaningful interactions with your patients using a smartphone, tablet or computer. The EMR-integrated Epic Video Client platform we use to support telehealth visits offers patients a seamless connection through their MyChart accounts. Notifications alert patients to their visit and provide a link to join at the scheduled time.

    When you conduct telehealth visits, please use only the health system's approved platform. Please do not use a personal or a free public account for patient care or other work-related video visits. Our health system platform is safe and secure and protects patients’ privacy. Ensuring privacy and security is an important part of our responsibility to our patients as well as our obligation to comply with HIPAA requirements. Your health system account permits approved backgrounds, including the health system logo. If you have any questions about your account, please reach out to Steve Kropp at SKropp@KUMC.edu.

  • Your practice is invited to order you a branded white coat, other branded clothing items, business cards, collateral items and more through a health-system-provided solution called BrandIt. This user-friendly web-based tool is accessible by any kumc.edu email address by visiting BrandIt.KansasHealthSystem.com and using your single sign-on credentials. Various ready-to-order collateral is also available for download or ordering. Learn more by emailing Brand@kumc.edu.

  • The University of Kansas Health System, The University of Kansas Cancer Center and University of Kansas Medical Center all have an active social media presence. Follow us on:

    The University of Kansas Health System

    The University of Kansas Cancer Center

    University of Kansas Medical Center

    Many of our physicians use social media to promote their practices. You can use social media professionally to:

    • Build your reputation locally and nationally as a thought leader on patient care
    • Inform patients on health-related information
    • Increase patient volume

    When using social media, please remember to:

    • Be HIPAA-compliant
    • Be legal
    • Be relevant
    • Be respectful and professional

    Our social media policies are available on 24/7.

  • The marketing and corporate communications team provides strategic marketing, communications support and creative services for key health system initiatives and business strategies. Our team provides:

    • Community and event support
    • Consumer engagement
    • Creative services
    • Media and public relations
    • Physician communications
    • Physician relations strategies
    • Strategic marketing
    • Video production
    • Website and digital support

    The marketing team may feature you in a variety of marketing materials, including newsletters, the health system website, fliers and physician directory. Talk to your clinical services chief, senior administrator and/or division director for information about requesting additional marketing or communication support.

2024 Physician Relations Team

Physician relations

The physician relations team promotes positive relationships among The University of Kansas Health System, community physicians, hospitals and staff. They serve as a direct personal contact to foster efficient, reliable and accurate support to healthcare providers throughout the region. 

Meet our team

For more information, email the physician relations team at physicianrelationsteam@KUMC.edu.