Shannan Flach

Shannan Flach serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program at Wichita State University while holding the position of Vice President of Health Care Finance and Reimbursement for the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA).

Her educational background:

• Accounting from Kansas State University
• Health Care Administration from Bellevue University

Ms. Flach specializes in healthcare financial systems, with deep expertise in hospital reimbursement methodologies, revenue cycle optimization, and insurance payer negotiations. She actively advocates for effective billing and collection practices across Kansas hospitals, leveraging her 13-year executive experience as CEO and CFO of multiple facilities where she transformed negative-margin operations into financially stable institutions between 2008 and 2021. Her current work focuses on educating hospital administrators through KHA on sustainable financial practices within complex healthcare ecosystems.