Month: August 2011
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Rural hospitals to get federal help for recruiting physicians
Critical-access hospitals will get help recruiting physicians to their rural areas through an expanded loan repayment program that is part of President Obama’s new jobs initiative for rural America. The...
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U of L physicians’ group drops open-records appeal, but C-J may still not get records
An organization representing University of Louisville doctors who were trying to keep their financial records private dropped its lawsuit appealing an adverse open-records decision Tuesday. In April, Attorney General Jack...
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Data leaks are a risk with electronic health records; state says it has safeguards to protect privacy
As hospitals and other health-care providers in Kentucky and across the country are adopting electronic health records to save money and improve care, they do so at some risk. The medical...
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Move to managed care on track for Oct. 1, secretary says
Despite a recent request to delay by an advisory council, and a low number of signups by hospitals so far, the move to managed care for Kentucky’s Medicaid patients should...
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UK Extension Service launches online challenge to improve physical and financial wellness
The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service has created an online challenge designed to help people improve their health and financial status. The Kentucky Fall 2011 Small Steps to Health...
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Stumbo asks for records pertaining to pain pill tracking efforts; Herald-Leader supports move
Update, Aug. 29: The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure may not be tracking the prescribing practices of the state’s doctors, but that’s because it can’t, asserts a past president of...
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CDC hands out $49 million in public health grants; Kentucky gets more than $800k
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued $49 million in grants to improve public health, $815,000 of which is earmarked for Kentucky. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and...
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Kentucky ranks 41st in nation for child welfare, report finds
“In the face of poverty and other economic woes, Kentucky is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to children’s health,” reports Jenna Mink of Bowling...
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UK gets $7 million for Alzheimer’s research
The University of Kentucky has received a $7 million grant to continue its research on Alzheimer’s disease. The research is conducted at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and involves clinical...
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Licensing board needs to step up its game against pain-pill docs, Stumbo says
If the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure doesn’t increase its oversight on doctors who prescribe excessive amounts of pain pills, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Tuesday he’ll find an agency...