Author: Melissa Patrick
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Patient care, hospitals’ future at stake as smaller hospitals lag behind larger ones in electronic health records
Electronic health records have been hailed as a great boon to patients and health-care providers, but the next phase of their implementation poses obstacles for many small, independent hospitals, Jennifer...
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Pharmacy chain with 65 Ky. stores will stop selling tobacco
CVS Caremark pharmacies will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in all of its 7,600 U.S. stores by Oct. 1. Kentucky has 65 CVS Caremark stores. This is the...
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Study says overweight kids become overweight teens
If a child is overweight in kindergarten, she probably will be in eighth grade, says a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And if your baby was...
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Winter can be risky time for infants if ‘safe sleep practices’ are not followed, health department says; here are several safety tips
Practicing “safe sleep practices” and creating a safe environment for your baby could mean the difference between life and death during these cold winter months, the state Department for Public...
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Poor air quality can make it hard for kids to succeed in school
Poor air quality in schools can affect children’s health and inhibit their learning, one Kentucky school board heard recently as it considered a proposal to improve energy efficiency and air...
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Big majority of employees in state health plan take deal: their current information in return for breaks on out-of-pocket costs
A program that promotes preventive health care and wellness initiatives has been embraced by Kentucky state employees who chose the Living Well health insurance plan. The plan is called the...
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Deadline for applications for Kids Cancer Alliance Survivor Scholarship is April 1
Kids Cancer Alliance is taking applications for its annual Kids Cancer Alliance Survivor Scholarship, which gives young adult cancer survivors help toward their academic and professional goals. Applicants must: 1)...
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Emergency docs give Ky. ’emergency care environment’ a D grade, 47th in U.S., but a C (12th) for actual delivery of care
Kentucky’s overall emergency-care environment, including its medical-malpractice laws, is the fifth worst in the nation, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP gave Kentucky a grade of “D” and...
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$230 million expansion at Baptist Health Lexington to provide private patient rooms and updated spaces throughout
Baptist Health Lexington, formerly Central Baptist Hospital, is undergoing a $230 million expansion that will make it better, not necessarily bigger, Dan Dickson reports for Business Lexington. The expansion will...
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Kentucky Equal Justice Center, active in Obamacare signups, wins award from Consumer Reports magazine
The Kentucky Equal Justice Center, a non-profit advocacy organization most recently in the news for encouraging Obamacare enrollments, has won the Consumer Reports Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award, which includes a...