Author: tara_kaprowy
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St. Joseph Health System CEO is leaving for Texas
The chief executive of Saint Joseph Health System is leaving his post June 1 to join a health group in Dallas. Eugene Woods, right, will become executive vice president and...
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Electronic health records are the new frontier in health care
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Just two years ago, the acronym EHR didn’t mean much to many people. But since Congress passed the health-care reform law last year, physicians...
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Second summit will shed light on health literacy
The second annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit will be held in Bowling Green Thursday and Friday. “The event will raise awareness about low health-literacy skills,” The Courier-Journal‘s Darla Carter reports....
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Parents’ insurance can now cover children up to age 26
Following the lead of the federal health-care law, Kentucky employers can now extend health coverage to their employees’ adult children. The employees will not be subject to state taxes if...
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New law on diabetes educators is only one of its kind in U.S.
The new Kentucky law requiring that diabetes educators be licensed is the only one of its kind in the country. The American Association of Diabetes Educators says the law will...
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Drink bottles, cans must now show calorie content on front
In an effort to educate people about how many calories they’re sucking back, the front labels of packaged beverages in bottles or cans of 20 ounces or less must now...
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Maine gets health-reform exemption that Kentucky also wants
Maine has been granted an exemption that Kentucky is also seeking — one that will exclude it from being subject to the health reform’s medical-care ratio rules. The ratio requirement...
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Forum on health-reform law to be held in Lexington March 21
In time for the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a forum will be held in Lexington to review the ins and outs...
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Madisonville hospital earns national award for program that helps pregnant women maintain, improve oral health
For its work in improving oral health in prenatal patients, the Center for Women’s Health at Trover Health System in Madisonville has received a national award. The William J. Gies...
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Judge rules Passport managed-care plan for Medicaid in Louisville region is subject to state Open Records Act
As Kentucky prepares to put more of its Medicaid program under a managed-care system to save money, a judge has ruled that the contractor running the program’s only managed-care plan...