Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Medicare cuts 19 Kentucky hospitals 1% for patient-safety issues; two in Louisville have been been penalized five years straight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The federal government is penalizing 19 Kentucky hospitals, nine more than last year, for falling short on patient safety in the fiscal...
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U of L can’t find a partner to buy Jewish Hospital, but will continue professional partnership on education, transplants etc. ‘for now’
Jewish Hospital and its Rudd Heart and Lung Center —– Failing to find the partner it says it must have, the University of Louisville has suspended efforts to buy Jewish Hospitaland the other...
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Six Kentucky nursing homes are on a formerly unpublished list of 400 poor performers around the nation
Of the six Kentucky facilities on the poor-performers list, only Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro is getting additional oversight. (Photo from the Owensboro Times) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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Study: Private insurance pays hospitals 241% more than Medicare (186% in Kentucky); suggests shift to a Medicare model
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health-care costs continue to rise for both employers and employees, one group of researchers says private insurers should move away from how they...
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1 in 5 hospital patients need care after discharge, but can have limited choices unless they know their options, columnist advises
Health columnist Trudy Lieberman —– “One in five patients across the country needs further care after discharge from a hospital,” Rural Health News Service columnist Trudy Lieberman writes. “Many times their families...
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State’s sixth annual Viral Hepatitis Conference to be held July 31
Kentucky will hold its sixth annual conference on viral hepatitis on July 31 in Lexington, three days after World Hepatitis Day. “Hepatitis in Kentucky: The Role of Professionals in Hepatitis...
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City of Pineville takes over troubled hospital, lays off half of staff, which wasn’t being paid anyway; new owner being sought
Mayor Scott Madon spoke to the crowd at the Pineville hospital while its new name was displayed. (MDN photo by Ray Welch) —– The financially troubled hospital in the Bell County...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency’s annual ratings of 94 Ky. hospitals gives the lowest score to six; only one got the highest ranking
Screenshot of Medicare’s Hospital Compare website —– The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its Overall Hospital Star Ratings for 2019, which offer a snapshot of the quality of the hospitals...
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Ky. has the second highest per-capita spending on prescription drugs, no surprise in a state that is riddled with poor health
States with top 10 average yearly per-capita expenditure on prescriptions. (The Senior List) —– A new analysis shows how much the average resident in each state spends on prescription drugs....
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Judge rules foundation that pays UK doctors and bills patients is a public agency and must follow the Kentucky Open Records Act
Kentucky.com photo —– A Fayette Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, which bills patients and collects millions of dollars for UK HealthCare doctors, is a public agency and...