Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Nursing-home chief: How to know when it’s time to look for one, post-pandemic, and some suggestions on what to look for
By Mary Haynes Nazareth Home President & CEO Most people wouldn’t expect social media, virtual tours, online support groups or VR training curriculum to be synonymous with modern skilled nursing...
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When settlement with opioid makers and distributors is reached, Kentucky and local governments will split it half and half
Photo: Forbes.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When a global settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors is settled, Kentucky will allocate half of any proceeds to the state...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency rated 74 Kentucky hospitals this year; 20 got one of the top two grades, 28 got one of the bottom two
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2021, with new methodology that includes fewer Kentucky hospitals. Of the 74 Kentucky...
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Rural clinics welcome fix in Medicare change that left some out
Kentucky’s rural health clinics say they welcome a recent fix to a Medicare payment change that was made unexpectedly in the American Rescue Plan Act, the pandemic relief bill passed...
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Most Ky. hospitals in patient-safety survey for national nonprofit’s twice-a-year report card again get grade of C; fewer got As
Screenshot of Leapfrog page for Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, which moved to a C from an A, shows detail for infection issues and tabs for other issues. For a larger version, click...
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It’s Nurses Month, recognizing the largest segment of health-care workers and the professionals that Americans say they trust most
Donna Meador and Delanor Manson (L-R) —– By Donna Meador and Delanor Manson Kentucky Nurses Association A little more than a year ago, none of us could have imagined anything...
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For second time, judge throws out Medicaid contracts that govern care for 1 in 3 Kentuckians, faulting state bidding process
For the second time, a Frankfort judge has thrown out the state’s $8 billion in Medicaid managed-care contracts, saying many irregularities in the second round of bidding “cast a cloud...
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New federal guidelines will let almost all providers prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder, a boon to rural Kentucky
Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...
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More than ever, numbers show a pandemic plateau, tilting down
Kentucky Health News graph shows state-reported data for the last seven months. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Is this the definition of a pandemic plateau, one with a...
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CDC: Outbreak of more contagious virus strain in nursing home began with unvaccinated employee; vaccines can prevent such
Life Care Center of Morehead (Company photo) —– In state health department video, nursing-home staff say why they got a shot. This story has been updated with comments from state officials. By...