Tag: hospitals
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Federal cuts, financial instability and competition leave many rural hospitals fearing the future
Many rural hospitals could be forced to close because of cuts to the Critical Access Program and the fact that, according to the National Rural Health Association, , 41 percent...
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A culture of silence remains about medical errors, but things are slowly improving, physician-activist says
There has been a culture of silence when it comes to talking about medical errors, but things are slowly changing, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, right, in an op-ed piece in...
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Baptist-Trover hospital merger another example of trend
Though the proposed merger of Saint Joseph Health System, University Hospital and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare has grabbed recent headlines, another merger is under way, with Baptist Healthcare...
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Move to managed care involves a steep learning curve, patients and providers tell Noelle Hunter of The Morehead News
Patients and providers are “ascending a steep learning curve as they implement Medicaid managed care,” reports Noelle Hunter in a two-part series in The Morehead News. Even for a proactive...
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Merger would give Jewish and St. Mary’s $83 million for their assets, which would have to be used for charitable causes
If the much-debated merger between Saint Joseph Health System, University Hospital and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare overcomes legal obstacles, it could result in a $83 million payment for...
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University Hospital files suit saying it is not public; could affect merger, open records
Attorney General Jack Conway may have ruled it a public entity and thus subject to open-records laws, but University Hospital officials are insisting that’s not the case and have filed...
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Louisville hospital merger would be just one of dozens across the country, driven by economic and regulatory concerns
Hospitals are banding together to create organizations better able to withstand the changing tides of the economy and health-care policy. The proposed merger of Louisville’s Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s...
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Health Care Transparency and Patient Advocacy Conference to be held Nov. 11 in Lexington
Focusing on issues like hospital- and health care-acquired infections, the impact of medical errors and infections on patients, and the importance of transparency, the Health Care Transparency and Patient Advocacy...
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PIkeville Medical Center agrees to pay $36,000 to settle claim that it improperly billed Medicare
Pikeville Medical Center has agreed to pay more than $36,000, but does not have to admit any wrongdoing, to settle a lawsuit that accused it of improperly billing Medicare. The...
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Republican leader and former U of L trustee says university made poor argument that hospital isn’t public
The University of Louisville made a “terribly flawed argument” when it claimed that University Hospital was not a public entity, former U of L Trustee Bill Stone told cable channel...