Tag: patients
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Medicare cuts 11 Ky. hospitals for patient-safety issues; repeaters in Louisville, Danville, Hopkinsville, Lexington, Paducah, Florence
The federal government is penalizing 11 Kentucky hospitals for falling short on patient safety in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, two more than last year. Medicare has imposed...
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Ideas for patient safety: collaboration, transparency, more nurses in hospitals and nursing homes, surgical patients’ risk awareness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Patient safety was the topic at the 2016 HealthWatch USA conference this month in Lexington, with health advocates calling for a more collaborative and...
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Nonprofit grades hospitals on patient safety; the 52 ranked in Ky. improved slightly, but the state still ranks relatively low
By Traci Thomas Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that rates hospitals released its patient-safety scores Monday, giving most Kentucky hospitals a ‘B’ or ‘C’. The scores are similar to...
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Feds issue ratings on 3,662 hospitals, 82 in Ky.; none get top rank, 16 get second rank; industry says ratings oversimplify
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday released its Overall Hospital Star Ratings, just two days after two U.S. House members introduced a...
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State inspection says poor nursing at University of Louisville Hospital endangered three patients out of 24 cases reviewed
A state inspection of the University of Louisville Hospital has found that shortcomings in nursing endangered three patients. “A dozen nurses and doctors also told state inspectors that nursing and...
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If you’re having surgery, there are things you can do to make sure it’s successful; topic of online discussion Wednesday, Jan. 20
Will you be having surgery soon? Did you know that you can help make sure it is completely successful? “How Patients Can Make Their Surgery Safer” is the topic of...
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Conference focuses attention on importance of patient- and family-centered care, health education, communication
Health education, communicating with physicians, and patient- and family-centered care that empowers patients to be their own best health advocates, were some of the topics discussed at the Health Watch...
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CEO of Somerset hospital, rated by Consumer Reports as clearly the least safe in Kentucky, is resigning
Mark Brenzel (Photo via Somerset Commonwealth Journal) The CEO of the Kentucky hospital with by far the lowest safety rating from Consumer Reports magazine is resigning. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is...
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Health care’s culture doesn’t encourage doctors to report medical errors of colleagues; article says patients should come first
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Doctors are often aware of their colleagues’ medical errors, but fail to report them because of a culture that does not support or encourage...
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Prescriptions for better health care and health: empowering patients, increasing health education and collaboration
By Melissa Patrick University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications The importance of empowering patients, increasing health education and collaboration were a few of the topics discussed at the...