Tag: surgery
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Surgeon UK ousted has his say in Lexington TV report
A renowned surgeon barred from practicing or teaching at the University of Kentucky for abusive behavior said in a television interview this month that “I think you have to be...
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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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Noted heart surgeon found guilty of health care fraud; exaggerated patient conditions to get Medicare payments
Dr. Richard Paulus (Ashland Independent photo) In the latest judgment of health-care fraud in Kentucky, a well-respected cardiologist in Ashland was found guilty last week of performing unnecessary heart procedures...
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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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Small, rural hospitals doing more orthopedic surgeries, but their 30-day death rate is one-third higher than that of larger hospitals
Critical-access hospitals, a linchpin of health care in rural areas, are performing many more orthopedic surgeries. But the Medicare patients who get the five most common orthopedic procedures at such...
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Online database lets you check on your surgeon; some surgeons say methodology used in analysis of data isn’t adequate
A new online database is available to help consumers choose a surgeon, but surgeons are pushing back and asking for a peer-reviewed study of the data. The searchable database, “Surgeon...
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Partial knee replacement using a robotic arm used in Ky. for first time; offers hope of longer lasting knees that feel more natural
A partial knee replacement surgery that utilizes a robotic arm was performed for the first time in Kentucky in May, Mark Hansel reports for the Northern Kentucky Tribune. RIO, Robotic Arm System (Photo...
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Student loses 175 lbs. in 14 months after gastric-sleeve surgery
Elizabeth Whitt and Don McNay Elizabeth Whitt, an Eastern Kentucky University communications major from Richmond, Ky., decided to have gastric sleeve weight loss surgery when she was 19, and now,...
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Paducah Baptist and Ashland hospitals ‘above average’ in Consumer Reports’ ratings of hospitals for heart surgery
Baptist Health Paducah(formerly Western Baptist Hospital) By Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Consumer Reports has reported ratings of hospitals for heart-valve and coronary artery bypass surgery based on hospitals’ reports to...
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St. Joseph Hospital in London will pay U.S. $16.5 million to settle malpractice suits involving unnecessary heart procedures
St. Joseph Hospital in London will pay $16.5 million to the federal government to settle charges that it got money from Medicare and the federal-state Medicaid program for unnecessary heart...