Tag: technology
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UK opening new operating rooms, including high-tech hybrid
The region’s first hybrid operating room, one that adds imaging and robotics to traditional surgery, is opening this week at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The only other...
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Electronic health records are helping nurses provide better care, big study finds
Electronic health records are helping nurses get better health outcomes and are improving nursing care, the first big study on the subject has found. The study conducted by the University...
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Device lets diabetics get blood-sugar levels using Web, iPhone
Starting next week, diabetics will be able to test their blood-sugar levels using a device that instantly sends their readings to an online database that can be accessed by the...
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Cyber predators have easier access to children because of phones, video games
Child predators have it easier than ever to entice their young victims, due to the ever-growing accessibility of the Internet. “It’s a lot easier now than everybody has the Internet...
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Appalachian Regional Commission conference in Prestonsburg Sept. 7-9 to focus on improving access to health care
Featuring the insight of 42 federal, state and local health experts, officials and community leaders, the Appalachian Regional Commission‘s Healthy Families: Healthy Future conference will be held Sept. 7-9 in...
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Pediatrics academy tells parents to monitor kids’ online activities
A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics stresses children’s physicians can play a vital role in educating parents about setting limits for kids when it comes to technology like...
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Louisville doctors help woman with extremely rare condition
Louisville doctors have helped a woman with an extremely rare type of dwarfism deal with the deterioration caused by her disorder. Monica Zaring, who is one of just two women...
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Switch to electronic medical records not without concerns
Though touted as a way to improve patient care and supported by federal funding, Kentucky physicians have concerns about switching to electronic medical records. Doctors are worried about cost, lost...
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Electronic health records are the new frontier in health care
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Just two years ago, the acronym EHR didn’t mean much to many people. But since Congress passed the health-care reform law last year, physicians...
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Foundation matches Social Innovation Fund money to create grants for improving health services in seven Kentucky counties
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky today announced four equal Social Innovation Fund grants totaling $1 million to improve access to health services, reduce health risks and disparities, and promote health equity...