Tag: University of Kentucky
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Kentucky expands Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services, but lets managed-care firms keep authority over fees
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Recent changes in Kentucky’s telehealth regulations are making it easier for providers around the state and country to deliver health-care services to Medicaid patients,...
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Markey Cancer Center at UK gets National Cancer Institute designation, opening up new treatment options for patients
The University of Kentucky annouced Friday that its Markey Cancer Center has earned a prestigious National Cancer Institute designation. With this designation, the center becomes one of 68 in the...
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10 years ago, Lexington’s smoking ban started creating a healthier city and a movement among others in Kentucky
A decade ago, Lexington took a bold step by enacted the state’s first public smoking ban, in a city that once proudly touted its status as the “World’s largest burley...
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UK Board of Trustees OKs $31 million plan to outfit another floor of new hospital with eye toward federal certification for heart work
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has given UK HealthCare the green light for its $31 million plan to outfit the eighth floor of Pavilion A at UK Chandler...
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UK HealthCare hosts ‘Women, It’s About You’ conference June 1
On June 1 UK HealthCare will present its fifth annual “Women, It’s About You” conference, which is designed to educate women with the most up-to-date information about health topics ranging...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gives UK $1 million for endowed co-chairs in rural health policy
Tyrone “Ty” Borders in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health’s Department of Health Services Management, and Brady Reynolds in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Science,...
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UK quickens drumbeat of tobacco-free policy through report line
The University of Kentucky promotes compliance and enforcement of its tobacco-free policy through a community report line, among many other measures. Although the report line was established last spring, its mention...
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Participating in a clinical trial can give patients access to advanced health care
Access to advanced care does not require big bucks or Cadillac insurance; it is offered on a limited basis through trials of new medical procedures at the University of Kentucky. ...
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UK has its pediatric heart program under review; chief is on leave, and patients are being referred to other hospitals
Kentucky Children’s Hospital at the University of Kentucky is reviewing its cardio-thoracic surgery program and referring surgical patients to other hospitals, “but the reasons why are unclear,” Brenna Angel reported...
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UK study: Old, perhaps obsolete heart drug increases deaths in patients with atrial fibrillation
A drug widely used against heart disease can increase the possibility of death when used by patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm problem, according to a study by...