Vita-Stat LLC, a leading innovator of medication and care management software for assisting living communities and skilled nursing facilities, will expand its operation in Louisville with a more than $2.17 million investment that will create 22 full-time jobs, Gov. Matt Bevin and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced recently. “Vita-Stat has been a strong corporate partner…
UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging receives nearly $2 million from HRSA
Older adults are often burdened with a variety of health conditions, sometimes coupled with loneliness, anxiety and depression. A strategy to engage primary care practitioners in meeting behavioral health needs of older adults is at the heart of a new federal grant awarded to the University of Louisville Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging…
Jewish Hospital Shelbyville Opens Newly-Renovated Emergency Department
Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, part of KentuckyOne Health, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late February for its newly-renovated emergency department. The recent emergency department renovations were made possible by a $200,000 gift from the Colonel Harland Sanders Foundation, which was presented to the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation in September 2017. “This investment to improve…
Registration, Abstract Submission Available for Appalachian Research Day
University of Kentucky researchers and doctors work closely with communities throughout Appalachia to learn more about health issues and improve wellbeing. Appalachian Research Day, led by the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, is an opportunity to highlight community-based research that begins at the local level and builds upon relationships between people, neighborhoods, and groups…
Anthem Agrees to Fully Rescind Proposed Modifier 25 Cuts
Anthem notified the American Medical Association (AMA) that it plans to fully rescind its policy to reduce payments for E&M services reported with CPT modifier 25. The announcement follows months of push back on the policy from organized medicine, led by the AMA, which met with Anthem about the changes. Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) and…
Upcoming conference aims to educate community on child abuse prevention
The Community Collaboration for Children (CCC) Jefferson Network for Child Safety will hold its annual conference next month to help raise awareness about child abuse and neglect prevention. “It Takes a Village: Keeping Kids Safe in Our Community” will take place March 13-14 at Jefferson Community and Technical College. The conference helps to kick off…