By: Sarah Cronan Spurlock and Jennifer Henry Jackson In response to the unprecedented public health emergency presented by COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, issued a notification of enforcement discretion for telehealth remote communications effective immediately. The…
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Passport Health Plan West Louisville Health & Well-Being Campus update
Passport Health Plan, a Medicaid plan serving approximately 300,000 members across the commonwealth of Kentucky, announced progress toward finalizing a developer for its Health & Well-Being Campus and its plan to launch a Medicaid Innovation Hub as part of the project. Several Developers Submit Proposals Passport completed the first stage of its two-part developer selection…
UK Family and Community Medicine receive national award
UK launches first online social work program in state
Healthcare CEOs announce opening of Corporate Innovation Center
2020 legislative session underway in Kentucky
New Vista CEO announces retirement
UK Markey Cancer Center and Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital Announce Affiliation
SOS partners with hospitals to recover and redistribute surplus medical supplies
Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services Becomes Baptist Health Floyd
After months of transition work, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services officially became part of Baptist Health at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. The new name of the organization is Baptist Health Floyd. The binding asset purchase agreement was signed at the end of June and was approved by the Floyd County Commissioners,…
TEG Architects experiences continued growth, expands architectural staff
Baptist Health signs binding purchase agreement for Floyd Memorial
TEG Architects Expands Leadership
Stites & Harbison Promotes 15 Attorneys
Floyd Memorial Engages H2C in Their Strategic Partnership Search
Local business ranks 44th largest healthcare architectural firm in the U.S.
Floyd Memorial Wound Healing Center Recognized with National Award for Clinical Excellence
Evolent Health Expands Partnership with Passport Health Plan
Passport Health Plan and Evolent Health, a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation’s leading providers and payers, today announced that Evolent has entered into a definitive agreement to partner with the current sponsors of Passport in continuing to serve the Kentucky Medicaid market. The current sponsors, which include The University of…
Telehealth update
Sullivan University assistant program receives accreditation boost
CHFS, Home of the Innocents partner to provide transitional healthcare to foster youth
Buckley King expands into Kentucky with healthcare practice
Kentucky Health Official Invited to Share Innovative Strategies Addressing Opioid Epidemic at National Conference of State Legislatures
Tammy York Day named president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
2017 KIDS COUNT County Data Book introduces benchmarks for child well-being
Severity of future dementia burden revealed in 20 states, including Kentucky
According to new data reported at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2017) in London, multiple regions of the United States have been revealed as neurology “deserts” due to a projected chronic shortage of neurologists, and a rapid rise in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia cases. The research further shows that, due to…
AHCA and the negative impact it will have on our community
One in three adults in rural areas have arthritis
Fighting to protect Medicare
Efforts to enhance prescription drug pricing transparency gaining traction
New National Survey: Nearly 9 in 10 Seniors Satisfied with Medicare Part D
Ensuring Informed Consent, Addressing Payment Concerns
Physicians’ Responsibility to Obtain Informed Consent
Stites & Harbison Promotes Five Attorneys
Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that five attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2017. The new Members (Partners) include: Amy Baker – Atlanta office – Real Estate & Banking Service Group Baker’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate transactions and secured lending. Her practice includes the representation of national,…
Stites & Harbison Grows Environmental Practice with the Addition of Attorney Jennifer Cave
Elizabeth Bagby joins McBrayer as Director of Business Development
Managing IP Honors Stites & Harbison Attorneys on “IP Stars” 2016 List
Hospice of the Bluegrass Staff Member Accepted into Prestigious National Program
Managing IP Selects Mandy Wilson Decker to 2016 “Top 250 Women in IP” List
Doug Farnsley Earns 2016 Nathaniel Harper Award
Doug Farnsley inducted as President of the Kentucky Bar Association
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Corner Office: Meet Tom Miller, CEO of UofL Health
FAST FACTS Hometown: Birmingham, AlabamaFamily and pets: Wife, Mary; Daughters Laura and Shelly; Caring for two grand-dogs for my daughters. Hobbies: Avid golfer (single digit handicap) going to the beach, every sport, fishing, jet skiing and boating. Currently reading: “You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life,”…
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Centerstone Kentucky Stabilization Units create better outcomes for people in crisis
By Shannon White In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed The Community Mental Health Act that shifted funding and services from institutionalized settings to community-based behavioral health services. It helped people with mental illness who were “warehoused” in hospitals and institutions move back into their communities to seek treatment. However, one of the unfortunate trends…