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Healthcare Fellows enrollment now open

By David Buschman The Healthcare Fellows is the region’s only healthcare focused professional development experience that spotlights innovation and thought leadership, located in Louisville’s vast healthcare ecosystem. Since its inception in 2005, the Health Enterprises Network’s Healthcare Fellows program has provided growth and development opportunities for 321 healthcare professionals. Each year 18-24 professionals are selected…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

The Hosparus Health Physician Spotlight: Salli Elizabeth Whisman, MD

FAST FACTS FAMILY: Married to Lyman Whisman with four adult kids (Clare McCabe, Caitlin Gallaher, Emma Whisman, Avery Whisman) age 19 to 36. HOBBIES: Horses – training my kids to ride Eventers. DIY home remodeling – tiling, carpentry, gardening, reading. EDUCATION: Graduate of TLS in Lexington, Kentucky then Henry Clay High School 1979. Attended two…

Kentuckians Deserve the Right Solution for Surprise Billing

By Brent Wright, MD Congress appears to be close to passing a solution for an issue that has for too long impacted patients and providers in Kentucky and throughout the country: surprise medical billing. As lawmakers deliberate the optimal approach to separate patients from out-of-network billing disputes between healthcare providers and insurance companies, they must…

Leaders discuss Louisville’s destiny in the aging care industry

By Ben Keeton Aging care is an important component of the overall healthcare system. It is also one of the areas where our region excels. With a cluster of companies focused on Aging Innovation, the future of aging care is being set in our community. To explore what aging innovation means, we spoke with several local…

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