The Community Foundation of Louisville today announced the recipients of its 21st annual Vogt Invention and Innovation Awards. These six early-stage companies will receive $25,000 in non-dilutive grant funding, participation in a 10-week accelerator program, startup coaching, mentorship from industry veterans, strategic introductions and recognition. The program will culminate with introduction of the founders and…
McBrayer Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® in America List for 2022
After another year of providing expert, quality service to clients, 22 McBrayer PLLC attorneys have been recognized in U.S. News – Best Lawyers in America or as Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” for 2022. Since 1981, Best Lawyers has used an exclusively peer-review–based process to highlight the heights of achievement in the legal field. Best…
UnitedHealthcare uses predictive analytics to address SDOH
UnitedHealthcare has introduced the use of predictive analytics to help improve well-being, lower costs and drive engagement in clinical-intervention programs by addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) for people in some employer-sponsored benefit plans. Building on similar initiatives for UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the new capability adds the use of predictive analytics to help…
Spalding’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program earns accreditation from national agency
Spalding University’s entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has become the first OTD program in Kentucky to earn full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). Spalding’s Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy (ASOT) was notified late last month by ACOTE that the entry-level OTD program has been approved for the next seven years…
Appriss Health announces new company name—Bamboo Health
Appriss Health announced its new company name—Bamboo Health—following the acquisition of PatientPing earlier this year. Bamboo Health is focused on creating the most comprehensive and diverse care collaboration network in the country, by connecting every provider and payer to revolutionize all healthcare encounters. Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health. The new company name reflects…
Ten physicians complete Kentucky Physicians Leadership Institute
Ten physicians from across the state completed the 2021 class of the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Institute (KPLI) in August. This is the Kentucky Medical Association’s fourth class of KPLI participants, an initiative with the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care designed to enhance the leadership skills of physicians who can fill emerging leadership roles and influence…