By Muhammad Lukman Saturday, May 20, 2017 Congress federal spending health care access health insurance hospitals Medicaid Paul tells doctors and officials at Ashland hospital, a beneficiary of Medicaid expansion, that the country can't afford to keep it Sen. Rand Paul at the hospital. ( Daily Independent photo by Rachel Adkins) The nation can't afford to continue the expansion of Medica...
By Muhammad Lukman Friday, May 19, 2017 county health hospitals smoking smoking ban smoking ordinances tobacco tobacco prevention Second town in tobacco-loving Grayson County goes smoke-free; local Population Health Committee's efforts helped Clarkson , in Grayson County ( Wikipedia map) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two of the three towns in Grayson County now have smo...
By Muhammad Lukman Friday, May 12, 2017 hospitals Financially strained KentuckyOne Health to sell most Louisville-area facilities, shift focus to Central and Eastern Kentucky " KentuckyOne Health , the once-dominant hospital system across the state, announced Friday that it will sell off Jewish Hospital and...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, May 9, 2017 consumers doctors health insurance health journalism hospitals Internet lobbying physicians state governments Price transparency in health care is thwarted by providers and others who want to keep deals secret; crowdsourcing may help Trudy Lieberman People seeking information on costs of health procedures are frustrated by the lack of clarity from medical providers. Thing...
By Muhammad Lukman Wednesday, April 19, 2017 hospitals jobs nursing University of Louisville KentuckyOne Health announces another round of layoffs at hospitals, says most will be in corporate service jobs KentuckyOne Health is laying off 150 people at its hospitals around the state, and 100 others will be transferred to the University of Louis...
By Muhammad Lukman Wednesday, April 12, 2017 health rankings hospital safety hospitals patients safety Nonprofit grades hospitals on patient safety; Ky. improves slightly in national rank, but Louisville hospitals still get near-failing scores University of Louisville Hospital reminds visitors and workers to wash their hands to stop infections. By Traci Thomas Kentucky Health News...
By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, April 9, 2017 hospitals medical education nurses nursing Some hospitals in Kentucky can't find enough nurses Editor's note: A longer version of this story was published April 4. Highlands Regional Medical Center nursing interns By Melissa Patri...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, April 4, 2017 chronic disease hospitals jobs nurses nursing rural health rural hospitals Some hospitals in Kentucky can't find enough nurses; they and nursing colleges work toward short-term and long-term solutions Highlands Regional Medical Center nursing interns (photo provided) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While studies show Kentucky will ...