By Ginger - Site Admin on
Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:52 AM
KHA will host a 340B Compliance Workshop on June 21 in Louisville. The program offers 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face credits.
Safety net hospitals struggle to stretch scarce resources to provide crucial services to their pa
tients. The 340B program is essential in ensuring that hospitals in Kentucky and nationwide are
able to continue to provide pharmacy care to its most vulnerable patients.
The subject matter experts at this interactive workshop will present valuable insights on how safety net hospitals can effectively navigate the 340B program so they can improve patient outcomes
and help low-income and rural patients access essential pharmacy services.
View the brochure for program details. Online registration...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:23 AM
The 2017 and 2018 KHA Patient Origin Reports are now available online in the Data Center section of the KHA website, www.kyha.com. Just click on the Utilization Data page of the Data Center to find them or visit www.kyha.com/online-patient-origin-report for a direct link.
To review the reports, you must obtain a special password from Chuck Warnick at KHA (cwarnick@kyha.com).
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:06 AM
The CDC considers this the third wave of overdose deaths in the growing epidemic, characterized by a surge in synthetic opioid overdoses, following prescription opioid deaths (first wave) and heroin deaths (second wave). The death rate for synthetic opioids doubled to 6.2 per 100,000 people in 2016.
Because fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, is increasingly mixed with other opioid and benzodiazepine pills, heroin and cocaine, the CDC suspects fentanyl is also contributing to rising death rates among those substances.
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Monday, May 21, 2018 9:13 AM
The
CAH Swing Bed Management Training with Supplemental Review of the UMRHRC PI/QI Measures from the
Pilot Project will be held June 6-7 at KHA Headquarters in Louisville.The program is intended to assist small rural CAH hospitals
with training for their staff to improve the quality of their swing
bed program.
It will optimize the patient outcome, increase
utilization and revenue while preventing denials for their
swing bed services. Given the longer training program, more
time than in the past will be spent on discussing day-to-day
operations.
For details, visit the event page. You can register online to secure your place in this training event. ...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Monday, May 21, 2018 8:42 AM
Russell County Hospital, located in South Central Kentucky, in the beautiful
Lake Cumberland area is in search of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The facility is looking for someone to provide the leadership, strategic
guidance and management direction to all aspects of the hospital
operations, while ensuring compliance with the hospital’s mission,
vision, values, goals, strategic direction and applicable laws and regulations.
The CEO is accountable for safe and quality patient care, developing
and managing a financially sound annual operation budget and long-term
capital expenditure plan. He or she must maintain effective relationships with the
Board of Directors, medical staff, patients, employees and the
community.
Minimum Education:
Master’s Degree in a health care related field such
as MHA/MBA preferred, or a BS/BA in a health care related with a
business related masters, or the equivalent in education and
experience.
Minimum Experience...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Thursday, May 17, 2018 10:55 AM
The University of Kentucky School of Law will host the 2018 Kentucky Health Law Institute September 13 and 14 in Lexington.
Tentative Topics Include:
Lessons Learned From Leasing: A Blueprint for Aligning Physician
Practices with Health Systems
Anatomy of a False Claim- Version 2.0
30 Years in the Trenches: A False Claims Act Litigator's Unique
Perspectives
Executive Compensation in Healthcare: Tips and Traps
Moral Dilemmas and Legal Ethics for the Healthcare Attorney
A Rock and a Hard Place: Payer Reimbursement for ED Visits
Kentucky's Independent Licensure Boards: Antitrust, KRS 13B and Due
Process
Pings that Go Bump in the Night: A Discussion of Health Care
Cybersecurity Threats, Prevention Tips, and Mitigation Tactics
Aligning Patient and Provider: Can Kentucky Be an Innovator in
Liability Reform?
Medicaid...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 8:53 AM
 The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) presented several awards during the Association’s Awards Luncheon on May 11 at the 89th Annual KHA Convention in Lexington.
The highlight of the luncheon was the installment of the 2018-2019 Chair of the KHA Board of Trustees Jane Wheatley, chief executive officer of Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. Wheatley will begin her tenure as Chair on July 1.
KHA’s Award of Excellence was presented to Sally Davenport, president and chief executive offer of Ephraim McDowell Health in Danville. This is a prestigious KHA award bestowed upon individuals who have made significant contributions to health care in Kentucky.
Davenport has an extensive background in clinical nursing and served in nurse executive roles at Ephraim McDowell...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Wednesday, May 09, 2018 8:29 AM
Don't forget, the KHA 89th Annual Convention starts tomorrow, May 10 and runs through Friday, May 11 at the Hyatt Regency and Lexington Convention Center. There will be no daily news email during Convention.
If you have not registered, on site registration is available with credit card payments.
Remember to download the Kentucky Hospital Association app to your mobile device for schedules, maps and presentations. The presentations are also available for download on the Convention web page, https://www.kyha.com/kha-annual-convention.
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Friday, May 04, 2018 8:53 AM
 KHA's mobile app is great resource for Convention and beyond! The app not only provides all the details, maps, schedules and presentations for Convention, but also includes information members can use year round!
The app includes:
Hospital Directory;
KHA Staff Directory;
Events Calendar;
Advocacy Information;
Sponsors; and
More As The App Evolves.
If you downloaded the Convention app last year, you can simply update the app on your mobile device. Sometimes after an app update, rebooting your device can be helpful.
 For new app users, visit the App Store...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Thursday, May 03, 2018 9:05 AM
There is only one week left until KHA's 89th Annual Convention at the Lexington Convention Center. The event will include two days of educational programs and excellent opportunities to network with your colleagues from around the state.
KHA's Convention registration is available on KHA's brand new website, www.kyha.com. If you have not visited and set up your account, now is the perfect opportunity to do so. If you've registered on the old site in the past, you should already have an account in the new system. Your user name will be your email address, and you just need to reset your account with a new password.
View the Convention website or Convention program...
|
By Ginger - Site Admin on
Tuesday, May 01, 2018 8:54 AM

The Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) invites your facility
to take advantage of HospitalCareers.com, a statewide recruitment platform called .
This online resource offers a cost-effective recruitment solution to
help combat workforce shortages, reduce third-party agencies, replace
ineffective forms of advertising and provide a direct link to quality
health care professionals. By utilizing HospitalCareers, hospitals can make
the most of limited budgets while saving valuable time attracting
candidates directly into their applicant tracking systems.
Benefits for Kentucky Hospitals:
Exposure through National Network
...
|