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A new alliance of 10 Kentucky healthcare systems, now officially known as the Kentucky Healthcare Collaborative, has announced three primary objectives, the entity said Thursday.
The three primary areas of focus will be: raising the standards of care, addressing Kentucky's poor health statistics, and slashing the cost of care through "greater efficiencies".
Hospitals are acting on the notion that keeping violent injury from recurring will ultimately reduce their expenses and improve people's long-term health.
431 hospitals have been recognized by the Women's Choice Award company as the Best In Obstetrics for 2016, the company announced Tuesday in a statement.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a managed care service provider for government-sponsored healthcare programs, is enhancing their Medicaid benefits in Kentucky by offering several new programs aimed at preventative health, the company announced through a statement. The new benefits take effect January 1, 2016.
While the delivery of thousands of bottles of Poo-Pourri "before you go" bathroom spray to several hospitals won't solve any pressing supply chain needs, recipients of the unexpected holiday gift said the gesture doesn't stink.
Hilarity for Charity has partnered with Home Instead Senior Care to provide home care through their grant program. The nonprofit donated $1 million to support the Home Instead Senior Care Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Relief Grant Program, which provides free in-home care to families coping with Alzheimer's disease.
Hospitals in Pennsylvania have saved close to $700 million in last few years by cutting down on readmission rates and preventing unnecessary hospitalizations, according to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
WellCare Health Plans, an agency focused on providing government-sponsored managed care services, has given $13,500 in micro-grants to organizations across the state of New York.
After the last of the baby boomers become fully eligible for Medicare, the federal health program can expect significantly higher costs in 2030 both because of the high number of beneficiaries and because many are expected to be significantly less healthy than previous generations.
As hospital finance execs work to navigate pricing pressures, transitions in patient coverage and new competitors, The Advisory Board said leaders are facing several mandates to change or risk losing a lot of money.