By Ginger - Site Admin on
Friday, June 28, 2019 3:08 PM
KHA is excited to salute all 93 hospitals who have joined the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KY SOS) so far.
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 1:53 PM
 A substantial grant from the Anthem Foundation has equipped physicians
treating patients in emergency departments (EDs) across the state with new,
state-of-the-art software to help make faster, more informed treatment
decisions. The software, called EDie, was developed by Salt Lake City-based
Collective Medical Technologies and is being provided at no cost to
hospitals across the commonwealth by the Kentucky Hospital Association
(KHA) thanks to the $250,000 grant.
The partnership enables KHA member hospitals’ access to the Collective
Medical network and EDie solution, a real-time, risk-adjusted event
notification and care collaboration platform. This helps KHA members
identify and support high-risk patients in need and facilitates
collaboration of providers across care settings. As a result, the
partnership...
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Thursday, June 20, 2019 1:58 PM
The Advisory Committee for the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship was recently named and held its first meeting. The Committee will develop standards for the program and is comprised of clinical experts in emergency medicine, addictions treatment, pharmacy and nursing, along with hospital administration and a former patient. These experts, along with KHA staff, will assist participating hospitals with implementation and will gather data to track their progress.
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 2:18 PM
If a CMS surveyor showed up at your hospital tomorrow, would you know what to do? Two upcoming KHA seminars will cover the 2019 changes in the CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Hospitals have seen a significant increase in survey activity by CMS, so this is a great way to educate everyone in your hospital on all the sections in the CMS hospital manual especially ones that apply to their department.
CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation Made Easy 2019
July 17-18
Brochure
Online Registration is closed, but on site registration will be available at the venue.
Revised CMS CAH Conditions of Participation 2019: Ensuring Compliance
July 18-19
Brochure...
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Friday, June 14, 2019 1:09 PM
The Ireland Army Health Clinic will change command of the Medical Activity at Fort Knox from Colonel Kevin R. Bass to Colonel Hugh McLean on Monday, July 8 at Haszard Auditorium in Fort Knox.
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Friday, June 14, 2019 1:00 PM
 The Kentucky Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (KSHPRM)
hosted its Spring Conference on Friday, June 7 at Shaker Village in
Harrodsburg.
The conference welcomed public relations and marketers from hospitals and health systems across the
state to learn about the rapid advancements in health care marketing.
The speakers for the event included Dr. Kathy Previs (Eastern Kentucky
University), Rudy Fernandez (Creative Outhouse), Una Newman (Frederick
Swanston) and Michael Cunningham.
“This year’s Spring Conference was one of our best ever! We had four
terrific, nationally known speakers, and everyone seemed to enjoy the
networking opportunities. We always hold our KSHPRM events in interesting
and uniquely Kentucky venues, and Shaker Village may be my favorite yet,”
stated...
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Friday, June 14, 2019 12:55 PM
Earlier today, KHA submitted comments to CMS regarding the proposed fiscal year 2020 inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system rule. The comments are available to members on the Policy page of the KHA website.
KHA specifically commented on the definition of a rehabilitation physician and the proposed weighted motor score.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nancy Galvagni at KHA (ngalvagni@kyha.com).
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 3:00 PM
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 2:46 PM
Nurse leaders and HR professionals are invited to a series of brief webinars on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) presented by NCSBN. Webinar topics include:
- Overview of the Nurse Licensure Compact
- Update regarding the status of pending legislation in various states
- Explanation of Nursys, the national nurse licensure database and E-Notify
- Requirements when changing primary state of residence
- Answers to Your Questions
For more information and registration, visit https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc-meetings.htm.
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Monday, June 10, 2019 12:45 PM

The Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality (KIPSQ) will host its summer deep dive and safe table meeting on July 16 at Baptist Health Lexington. The event will also include a legal update for KIPSQ members.
ECRI Institute PSO’s Deep DiveTM: Meeting Patients’ Behavioral Health Needs in Acute Care explores how
hospitals can meet patients’ behavioral health needs in non-psychiatric areas of the hospital. Failing to meet
patients’ behavioral health needs has implications for patient safety, quality of care, occupational health, patient
and staff satisfaction, security and risk management, legal and regulatory compliance, public relations and the
organization’s operations and finances. In acute care settings, leaders should analyze how well the hospital
performs in meeting patients’ behavioral health...
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By Ginger - Site Admin on
Thursday, June 06, 2019 12:35 PM
 KHA salutes Wayne County Hospital and its CEO, Joe Murrell, MHA, FACHE, for being
the first hospital in the Cumberland District
to join the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KY SOS). Murrell joined
the program at the Cumberland District Meeting in March.
Opioid stewardship involves a coordinated effort to reduce opioid-related
harm by developing alternative means to manage pain and, when opioids are
used, assuring that opioid prescribing and patient monitoring aligns with
evidence-based guidelines. KY SOS will focus on reducing opioid
overprescribing and improving safe opioid use by providing hospitals and
health systems with education and resources on how to attain the highest
level of performance on opioid stewardship.
KHA is proud to lead the KY SOS program as hospitals commit to working...
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