For years, hospitals and physicians have struggled with questions on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider and Systems (HCHAPS) which targets patient satisfaction by
According to Medicare, more than $6.5 billion in claims are now tied up in pending appeals. The backlog, in part can be attributed to wide-spread
Scattered throughout the Twitter feed of Shawn Jones, M.D., (@scjonesmd) are messages about the detriments of smoking. He reminds followers that Kentucky is number one
Protect Medicare payments with timely signing and closing of electronic health records More than eighty percent of physicians in the U.S. now use electronic health
For more than 30 years, I have traveled in a journey through many branches of organized medicine. I have been blessed to serve county, state
The Kentucky Medical Association has filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit filed in Franklin Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4,
Monalisa Tailor, M.D., had an on again, off again interest in medicine growing up. Dr. Tailor, an internal medicine physician at Norton Community Medical Associates:
President’s Message Nancy C. Swikert, M.D. We talked about being a leader in the June KMA Kentucky Health eNews. Leadership can begin at any stage
Meet the Mandates Former Heroin Addict: There’s Always Hope for Recovery Ivana Grahovac is living proof heroin addiction is not a death sentence. “No
