We solve big problems by engaging employers and healthcare stakeholders.
We believe healthcare is local and that a multi-sector collaboration approach provides the best opportunity for innovative, workable solutions to improve healthcare quality, cost and experience. Our collaborative is particularly useful in solving problems where multiple healthcare sectors can accomplish more together than alone.
Improve healthcare quality
A high value healthcare system has both high quality and reasonable pricing. It is the kind of care we want for our loved ones with equitable and exceptional outcomes that we can afford. The KHC is a community leader in healthcare measurement, quality and value work.
Make healthcare more affordable
The average employer spends $20,000 per year on healthcare for a family with the worker paying about a quarter of those premiums. Paying for the most expensive healthcare in the world does not get us better or safer care and strains government, businesses, and individuals’ budgets. Improving affordability requires employer engagement in addressing health, price, and waste in partnership with their health plans and providers.
Build healthier communities
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the WHO. The KHC has worked on a variety of community health priorities over the years including obesity, chronic disease, tobacco, and diabetes. Our most recent initiatives have focused on opioid use disorder and COVID-19.
Upcoming Events
September 14, 2021, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Community Forum: Supporting Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Through Transformational Employment
September 28, 2021, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Healthcare Equity Learning Series Session #1: Correcting Race-Based Medicine in Chronic Kidney Disease
News & Updates
Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades Announced; KHC Joins Regional Leader Program
The Leapfrog Group, a non-profit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of healthcare, recently announced the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. This is the first Hospital Safety Grades release since the KHC joined the Leapfrog Regional Leader program this summer. Regional Leaders are Leapfrog’s voice in […]
KHC Member Spotlight: Jill Keinsley
Jill KeinsleyFirst Harrison Bank Title: Executive Vice-President / Human Resources Director Member of KHC for: One month Provide a brief description of your job: I’m responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of HR-related programs at the bank. I also serve as our board’s Corporate Secretary. What are you currently working […]
A Message from KHC’s Interim President and CEO
What an honor it is to lead the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative as Interim President and CEO. I learned the value of healthcare coalitions as the Vice President of Human Resources for a multi-state company in Knoxville, Tennessee. The local coalition, Healthcare 21, coached and guided me through the process of […]
Correcting Race-Based Medicine in Chronic Kidney Disease
In the United States, 15% of the population is estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD). In Kentucky, CKD is the 8th leading cause of death, and in 2019, the CKD morality rates among the Black population was 26.4 deaths per 100,00 compared to 22.2 deaths per 100,000 for the […]
