Marcie Timmerman is the Executive Director of Mental Health America of Kentucky and has been a member of the KHC for three years.
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Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Releases Community Measurement Reports, Collects Data on Opioid Prescribing
The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative is pleased to release the 2018 Community Measurement Reports, which also includes opioid prescribing data as part of the KHC’s partnership with the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE). For the last 15 years, the KHC has led the way in healthcare quality measurement and transparency through […]
Employers Mobilizing Benefits and Policy Changes in Light of COVID-19
As the coronavirus disrupts lives and businesses around the world, employers are mobilizing to support their employees and community efforts related to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and social distancing. Their approaches are not universal, with significant variations among organizations and across industries. This is among the findings of a survey from […]
Pain Symposium Kickstarts Employer Conversation on Advancing Comprehensive, Integrative, Evidence-Based Pain Management
At the peak of the opioid crisis in 2017, the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative identified substance use disorders and mental health as one of our top organizational priorities. Since then we have convened our community partners to develop several resources and educational opportunities to aid in addressing the crisis. Through this […]
Dr. Teresa Couts Leaves Kentuckiana Health Collaborative After a Decade of Exemplary Leadership
Dr. Teresa Couts and I have served together over the last decade as the Co-Directors of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) and Co-Directors of the UAW/Ford Community Healthcare Initiative (CHI). Teresa and I were often seen together and worked closely, as the nature of our work was joint in nature […]
KHC Releases ‘Opioids and the Workplace’ Online Interactive Toolkit, Addition on Pain Management
As part of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative’s (KHC) ongoing focus on high value behavioral healthcare and third year of partnership with the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE), the KHC has developed updated thier “Opioids and the Workplace: An Employer Toolkit for Supporting Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery” toolkit to now contain […]
2021 KHC 7th Annual Conference
KHC 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE March 10, 2021
Understanding Pain: the Precursor to Creating a Healthcare System to Beat the Opioid Epidemic
(Note: This guest blog post was written by Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, President and CEO of Confluent Health. Benz will speak at the KHC Pain Symposium, Moving Upstream of the Opioid Epidemic, on April 22.) At the KHC Pain Symposium next week, I’ll be presenting to employers […]
KHC Member Spotlight: Misty Roberts
Misty Roberts is the Associate Vice President of Clinical Strategy & Quality at Humana and has been a member of the KHC for four years.
