This week marks National Public Health Week (NPHW). Organized annually by the American Public Health Association, NPHW works to educate the public, policymakers, and practitioners on public health issues facing our country. Amid a pandemic, it is apparent now more than ever the importance of public health. This year’s campaign […]
KHC News
Acknowledging Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Care during American Heart Month
(Note: This blog post was written by Michael Imburgia, MD, Cardiologist and Founder of Have a Heart Clinic. Have a Heart Clinic provides free cardiovascular care to those at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. February is American Heart Month, and as awareness is raised about preventing heart […]
How Gilda’s Club Threw Me an Emotional Lifeline After Cancer
(NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Ron Cooper. Ron Cooper attends Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana where they provide support for families living with cancer; men, women, and children, any type of cancer, any stage, survivorship and bereavement; all at no cost to participants. For more information please call 502-583-0075 […]
KHC 7th Annual Conference Focuses on Optimizing Health through Equity, Value, and Well-Being
2020 laid bare long-standing racial injustices and inequities that were exacerbated by the disparate impact of the pandemic. These converging crises ignited a call to action on health and healthcare equity and demonstrated the interconnectedness of our health and economic well-being and urgent need for access to high quality, safe, […]
KHC Releases 2020 Annual Report
“If we thought 2018 was historic, we weren’t at all prepared for what 2019 would bring!” I couldn’t help but chuckle when reading this phrase from a January 2020 blog post written by KHC Data Scientist Stephanie Clouser announcing the release of our 2019 annual report. At that time last […]
KHC Announces 2021 Board of Directors
The KHC saw many changes in 2021, including operating for the first time without the infrastructure and leadership of the UAW/Ford Community Healthcare Initiative. As a result, new bylaws were created for the organization, including new guidelines for KHC leadership. What was previously the Executive Committee is now the Board […]
2020 Round-up: Top Stories from the KHC
Well, 2020 certainly was a year. I think that’s the only way to state it without being negative, and this is a new year, so I want to leave the negativity where it belongs in 2020. But as challenging as last year was, at the KHC, we had much to […]
National Influenza Vaccination Week Highlights Ongoing Importance of Flu Vaccination
Every year, flu season occurs during the fall and winter in the United States. It is recommended that everyone six months and older receive a flu vaccine yearly to protect themselves from the virus. Flu vaccination can help reduce the severity of flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed obligations as […]
Kentuckiana Health Collaborative, Certilytics announce partnership to support healthcare quality measurement and transparency
Agreement will bring advanced analytics to KHC’s provider quality measures LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 1, 2020 — The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) and Certilytics, Inc. today announced a partnership to bring advanced healthcare analytics capabilities to KHC’s highly respected quality measures reporting—with the ultimate goal of improving healthcare delivery throughout Kentucky […]
