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UK HealthCare Establishes Office for Value and Innovation Healthcare Delivery
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 13, 2015) -- UK HealthCare has established the Office for Value and Innovation in Healthcare Delivery (OVIHD), aiming to provide value-based care across our health system. By...
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UK Board of Trustees Approve Next Phase of Fit-Out in Patient Care Facility...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 16, 2015) -- The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees on Monday approved a plan for the next phase of the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital's Pavilion A that includes completion...
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UK Dental Students Offer Reduced-Fee Dental Screenings
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 18, 2015)– Individuals looking for a low-cost dental screening option can visit the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry on March 26 or April 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. UK...
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At Markey, Music Is a Powerful Tool in Cancer Treatment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2015)– Singing, laughing and smiling are not words that most people would associate with a cancer treatment, but for Lexington resident Bahar Aleem, it's a common experience....
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UK College of Dentistry Students Bring Home Two 2015 ADEA Preventive...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2015) - University of Kentucky College of Dentistry students Lauren Morris and Mike McQuinn are two of only 13 dental students in the nation to be awarded the 2015 American...
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Understanding Degenerative Disc Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2015) -- Back and neck pain is a common problem that affects millions of Americans. In fact, roughly 80 percent of people suffer from this type of pain at some point in their...
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Kohl's Donates $89,833 to KCH Read to Your Baby Initiative
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 23, 2015)— Kohl’s Department Stores recently donated $89,833 to Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) to support the Kohl’s Read to Your Baby program, a hospital initiative...
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Kentucky REC Launches New Round of Support for Providers Seeking to Transform...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2015) – The Kentucky Regional Extension Center(REC) hosted its second Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Kick-Off Meeting on March 13 for a group of pioneer health care...
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Silent Auction to Benefit UK's Clinic in Ecuador
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2015)– The International Federation of Medical Students Association will host a silent art auction Friday, March 27, in the atrium of the University of Kentucky's Biomedical...
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Williams Named UK HealthCare Chief Transformation and Learning Officer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 23, 2015) -- Dr. Mark V. Williams has been named chief transformation and learning officer (CTLO) for UK HealthCare as well as co-director of the newly created Office for Value...
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Match Day Reveals Next Phase of Medical Journey for UK Students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2015)— Before fourth-year University of Kentucky medical students Kenisha Webb and Tom Muse opened acceptance letters to their medical residency programs, they calculated...
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King's Daughters Medical Center Joins UK Markey Research Network
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2015)– The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced Wednesday that King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., has joined the Markey Cancer Center Research...
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MRI-Compatible Incubator Ensures Safety of Newborns, Supports Pediatric Research
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 25, 2015)— Neonatologists at Kentucky Children's Hospital (KCH) recently acquired an incubator compatible with magnetic resonance technology (MRI) to examine brain development and...
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Medical Journal Names UK Physician as Author of One of Most Important...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2015)– Dr. John H. Eichhorn, professor of Anesthesiology and Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, authored a paper...
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UK Experts to Discuss Cancer Care on KET
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2015)– Next week, KET will feature three University of Kentucky experts discussing cancer care in a set of programs that will accompany the three-part documentary series...
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First Lady Beshear, Attorney General Conway Announce Heroin Overdose Reversal...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 27, 2015) – First Lady Jane Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced Thursday that heroin/opiate overdose reversal kits will be purchased and made available to people...
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Protect Yourself and Your Family from Lead Poisoning
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2015) -- Humans discovered the usefulness of lead centuries ago. Abundantly available, easily molded and extremely resistant to corrosion, lead was considered ideal for many...
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Interprofessional Panel Debates Childhood Vaccination Policies at W.T. Young...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2015)— The controversy surrounding mandated childhood vaccinations represents a tension between policies protecting populations from disease and those upholding the American...
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UK HealthCare Celebrates Donate Life Month and New License Plate Promoting...
LEXINGTON, KY. (March 31, 2015) — UK HealthCare will kick off National Donate Life Month April 1 with a special flag-raising ceremony in front of the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital....
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The Christ Hospital Health Network Joins Markey Affiliate Network
Lexington, Ky. (April 2, 2015) - The Christ Hospital Health Network (TCHHN) in Cincinnati, Oh., announced today an affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the state's first...
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