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Shriners Event Raises Record Amount

September 1, 2019September 4, 2019 MD-Update Staff breeder cup room, central Kentuckian, change child 's life, corporate council, Dale Wallenius, director of philanthropy, downtown Lexington, exclusive dinner, fun-filled evening, ground of Keeneland race track, healthcare excellence, Jeff ruby, Jeff Ruby 's Steakhouse, Keeneland, Keeneland entertainment center, Keeneland race track, Lexington, Lexington Shriners medical center, live auction, market president, MD-UPDATE, medical center, mission of the corporate council, pediatric orthopedic surgeon, philanthropic support, philanthropic support of Lexington Shriners medical center, potentate, record amount of donation, Shriners, Shriners CEO, Shriners event raise record amount, Shriners medical center, surgeon, Tony Lewgood, top live auction item, WesBanco

LEXINGTON “Changing Children’s Lives, One Race at a Time,” presented by the Corporate Council for Shriners Hospital for Children Medical

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News News & Events 

News – Jun 2019

June 1, 2019June 21, 2019 MD-Update Staff $, 000, 10, accreditation, alert parent, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, awareness of communication disorder, Bardstown, Bardstown Yousef Darrat, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, chi, chi saint, chief resident, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, commitment, crusade, Darrat, defibrillator management, disorder, Dr. Darrat, Dr. Darrat office, effective patient care, electrophysiology, evidence-based, external electrical cardioversion, fibrillation, good hear month, hear issue newborn, hear screen monitor, help of a generous donation, image002 Yousef Darrat, implantable defibrillator management, internal medicine, issue newborn, joint commission, Joseph, Joseph medical group, Joseph mount, late technology, Leslie Buddeke, Leslie Buddeke smart, Marshall university, MD-UPDATE, medical director, medicine, Morton, Morton center, new Shepherdsville road, newborn, newborn 's hear, News, News item, outpatient, pacemaker, portable hear screen monitor, Shepherdsville road, sleep, sleep disorder, special interest, Sterling, Sterling foundation, Sterling saint, suite 205, test hear, thin portable machine, WHAS, WHAS crusade, Yousef Darrat

SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO MD-UPDATE > news@md-update.com Yousef Darrat, MD, Joins CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group – Cardiology in

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Colon Cancer Screenings Increase

March 1, 2019March 21, 2019 MD-Update Staff ACA, adoption of the affordable Care act, cancer, colon, colon cancer, colon cancer screen increase, colorectal, colorectal surgeon, impact of colon cancer, journal of the American college of surgeon, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Kentucky cabinet, Kentucky cancer registry, Kentucky hospital discharge database, Kentucky study, MD-UPDATE, Medicaid, Medicaid expansion, Medicaid patient, News item, outcome of colon cancer, post-expansion, Pre-ACA Medicaid expansion, screen, surgeon, UK Markey, UK Markey cancer center, university of Kentucky study

LEXINGTON A University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link

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News News & Events 

News – Jan 2019

January 1, 2019February 15, 2019 MD-Update Staff ACC, acclaim, accreditation, ambulatory surgery center, American college, American college of cardiology, AMGA, AMGA acclaim award honoree, APRN, baptist health, baptist health center, baptist medical group, bariatrics, cardiology, cardiology fellowship, cath, Cath lab accreditation, central Kentucky, CEO Andrew Henderson, chronic health condition, clinic, diagnostics center, Direct-To-Employer, Direct-To-Employer program, donation, donor, Dr. Erin Moore, educator, fellowship, flagship, group practice, health center, health condition, health family nurse practitioner, healthcare, Healthcare property, honoree, hospital receive cardiac Cath lab accreditation, internal medicine, Jewish hospital, Kentucky, Kentucky university, kidney, kidney donation, kidney transplant, lab, large group practice, Lexington, Lexington baptist health, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic location, Lexington clinic partner, Lexington clinic veteran, Lexington clinic welcome, Lexington Lexington, Lexington Lexington clinic, Lexington Robert Sawyer, live kidney donation, Louisville, MD-UPDATE, Md., medical degree, medical group, medical weight loss, medicine, Meyerson, network of provider, new chief, new chief of thoracic surgery, News, News item, Nicholasville, Nicholasville road, nurse, nurse experience, outcome, partnership, PCI, photo, physical location of Jessamine, physician, preventive care, proven record of excellence, provider, record-setting, rural health family nurse practitioner, rust, Sawyer, suite, surgery, thoracic surgery, Trager, Trager transplant center, transplant, UK HealthCare, university of Cincinnati, university of Kentucky, university of Louisville, weight-loss

SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO MD-UPDATE > news@md-update.com Lexington Clinic Partners with Flagship Healthcare Properties LEXINGTON Lexington Clinic and Flagship

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Events News & Events 

Events – Dec 2018

December 1, 2018February 15, 2019 MD-Update Staff Abby Laub image002, Abby Laub image002 photo, anesthesiologist, Babbage Cofounder image005, Babbage Cofounder image005 photo, Bob Babbage, Bob hall, breast health, central Kentucky business leader, CEO, CFRE, chair of board of director, corporate council, corporate council member, Danesh Mazloomdoost, David Fitts, David Fitts photography, David Stigers, downtown Lexington, gala, gala help fund facility project, Gil Dunn, image001 photo, image003 photo, image004 photo, image006 photo, image007 photo, image008 photo, Iris Gutierrez, Jeff, Joe Omielan, Joe Omielan Bruce Tassin, Joe Omielan David Blake, Joe Omielan Drs., Joe Omielan Gil Dunn, Joe Omielan Julia, Joe Omielan Laura Babbage, Joe Omielan Stephen Hillenmeyer, John M. Harris, Joseph, Joseph east, Joseph hospital, Joseph hospital foundation, Karen Hillenmeyer, Kentucky, Kentucky academy, Kentucky academy of physician assistant, Kentucky business leader, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, KentuckyOne health breast, Kevin, Kim, LCSW, Leslie Buddeke, Leslie Buddeke smart, Lexington, Lexington center, M., MD-UPDATE, Md. Gastroenterologist Kathleen, Md. Gastroenterologist Kathleen R., neurologist, orthopedic surgeon, patient financial assistance, pedobarograph, photo, photography, physician, physician of the year, physician of the year award, practitioner of the year award, R., Shriners, Shriners medical center, star gala, Stars, Stars gala break record, surgeon, Susan Blake, Todd, VP, Wellward, Wellward regenerative medicine

STARS Gala Breaks Record LEXINGTON The 30th annual STARS Gala, benefiting Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation was Saturday November 10, 2018

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Special Section 

U of L Depression Center: Depression and Anxiety Disorders

December 1, 2018February 15, 2019 MD-Update Staff A., anxiety, anxiety disorder, anxiety-related disorder, Care excellence, chair of experimental psychology, Clark, Clark 's presentation, conference of the U, conference of the university of Louisville depression center, David A., depression, depression center, director of the U, disorder, enormous progress, evidence-based, experimental psychology, Gil Dunn, Gil Dunn David, Gil Dunn David A., H., IAPT, illness, image001 photo, image002 photo, Louisville depression center, MD-UPDATE, MD-Update mental Wellness columnist, mental illness, PhD, psychological therapy, psychological treatment research, PsyD, therapist, therapy, therapy session, translate science, treatment research, typed therapy session, U, video-conferenced, wellness columnist

LOUISVILLE The 12th Annual Conference of the University of Louisville Depression Center was held on November 1–2, 2018. David A.

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News News & Events 

News – Dec 2018

December 1, 2018December 28, 2018 MD-Update Staff A grade, A., accreditation, accreditation program, advanced laparoscopic, American college, American Gastroenterological association, arthritis, baptist health, bariatric, bariatric surgery, Blair, blood flow, board-certified, board-eligible, breast, breast center, breast disease, breast program, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer center, CDC, CDC recognition, center accreditation, chief resident, clinic, Daryl Nisbett, diabetes, diabetes prevention program, disease control, disease management, doctor, doctor of medicine, family medicine, fellowship, gastroenterological, Gastroenterological association, gastroenterology, general surgery, Grade, hospital safety, image001 Mathis, injection, Inova Fairfax medical center, internal medicine, J., James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Kendrick, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, KentuckyOne surgical associate, Kim, laparoscopic, leapfrog, leapfrog group, Lexington, Lexington baptist health, Lexington clinic, Lexington Rachel Mathis, Lifeline®, Lifeline® heart attack, Lifeline® heart attack receive center accreditation, Louisiana state university, Louisville, Mathis, MD-UPDATE, Md., medical degree, medicine, NAPBC, NAPBC accreditation, national conference, News, News item, obesity, obesity center, oncology, osteopathic medicine, physician, prevention, recognition, residency, resident education, resident research award, rheumatology, safety, Sizemore, specialist, surgery, surgical associate, surgical education, surgical fellowship, U, undergraduate, undergraduate degree, university of Kentucky, wellness

SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO MD-UPDATE > news@md-update.com Physicians Join KentuckyOne Surgical Associates in Lexington LEXINGTON Rachel Mathis, MD, has

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Events News & Events 

Events – Nov 2018

November 1, 2018December 28, 2018 MD-Update Staff 23-year-olds, Allie card, Amy Williams, baby health service, breast, breast cancer screen, cancer, Cassandra Bragg, central Kentucky charity, color of courage, courage, Dr. Greg Grau, event raise fund, flu, Gil Dunn, Gil Dunn friend, Gil Dunn image002, Gil Dunn image002 photo, Gil Dunn Jessica Ballesteros, Gil Dunn make yes, Gil Dunn support, Gil Dunn twin sister, Gil Dunn UK, Gil Dunn UK college, Gil Dunn UK college of medicine student attend, Gil Dunn walk, golf, Gretchen King, Holly Hinson, Holly Hinson Lara MacGregor, hope scarf, Houston Oaks, Houston Oaks golf course, HR team, image001 photo, image003 photo, image004 photo, image005 photo, image006 photo, image007 photo, image008 photo, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, John Collins, Joseph, Joseph hospital foundation, Kentucky, Kentucky CancerLink, Kentucky charity, Kentucky orthopedic associate, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health radiology, KMA, Ky., Lara MacGregor, Leslie Buddeke, Leslie Buddeke smart, Lexington, Lexington medical society, Lexington medical society foundation golf tournament, Lexus of Lexington, LMS, LMS foundation golf tournament, LMS-VP, M2, M3, M4, Mamata Majmundar, MAMM, MD-UPDATE, medicine student attend, Meredith herald, Nicholasville, Nicholasville hundred, Nicholasville hundred of supporter, past president, past president 's dinner, Peggy, photo, physician, president 's dinner, R.J. Corman, R.J. Corman railroad group, R.J. Corman railroad group headquarters, Richard Budde, Sami Humphrey, Sarah Ritchie, scarf, screen, society foundation golf tournament, St. Joseph east breast, tournament, Tran, Tuyen Tran, underinsured patient, underinsured woman, WesBanco, Wilmore university, yes

Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation Holds 4th Annual Yes, Mamm! 5K NICHOLASVILLE Hundreds of supporters joined 450 runners on Saturday, October

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News News & Events 

News – Nov 2018

November 1, 2018November 9, 2018 MD-Update Staff American college, Aurora, Aurora health, baptist health, board-eligible, cancer, cancer care, chief medical officer, chief resident, chief strategy officer, Claire fish, clinic, clinical trial, clinician, designation, doctorate, doctorate of osteopathic medicine degree, Dr. fish, Dr. Prather, Dr. Roesch, Edriss, Elizabethtown, five, five year grant, Gerard, Greg Gerard, group hospital medicine, group woman 's care, gynecology, Hardin, Hardin county, healthcare, HMH, image001 Clair, image001 Clair fish, image002 Lyndsey Roesch, image003 Taylor Stai, initiative, internal medicine, internal medicine internship, Jody Prather, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington medical group, Louisville, Lyndsey Roesch, Madisonville, Markey, MD-UPDATE, Md., medical center, medical degree, medical group, medical group hospital medicine, medical group woman 's care, medicine, medicine internship, member of the American college of obstetrics, MHA, NCI, NCI designation, NCI-designated, NCI-designated cancer center, new provider, News, News item, Nicholasville, Nicholasville road, obstetrics, osteopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine degree, pediatrics, pediatrics department, physician, population health, Prather, precision, president of baptist health, provider, Prusick, pulmonary associate, regional medical center, renewal, residency, Richmond, strategy, strategy officer, suite 704, surgery, Taylor Stai, Trover, Trover clinic, UK Markey, UK Markey cancer center, university of Kentucky, university of Pikeville, vice president

BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON MEDICAL GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW PROVIDERS Claire Fish, DO, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Women’s Care at

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Legal 

Kentucky’s New Telehealth Act

September 1, 2018November 9, 2018 Sarah Charles Wright act amends, act means, authorization, brief overview of Senate Bill 112, care law, care provider, communication technology, comprehensive change, confidentiality, coverage, deny coverage, deny coverage of telehealth service, electronic medium, exclude coverage, exclude coverage of telehealth service, face-to-face, healthcare, healthcare coverage, healthcare provider, I, Kentucky, Kentucky 's managed care law, Kentucky 's new Telehealth act, Kentucky 's telehealth law, Kentucky Medicaid, Kentucky Medicaid participate provider, Kentucky Medicaid provider, Kentucky physician, Kentucky Telehealth, Kentucky telehealth law, Kentucky Telehealth network, Kentucky.1, list of Kentucky Medicaid participate provider, MD-UPDATE, Medicaid, Medicaid MCOs, Medicaid patient, Medicaid patient 's primary care provider, Medicaid recipient, Medicaid.4, Medicaid.4 specific, new definition, new section of the Kentucky, out-of-state, patient 's health, payer, physician, physician use of telehealth2, prior authorization, provider, SB 112, Senate Bill 112, specialist, statute, statute cover, telehealth, telehealth definition, telehealth service, telehealth2, Telehealth3, telemedicine, treat patient, use of telehealth

Back in 2014, I wrote an article for MD-Update about treating patients by “telehealth” in Kentucky.1 While Kentucky was one

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