Physicians attending the AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C., last month had a lot on their minds. The 14-member Kentucky delegation was no exception.
State Launches New Assistance Application Portal
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is launching a new self-service web portal called benefind, where Kentuckians can apply online for Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, food benefits and cash assistance.
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Are you interested in learning how continuing medical education can help improve patient outcomes? Are you interested in meeting colleagues from other health systems and organizations?
If you answered yes, you might consider participating in the KMA CME Committee and Council. This committee is responsible for accrediting more than 20 organizations in the state to provide continuing medical education through the review of documents and on-site survey.
If interested, please contact Miranda Mosley at 502.814.1393 or
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Morris Weiss, MD, a cardiologist with the Medical Center Cardiologists PSC in Louisville, was interviewed on an episode of KET's "Kentucky Health" about a group of pioneering doctors and nurses who established facilities and provided services to African-Americans during the Reconstruction era and well into the 20th century.
Grant Will Fund Study Anticoagulants and LVADs
KMA member Maya Guglin, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Ventricular Assist Program at the University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute, has received a grant from device manufacturer St. Jude Medical to explore effective ways of managing anticoagulation in patients who require procedures after their LVAD implant.
Governor Reappoints KMA Member to KBWA Authority
Tad Seifert, MD, KMA member and neurologist with Norton Healthcare, has been reappointed by Governor Matt Bevin to the Boxing and Wrestling Authority that oversees all professional boxing, wrestling and full contact competitive bouts and exhibitions held in Kentucky.
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