3+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn't asking whether treatment was available. Through tears, she was asking whether anyone would judge her for needing it. She had been referred to the hospital for help…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (511+ words) For decades, public health campaigns have warned citizens about the dangers of smoking — yet in Virginia, smoke remained a hazard inside operating rooms until recently. Surgical smoke is generated when electrosurgical pencils or lasers are used to cut tissue and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (175+ words) Leading Virginia Community Services Board selects Qualifacts’ Credible EHR to unify systems, reduce administrative burden, and support expanded care delivery. Greater Reach CSB selected the Qualifacts Credible electronic health record (EHR) platform to transition from separate clinical and billing systems…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (750+ words) PADUCAH — A recent study by the United Health Foundation placed Kentucky 48th in the nation for senior health, highlighting issues such as food insecurity and early mortality rates. From 2022 to 2023, the study found that rates of food insecurity climbed from 7.7% of…...

4+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (443+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Nurses nationwide are retiring or leaving the profession early due to burnout faster than nursing programs across the country can replace them. Now Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding its nursing program to help address a statewide shortage of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (294+ words) A new report suggests Virginia’s nonprofit hospital systems aren’t spending enough to treat the poor. But the hospital systems say they spend hundreds of millions on that care. But Grabert says that program is being abused. “About 120% more is invested…...

5+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (206+ words) A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ask that mental health assessments be made available for all public school students from grades 6-12 in Virginia. The bill, HB355, directs the advisory School Health Services Committee to work with the Virginia Department of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (410+ words) SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (WFXR) – Eileen O’Grady with Public Citizen, which calls itself a non-profit consumer advocacy group, posted an article in late March highlighting what she said are the future impacts of Medicaid cuts on local hospitals across the country over…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (503+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is advancing legislation through this year's General Assembly aimed at reducing prescription drug prices by targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the industry middlemen they say drive up costs through an opaque system....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (201+ words) Members of the Virginia General Assembly are trying to get a prescription for savings. "They affect us all, yet they remain hidden," says Delegate Katrina Callsen, a Democrat from Albemarle County talking about pharmacy benefit managers. "They negotiate rebates for…...