The Kentucky Hospital Association and the American Hospital Association are appealing the ruling of a Kentucky court to the Kentucky Supreme Court. At issue is the scope of a provision in the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 which would protect hospitals…
Nope, there are no grace periods with car insurance. The second your car insurance payment is late, you are uninsured. Don’t think that you’ll be okay without insurance because you are a safe driver. Car insurance companies are required by law to notify the local…
If you’ve been to a busy pharmacy at rush hour, you know it can be an incredibly hectic environment. The number of yearly prescriptions is constantly on the rise, while the number of pharmacists is declining. Not only does this place more pressure on pharmacists,…
Researchers at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine recently looked at two years’ worth of data to determine what the effect of a norovirus outbreak may mean for a nursing home. According to the analysis, norovirus outbreaks in nursing homes may increase the…
If you were given the wrong medication at your Kentucky pharmacy, the pharmacist may have contacted you to apologize. The pharmacy is his business, he said, and anything that goes wrong is his responsibility. However, when you mentioned legal action, he may have sung a…
You researched, and visited, and talked extensively with the staff. Now your mother is in the best Kentucky nursing home you could find. Do you think your work is done? U.S. News & World Report’s Health section provides some ideas on things to keep in…