Tracy House, KHP Outpatient Care Coordinator, developed a working relationship with an elderly couple from London, Ky. last year. The couple was referred to KHP through their Humana MA insurance and the Humana nurse who visits monthly. Right away, Tracy was able to help connect with United Way to get the couple a ramp, begin…
Increase Annual Wellness Visits: Coburn Shares 5 Best Practices
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Dr. Thomas Coburn has successfully used Annual Wellness Visits as a tool to close gaps and improve care for his patients at greatest risk. We spent a few minutes with Dr. Coburn to talk about how the visits are making a difference in his practice. He shared how his office has hardwired these 5 best…
Consider “Deprescribing”: Three Important Steps
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Deprescribing refers to the process of discontinuing the usage of an inappropriate or unnecessary medication. Patients are often prescribed a medication for a legitimate ongoing medical conditions, but with no intent of using that medication for the remainder of their lifetime. The purpose of de-prescribing is to manage polypharmacy and improve health outcomes. Some people…
KentuckyOne Health Partners Achieves “Elite 5-Star” Status from America’s Physician Group
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KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP), the state’s largest accountable care organization, has again achieved Elite 5-Star status from America’s Physician Group (APG), the nation’s leading professional association for accountable physician groups. KHP is one of only 87 organizations nationally, and the only group in Kentucky, to achieve the coveted Elite honor in 2018. The organization also…
KHP Shares Secrets on 5 Years of Lowering Employer Health Costs at State Conference
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KHP leaders were asked to share success tactics at upcoming meeting of HR/Benefits state association. Don Lovasz, Dorothy Lockhart and Carrie Schanen will be breakout speakers at the upcoming statewide Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference in Louisville this week. The trio will be sharing KHP’s success in lowering employer medical spend through efforts…
3 Reasons Providers Should Call the KHP Care Management Team
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KentuckyOne Health Partners providers and offices have access to an outstanding care management team to help support your challenging patients. “We encourage you to reach out to the KHP Care Management team anytime,” said Amy O’Connell, APRN, Advanced Practice Clinician for KHP. “However, consider these three reasons you should give KHP a call:” 1. High…
Warn Your Patients: 10 Photosensitive Medications
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Summertime is here and with it brings a perfect opportunity to remind your patients not only about the importance of sun protection but also medications they are taking which could make them more sensitive to the sun’s rays. According to Carrie Schanen, KHP Managed Care Pharmacist, research shows that unprotected skin can be damaged by…
Health Coach Helps Reconnect Patient and PCP for Wellness Exam
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RN Health Coach Sherria Robinson received a risk stratification on a patient with multiple diagnoses and a projected high medical spend for the calendar year. About two months after reaching out, Sherria finally received a call back from the patient inquiring about how KHP might be able to help. The patient shared she has difficulty…
KHP Patient Outreach Leads to Unique New EMS Partnership in Lexington
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As a result of helping a patient who was a frequent emergency department visitor, the KHP Care Management Team identified a new opportunity to work with Lexington EMS. The new partnership is already proving to be a great success. KHP RN Health Coach Teresa Crowell and Outpatient Care Coordinator/Social Worker Elizabeth Atkins received a referral…
Back to School Exams Offer Huge Opportunity: Schedule Your Patients Now
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We know that annual preventive visits for adolescents and children drive better health and value for patients, and lead to higher performance scores for providers – that’s why this important exam is a quality metric in many value-based contracts. School will be back in session in just one month, so get your younger patients scheduled…