2013 Conference Presentations
"Seize the Opportunity of Health Care Reform" | Gregory Carlton
"Countdown to ICD-10" | Michell Yaden
"An Update on KASPER" | Jill E. Lee
"How to Recognize Drug Abuse and Dependence in Patients" | Greg L. Jones, MD
"Update on Emergency Preparedness for KY Hospital and Healthcare Systems: A Panel Discussion" | Richard Bartlett, Sharon Fields, Rebecca Patton, and Terry Stewart
"CAH OIG Report and Recommendations" | Elizabeth G. Cobb
"Federal Update: Kentucky Rural Health Association" | Brock Slabach
"HPP Region 8" | Terry Stewart
2013 Newspaper Reporting Contest winners
The Kentucky Rural Health Association recently announced the winners of its 2013 Newspaper Reporting Contest awards. The reporters who were recognized during KRHA’s 15th Annual Conference, held September 26-27 in Bowling Green, were:
- Daily, Best Story: Nick Tabor, The Kentucky New Era, for his article titled “Blood trail: A circuitous journey from donors to patients”;
- Non-daily, Best Series: Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal, for her four-part series titled “Prescription for Tragedy”; and
- Non-daily, Best Story: Amelia Holliday, The Hazard Herald, for her story “Health rankings reveal Perry as second unhealthiest county”.