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Publications
2015-1-HW (Link to Article): Legislative panel must support more hospital reporting of infection outbreaks. Lexington Herald Leader. Jan. 13, 2014. 2014-7-HW (Link to Article): How Ebola reveals scary gaps in U.S. health care. Lexington Herald Leader. Oct. 12, 2014. 2014-6-HW (Link to Article): Beshear moving to protect Kentuckians from health-care associated infections. Lexington Herald Leader. Sept. 15, 2014.
2014-5-HW (Link to Article): Use Hospital Rankings to Help Stay Out of Harm's Way. Lexington Herald Leader. Aug. 10, 2014. Download Complete Expanded Table 2014-4-HW (Link to Article): VA lesson: defend and deny bad health policy. Lexington Herald Leader. Jun. 22, 2014. View Op-Ed References More on Full Disclosure - Steve Kraman 2014-3-HW (Link to Article): Overuse of antibiotics aids attacks of deadly bacteria. Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 13, 2014.
2014-1-HW (Link to Article): Mandate reporting of Ky. health-care related infections. Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 13, 2014. 2013-8-HW (Link to Article): Surcharge on smokers under Ky. health reform is unfair, shortsighted. Lexington Herald Leader. Sep. 5, 2013. Lexington Herald Leader Editorial Board: Pricing smokers out of health care is bad policy. Kentucky's 40 percent surcharge is short-term gain for long-term pain Sep. 8, 2013. http://www.kentucky.com/2013/09/08/2810231/pricing-smokers-out-of-health.html
Burchett M. The Lazer.
State health-insurance exchange plans to make
smokers pay 40 percent more for coverage; varied interests object...
Sep. 9, 2013. 2013-7-HW (Link to Article): Disclosure key to curbing medical errors; UK board should demand it. Lexington Herald Leader. Aug 11, 2013. UK board responsible for hospital safety. 2013-6-HW (Link to Article): Better monitoring needed in a post-antibiotic era. Lexington Herald Leader. July 11, 2013. The case is made for public reporting of Healthcare Associated Infections and for Engagement of the Health Department. 2013-5-HW (Link to Article): Tough Diagnosis: Hospital Rankings. Lexington Herald Leader. May 12, 2013. An Op-Ed which describes the various hospital rating systems and give Kentucky Hospital Ratings. Download PDF of how Kentucky Hospitals do on these rating systems. 2013-4-HW (Link to Article): Costs soar when doctors work for hospitals. Lexington Herald Leader. April 22, 2013. The case is made to reduce hospital facility fees. View Op Ed View Op-Ed References
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2013-2-HW (Link to Article): More scrutiny on spread of infections; health care industry resists surveillance. Lexington Herald Leader. Feb. 11, 2013. Healthcare Industry Resists Surveillance. View Op-Ed References 2013-1-HW (Link to Article): Hospital Facility Fees Raise Out-of-Pocket Costs for Medicare Patients. US News & World Report. Jan 11, 2013. The case is made to reduce hospital facility fees. View Op Ed View Op-Ed References Opposing Op-Ed from American Hospital Association: View Op-Ed 2012-11-HW (Link to Article) Consumers must scrutinize details of hospital rankings. Herald Leader Lexington, Ky, Nov. 7, 2012. The Quality Measures used in different hospital ranking systems. View Op-Ed References 2012-10-HW (Link to Article) The Changing Role of the Physician. American College of Surgeons Surgical News, Oct. 23, 2012. Changing healthcare governance, fiduciary responsibility and the driving forces behind integration. View Op-Ed References 2012-9- HW (Link to Article) Assessing Changes in Reform. Courier Journal, Aug 27, 2012. Healthcare Consolidation, Integration and Oligopolies are increasing healthcare costs. View Op-Ed References View Op-Ed Text
2012-6-HW (Link to Article) 'Patients dissatisfied with unnecessary, expensive care'. Herald Leader, Lexington, Ky, June 25, 2012. There is a wide variation in the recommended medical care which is received by patients. View Op-Ed References
2012-3-HW (Link to Article) 'A tale of two cows: Why we have a cow map and not a healthcare acquired infection map. Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, Mar. 13, 2012. A parody comparing the availability of data between agriculture and healthcare. View Op-Ed References Coverage by William Heisel's Antidote: Spotting MRSA & Other Superbugs Coverage by William Heisel's Antidote: Better Definitions and Better Data 2012-2-HW (Link to Article) 'More doctors controlled by hospitals mean restricted care. Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Mar. 1, 2012. Healthcare Integration, Medicare Expenditures and the Shrinking Role of Physicians in Healthcare. View Op-Ed References See Letter to Editor by Cameron S. Schaeffer, M.D. http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/16/2112586/letters-to-editor-march-16.html 2012-1-HW (Link to Article Text) 'Hospital Infections are Underreported. Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, Jan. 31, 2012. The case is made for Public Reporting and Full Disclosure of Adverse Events and Not to Charge Patients for These Events. View Op-Ed References Link to Archived Abstract Link to Article Text 2011-9-HW (Link to Article) 'Don't Tell' Culture a Plague Health Care. Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Dec. 5, 2011. The case is made for Full Disclosure of Medical Errors. View Op-Ed References 2011-8-HW (Link to Article) One in Seven Hospitalizations Results in Harm: Hospital performance tied to Board Engagement. Medical News, Nov. 2011. View Op-Ed References 2011-7-HW (Link to Article) Outpatient Antibiotic Utilization Highest in West Virginia and Kentucky The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. Washington, DC, Nov. 17, 2011. Quoted by Charleston Daily Mail 2011-6-HW (Link to Article) Investigate staffing, infection rates at UK hospital Herald Leader. Lexington, KY, Sep. 4, 2011. 2011-5-HW (Link to Article) Public, patients have right to know hospitals' infection rates Herald leader. Lexington, KY, July 11, 2011. The case is presented for patients right to know hospital infection rates. 2011-4-HW (Link to Article Text) Tracking of Hospital Acquired Infections Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, Apr. 20, 2011 Norton Healthcare System's Award from the NQF is Outstanding. Other Kentucky hospitals should follow its example. Link to Archived Abstract Link to Article Text 2011-3-HW (Link to Article) UK Wrong To Downplay Loss of Nursing Honor Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Mar. 21, 2011 It is important for hospitals to achieve the Magnet Recognition and to participate in the Leapfrog Group Survey.
2011-2-HW (Link to Article
Text)
Revising Health Care Reform
Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, Jan. 21, 2011
The healthcare system still has significant problems with increasing
insurance premiums. 2011-1-HW (Link to Article) State Reporting on Hospital Infections - Lax, Dangerous Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Jan. 21, 2011 As other states are issuing infection reports to the public. Kentuckians are endangered buy the lack of reporting and inhibited health department oversight. View Op-Ed References
2010-5-HW (Link to
Article Text)
Health Care Strom Brewing Courier
Journal, Louisville, KY, Dec. 8, 2010
The healthcare system is still in crisis, checks and balances on quality and
costs have been weakened. 2010-4-HW (PDF) Hospital Acquired Infections Reporting and Kentucky's HAI Health Plan Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, July. 25, 2010 The State of Kentucky Needs to require hospitals to report all Hospital Acquired Infections. 2010-3-HW (Link to Article) Kentucky Should Award CONs so All Hospital Systems in The State Benefit, Not Just One Medical News - The Business of Healthcare, Louisville, KY, March. 12, 2010 The certificate of need should be abolished or placed up for bid so all facilities can benefit.
2010-2- HW (Link to Article Text)
Fight Hospital-Acquired Infections
Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, Jan. 12, 2010
The healthcare
industry can and needs to do more to prevent healthcare acquired infections. 2010-1-HW (PDF) Poor Way to Decide Who Gets Hospitals Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Jan. 11, 2010 The Certificate of Need is adversely affecting the health of residents of Jessamine County and is running up healthcare costs. 2009-3-HW (PDF) Keep Public Reporting in Reform Plan - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Oct. 4, 2009 Public reporting of healthcare acquired infections is now supported by major national medical organizations. 2009-2-HW (PDF) Stop Hospital Borne Infections Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, July 9, 2009 Public reporting of healthcare acquired infections is now in the process of implementation in 27 states. View CJ Editor's Comment on HAI 2009-1-HW (PDF) Kentucky's Certificate of Need Process Needs Overhauling- Courier Journal, Louisville, KY, January 5 2009 Kentucky's CON process for acute care facilities is frozen with decronian regulations making it impossible to build additional facilities. The State not petitioners, should decide where CONs are needed; they should place them nationally up for bid. 2008-3-HW (PDF) Hospitals Reckless to Leave Floors Short of Nurses- Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, May 28, 2008 Low levels of hospital staff has been reported by nurses and lack of facility cleanliness and responsiveness by patients. Medicare is no longer paying for preventable adverse patient outcomes, Medicaid should follow suit. 2008-2-HW (PDF) The Case for Surveillance for MRSA - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, March 21, 2008 One could argue that Medicare patient admissions in the State of Kentucky would develop 2,500 hospital acquired infections and at risk of losing between $80,000,000 to $131,000,000 in revenue. 2008-1-HW (PDF) Mandatory Reporting of MRSA and HAIs - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, Feb. 4, 2008 HAIs are more common than any other reportable disease and deaths exceed several of the causes listed in the top 10 causes of death in the US vital statistics. 2007-7-HW (PDF) Health Care Crisis Unites Disparate Groups, Interests - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, Oct. 15, 2007 Problems in Kentucky's health care system are discussed in a statewide conference. 2007-6-HW (PDF) Too Much to Expect From Too Few Nurses - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, April 16, 2007 Frontline Caregivers get little support in protecting patients. 2007-5-HW (PDF) The CON Steals Jessamine's Health Care Access - Jessamine Journal, Nicholasville Kentucky, April 12, 2007 As long as hospitals exist in Lexington, the CON is preventing Jessamine County from building a hospital. 2007-4-HW (PDF) The Fletcher Administration & Oakwood, a Sordid Affair - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky, Feb 26, 2007 Reason for outrage, scrutiny -- Fletcher aides, donors hurt Oakwood, State. 2007-4-BG (PDF) CON Law Shrinks Health-Cares Iron Triangle - Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky, Jan 8, 2007 The CON fails to lower prices or improve quality or access. 2007-3-HW (PDF) Give Public Info About Health Care Facilities - Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington Kentucky Jan 29, 2007 A call to increase the transparency of health care quality. 2007-2-HW (PDF) Medical Tourism or Creative Destruction - Courier Journal Online, Jan 18, 2007 Foreign countries are competing and trying to attract patients from the United States. 2007-1-BG (PDF) Prognosis for Ailing Health Care System Will Improve Only With Competition, Transparency - Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky, Jan 8, 2007 The high cost and low quality of the United States healthcare system 2007-1-HW (PDF) Quality Not Rising With Cost of Health Care - Herald Leader, Lexington KY, Jan 2, 2007 The high cost and low quality of the US healthcare system 2006-8-HW (PDF) Certificate of Need Unneeded - Herald Leader, Lexington KY, November 13, 2006 2006-45-BG (PDF) Eliminate CON, Embrace Competition - Bluegrass Institute, Kentucky, OCT 23, 2006 2006-7-HW (PDF) State Blocking Medical Competition - Herald Leader, Lexington KY, July 31, 2006 2006-6-HW (PDF) Health Care in Crisis: What is Wrong With Frankfort? - Jessamine Journal, Nicholasville KY July 27, 2006 2006-5-HW (PDF) Frankfort Didn't Tell Whole Story on CON Details - Commonwealth Journal, Somerset KY July 5, 2006 2006-4-HW (PDF) Certificate of Monopoly - Courier Journal, Louisville KY, June 22, 2006 2006-3-HW (PDF) Second Hospital Now Out of Reach ? - Commonwealth Journal, Somerset KY, April 26, 2006 2006-2-HW (PDF) Nursing Shortage Argument Doesn't Hold Water - Commonwealth Journal, Somerset KY, January 8, 2006 2006-1-HW (PDF) Kentucky's New Healthcare Plan - Courier Journal, Louisville KY January 3, 2006 2005-3-HW (PDF) Let Consumer Demand Ensure Adequate Nursing Staff - Herald Leader, Lexington KY November 21, 2005 2005-2-HW (PDF) Health Savings Accounts a Possible Solution for the Kentucky Health Care Crisis - Herald Leader, Lexington, KY February 26, 2005 2005-1-HW (PDF) Marriage of Managed Care, Medicaid Can Be Saved - Herald Leader, Lexington, KY January 24, 2005 2004-1-HW (PDF) RX For High Drug Costs - Herald Leader, Lexington, KY October 21, 2004
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