Kentucky 45th in the
Nation for Healthcare*

*Source The Commonwealth Fund

Sponsoring Organizations
 
Health Watch USA
(A designated "Community Leader" for Value-Driven Healthcare by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.)

Consumers Union (Publisher of Consumer Reports)
Laurel Co. Medical Society
Pulaski Co. Medical Society
Kentucky Watch

Participating Organizations
Kentuckians for Nursing
Home Reform

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Subscribe to Health Watch USA's Newsletter !! Lexington Herald Leader Op-Ed 'Never Events & Nurse Staffing Levels.'   Comments on Healthcare Transparency from Unions, Chambers and Business Organizations (US Dept of Health and Human Services) Website Venders:  For Vender space layout and cost view conference layout page. If you would like to have a vender booth at the 2008 healthcare conference please contact: info@healthconference.org	2008 Keynote Speakers
	Nancy Wilson, MD, MPH Joint Senior Advisor to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and CMS.  Find out what AHRQ has planned to promote transparency.
	Marvin Feit, PhD Editor Journal of Health and Social Policy.
	Lisa McGiffert Director of the Consumer Union's (Consumer Reports) project on public disclosure of health care acquired infections.
	Ken Connor, JD  Chairman Center for a Just Society. Legal Counsel involved in Erin Brockovich's efforts to recoup federal payments for never events.   Legal Counsel for Governor Jeb Bush in connection with the Terri Schiavo case.
	Rudy Rupak PlanetHospital.  We are in a world wide market for healthcare.  Learn about Medical Tourism from the largest Medical Tourism Company in the World.

To be able to discuss “Never Events” and their impact on healthcare economics and patient safety.

To become knowledgeable of MRSA and Hospital Acquired Infections, and what policies need to be implemented to promote transparency and public safety.   

To become knowledgeable regarding the current quality transparency of our Healthcare system and be able to teach patients on how to obtain information regarding healthcare quality and shop effectively for healthcare quality. 

To be able to judge healthcare value and be able to shop for it on a on a regional, national and world-wide basis.

Accreditation

6 hours of continuing education has been approved for Doctors and Nurses. 

6.25 hours of continuing education has been approved for Human Resource Managers. 

"The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."
 

Application for 6.0 hours of CLE for attorneys and CME for Social Workers has been made.