Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP), the state’s largest accountable care organization, was recognized with Elite 5-Star status from CAPG, a professional association for accountable physician groups. KHP is one of only 87 organizations nationwide to receive the Elite honor in 2017. This status is earned through participation in CAPG’s Standards of Excellence Survey, which assesses the delivery of accountable and value-based care.
KAPH, the largest Medicare-certified Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Kentucky, manages the only Kentucky-based hip and knee episode program, and in 2017 became a Medicare Next Generation ACO. KAPH has been recognized three times among “100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review and is considered to be one of the 15 largest ACOs in the country.
Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states.
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Thanks in part to $2 million anonymous donation, the trauma program at CHI Health Good Samaritan took a highly anticipated step forward on Aug. 27 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new emergency department.
The foundations for three CHI Saint Joseph hospitals – Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation, Bardstown, KY; Saint Joseph Berea Foundation, Berea, KY; and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Foundation, Mount Sterling, KY – were granted a total of $26,778 from the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). Each foundation received $8,926, and the funds
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