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About Us

Introduction

The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) is dedicated to improving health status and healthcare in Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana and is convened by the UAW/Ford Community Health Intiative. The group is comprised of representatives that have a major stake in improving the healthcare system such as healthcare providers, health plans, hospitals, employers, government, labor unions, non-profit advocacy groups including Greater Louisville Medical Society, and other healthcare-related stakeholders.

Mission

The mission of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative is to mobilize the community to improve health and well-being by coordinating action-oriented efforts.

Priorities

The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative focuses its efforts on high priority health issues in our community:   

  • Healthy Living
  • Healthcare Value
  • Chronic Disease

Projects

To address these high priority health issues, the KHC is currently implementing the following projects:

  • Consolidated Measurement Reports:   Clinicians in Greater Louisville, including Southern Indiana, receive annual reports from KHAQI-C with feedback on the quality of care their patients received in select clinical areas of focus. Since 2007, KHC has partnered with statewide organizations to expand the reports outside of Greater Louisville into the remainder of Kentucky.  Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana Health Plan of Kentucky, Passport Health Plan, and Kentucky Medicaid provide data derived from their annual Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) submissions to create and distribute private consolidated measurement reports to providers.  No statewide reports were available in 2011. 
  • Worksite Wellness:  In 2008, the Kentucky Diabetes Network and the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative received a grant from the Anthem WellPoint Foundation for a worksite wellness program to address adult obesity and physical inactivity in Greater Louisville. The new project, titled Kentuckiana Metro on the Move (KMOM), was launched in early 2009 and will end in December 2012.  The Kentuckiana Metro on the Move is an easy to use, specially designed website to assist worksites, labor groups, and organizations in improving health. This web-based physical activity and weight loss tracking system allows organizations, teams, and individuals to participate in custom and public challenges.