Baptist Health and LifePoint Health are among 10 Kentucky health systems forming a collaborative they say will combat the state's poor health outcomes by sharing best practices and reducing the costs of care.
The Kentucky Health Collaborative is still in the early stages of development, and the group has yet to identify which areas of improvement it will tackle first. It's expected to be fully functioning in March.
The other health systems that have signed on are Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Lexington; Ephraim McDowell Health, Danville; Norton Healthcare, Louisville; Owensboro (Ky.) Health; St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead; St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood; The Medical Center, Bowling Green; and UK HealthCare, Lexington.
