6 • Jan. 26, 2011 Your Hometown Newspaper Bath County News-Outlook
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Mayor cites the reasons to celebrate bicentennial
By George Lewis "To some, Bath County place. "I remember that vividly,"
News Reporter
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'~VVhy are we celebrating
and why do we celebrate?"
Owingsville Mayor Gary
Hunt asked Saturday
during a ceremony
,commemorating
the bicentennial of
Owingsville and Bath
County.
It was not a rhetorical
question.
Amid hard times
all over, Hunt Said he
felt it necessary to list
the reasons why it's
appropriate - and even
necessary - to celebrate
our200th birthday.
doesn't look very good, in
terms of median income
and employment figures,"
he said. "There are some
statistics that you just
can't debate."
"But I will stand up any
day," he continued, "and
say how rich Bath County
is. You can compare our
county to any county's
scenery. And our people
are courageous."
Hunt said that in 1861,
at the city and county's
50-year celebration, there
could have been little to
celebrate. '"We were in
the first year of the Civil
War," he said.
Yet the celebration took
Then in 1911, the county
celebrated 100 years of
heritage despiteAmerica's
entrance into World War
I. 'We had a jazz band
and a carnival and quite
a little celebration," said
Hunt, who isn't quite old
enough to have attended
the festivities and must
have researched them.
Then in 1961, at the
city's sesquicentennial,
With Korea and even
World War II still on
people's minds, and
with the Vietnam War
looming, the city mounted
all types of celebratory
activities, including
historical reenactments.
Hunt said.
And now, in 2011, the
city and county again
prepare to celebrate.
%Ve've always had
the courage and the
will to fight all types of
adversity," Hunt said.
"We're celebrating who
we are, where we come
from and where we're
going."
Paraphrasing John F.
Kennedy, who delivered
his inaugural address on
Jan. 20, 1961, Hunt said
Bath countians should
"ask what we can do for
Bath County during the
next 50 years for our
children to celebrate."
Kentucky
Federal Dollars
among First States to
for Electronic Health
FRANKFORT, Ky. Twenty-five additional
Kentucky is among the providers have begun
first four States in the the application process.
country to begin receiving Over the next four years,
federal dollars from the Kentucky is expected
Centers for Medicare to receive more than
and Medicaid Services $100 million in incentive
(CMS) for electronic payments for hospitals to
health records under ensure that its health care
the 2009 stimulus law. community is working
The funding- Medicaid to implement electronic
incentive payments - will health record systems
assist with the. purchase that can share and receive
or upgrade of information data as part of a statewide
technology systems for exchange of electronic
health care records, health records. Incentives
Because they were the are also available for
first providers to complete physicians and health
the federal and state care providers.
application processes, the "Electronic health records
University of Kentucky can do so much to improve
(UK) Healthcare and efficiency, reduce medical
Central Baptist Hospital error and, ultimately,
in Lexington are the first change the face of the
hospitals in the country American health care
to receive checks provided system," said Governor
through this funding. Steve Beshear. "Being
UKreceived $2.8 million, among the first states
and Central Baptist to receive the Medicaid
received $1.3 million, incentive payments is
evidence that Kentucky
has established a
structure to move these
efforts forward and is
truly leading the way in
this nationwide effort.
Kentucky providers are
showingtheircommitment
to becoming users of
technology that not only
stores records in a different
way, but also makes it
possible to exchange and
receive records from other
providers and health care
facilities."
According to CMS,
Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana
and Oklahoma are the
first states to receive
the Medicaid incentive
payments for the purchase
and use of electronic health
records (EHR) systems.
The incentive program
for hospitals is set to run
through 2016, the year
targeted for completion
of a nationwide health
information network.
"The incentive program is
a tremendous aid to our
partners in the medical
community who are
working with us to build
a statewide electronic
health care network,"
said Gov. Beshear.
%Ve've already made
tremendous progress,
but cost and technical
support remain a barrier
for offices and agencies
seeking to upgrade to an
electronic system. This
program is a tremendous
help in overcoming these
obstacles."
The Office of the National
Coordinator (ONC)," part
of the federal Health
and Human Services
Department, is working to
set criteria for meaningful
use of health information
technology that hospitals
and 15roviders must meet
order to qualify for the
subsidies. Specifically,
recipients of the incentives
Receive
Records
must adopt, implement, health care information in
upgrade or meaningfully a useful and meaningful
use certified EHR way." State4evel
technology in their first application systems were
year of participation in developed using in-house
the incentive program and resources.
successfully demonstrate In addition to hospitals,
meaningful use in the incentive program
subsequent years.' is also open to physician
'The incentive program is practices. To be eligible
helping bolster the work of for Medicaid incentive
ourproviderstoimplement payments, providers must
effective electronic health meet certain Medicaid
record systems within patient volume thresholds
their facilities - and it or practice predominantly
also ensures that facilities in a federally qualified
are using systems health center or rural
that can connect to a health clinic where 30
statewide network," said percent of the patient
:Janie Miller, secretary volume is derived from
of the Kentucky Cabinet
for Health and Family
Services Cabinet. 'Tnis
dramatically enhances
our efforts to encourage
hospitals, pharmacies
and medical practices to
adopt systems that can
communicate with one
another and exchange
needy individuals.
Although the last year
to begin participating
in the program is 2016,
providers may receive
incentive payments for up
to six years; 2021 'is the
final year for Medicaid
incentive payments.
Survivors exhibit promotes colon cancer screening
St. Claire Regionalwill colon cancer survivors Prevention, for the five colorectal cancer can complicated health outpatient services.
host areceptionThursday,
January 27th from 4:30
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to open
the Faces of Colon Cancer
Photography Exhibit,
which will be on display
at the Center for Health,
Education and Research
January 26th - 28th.
The exhibit, coordinated
by the Kentucky Cancer
Program, promotes colon
cancer screenings by
featuring portraits of
along with a personal
statement. The
community is invited
to attend the reception
and enjoy refreshments
and. music by Rob Dobler
and HarVey Pennington,
KCTM Celtic Ensemble.
About 2,700
Kentuckians are
diagnosed with colorectal
cancer each year.
According to the Centers
for Disease Control and
year period 2002-06,
Kentucky ranked second
among all states for
both colorectal cancer
incidence and mortality.
However, with a
screening colonoscopy the
disease can be detected
early or even prevented
entirely, by removing
pre-cancerous polyps at
the time of screening.
Even when there is a
positive finding of cancer,
usually be cured when
the disease is found in its
earliest stages.
St. Claire Regional
Medical Center is the
largest rural hospital in
northeastern, Kentucky
and serves as a 159-bed
regional referral center.
As a regional referral
cen~er, SCR receives
referrals from other
providers for many of
the most serious and
problems including
critical/intensive care,
advanced diagnostic
services, and specialty
surgical care. which
includes general, cardiac,
vascular, urological,
gynecological, and
With nearly 1,400
employees, SCR is the
second-largest employer
in the region. In addition,
St. Claire Regional is
an established training
site for the University
of Kentucky College o5
orthopedics. SCR also Medicine's physician
has pulmonology, residency programs.
neurology, cardiology SCR's Medical Staff is
and gastroenterology comprised of nearly 100
specialists who provide physicians representing
both inpatient and 31 medical specialties.
Making
Many people make
New Year's resolutions to
eat healthier and to lose
weight, ff you are trying to
change your dietary habits,
here are some suggestions
for making your favorite
recipes healthier.
ff the recipe calls for
sugar, the amount can
often be reduced by
25-30% without much
change in flavor. This can
reduce the overall calories
significantly. You can also
try adding cinnamon or
vanilla flavoring to give the
impression of sweetness. If
the recipe calls for syrup,
try using unsweetened
applesauce or sugar-free
syrup. For recipes that use
canned fruit, use fruit
canned in their own juices
or water, or use fresh fruit
instead.
In most recipes that call
for salt, it can be cut in half
or even omitted. Instead
of seasoned salt, try garlic
powder, celery seed and
onion flakes. Or use fresh
garlic, celery and onions.
Condiments are Often high
in salt. Try using salt-
free seasonings and spice
mixes such as herbs, spices,
lemon juice or vinegar.
Canned 'vegetables are
also high in salt. Use low
sodium versions or rinse
the vegetables before using.
Fresh and frozen are also
lower sodium options.
Using butter, margarine,
shortening or oil adds fat to
your recipes. The amount
can often be reducedby about
one third. Use lower fat
versions of these products,
too. But be carefu~ this may
not work with baked goods.
Substitute one-third to one-
half of butter or oil with
unsweetened applesauce.
Some brownies can be made
recipes
with applesauce and no oil.
Insteadofmayormaise, salad
dressings or marinades,
try flavored vinegars, fruit
juices or lower fat versions
of the Original products.
If your recipe calls for
cream cheese, sour cream
or cottage cheese, low-fat
or fat free versions of these
products work well You can
also try low fat or fat free
cottage cheese that has been
pureed as a substitute for
cream cheese or sour cream.
Cream, whipping cream
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or evaporated milk'can be
replaced by evaporated
skim milk. Cheese can be
replaced by reduced fat or fat
free cheese. Even replacing
a portion of the cheese with
low fat cheese can greatly
reduce the overall fat and
calories.
Eggs can add fat to
healthier
your recipes,
two egg whites in place of
each egg can lower the fat
and calories. Using an egg
substitute is an option for
lowering fat anal calories
also. Instead" of bacon, try
Canadian bacon, turkey
bacon or smoked turkey.
You will need to
too. Using experiment with your
recipes and substituting
ingredients. Some will work
better than others. Some
may change the texture of
the finished product. Weigh
these changes against the
savings you will get in fat,
calories, sodium and sugar.
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