2024 - 2025 Sponsors
KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services.
For information about becoming a sponsor, visit the sponsorship opportunities page.
Elite Sponsor
PointClickCare is the leading health care technology platform enabling meaningful collaboration and access to real-time insights at any stage of a patient’s healthcare journey.
Contact: Aaron Parsons
aaron.parsons@pointclickcare.com
pointclickcare.com
Platinum Sponsor
ACHC is a national accrediting organization with deeming authority from CMS for Hospitals and CAHs, along with more than 20 other programs. ACHC leads with partnership, collegiality, and a focus on education.
Contact: Christopher Cox
ccox@achc.org
www.achc.org
Republic Bank, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 44 banking centers across five states. Republic is one of the largest locally owned community banks.
Contact: Jessica Beatty
jbeatty@republicbank.com
www.republicbank.com
Gold Sponsor
Moss Adams provides assurance, tax, and consulting insight & expertise to public, private, & not-for-profit health care enterprises. Discover how our specialty health care consulting services – Government Compliance, Lean Health Care, Operational Improvement, Performance Excellence, Provider Reimbursement, and Strategy & Integration – can help your organization. Learn more at https://www.mossadams.com/health-care.
Contact: Carol Weber
jamie.pennington@mossadams.com
https://www.mossadams.com/services/consulting/specialty/health-care
Silver Sponsors
Contact: Candace Gurley
gurleyc@aetna.com
Elevate empowers financial resiliency of healthcare organizations through a total spend management approach powered by group purchasing, enhanced analytics, and bespoke procurement strategies.
Contact: Hailey Meadows
hailey.meadows@ovationhc.com
elevate.ovationhc.com/about-us/
Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed health care services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance Marketplace. Through our locally operated health plans, Molina Healthcare serves approximately 5.1 million members.
Contact: Yolanda Cowherd
yolanda.cowherd@molinahealthcare.com
https://www.molinahealthcare.com/members/ky/en-US/pages/home.aspx
Stengel Hill is a full-service architectural and interior design firm with offices in Louisville and Lexington KY, Nashville, Tennessee, and Tampa Florida. Stengel Hill specializes in the Healthcare, Commercial, and Higher Education markets.
Contact: Abbie Purdie
apurdie@stengelhill.com
www.stengelhill.com
UltraGroup is a healthcare management company providing comprehensive solutions to rural health hospitals for inpatient and outpatient adult and senior behavioral healthcare.
Contact: Keri Williams
kwilliams@ultragrouphealthcare.com
www.ultragrouphealthcare.com
Bronze Sponsors
Air Evac Lifeteam is the leading provider of emergent air medical services, operating more than 150 helicopter air ambulance bases across 18 states.
Contact: E. Janie Ward
janie.ward@gmr.net
www.lifeteam.net
AmplifyMD is a flexible, integrated, data-first virtual care solution for hospitals and health systems, streamlining virtual care delivery across all service lines and care settings.
Contact: Scott Walthall
scott@amplifymd.com
www.amplifymd.com
Regional CPA firm assisting hospitals with accounting, revenue cycle and reimbursement issues.
Contact: Nick Ficklin
nficklin@blueandco.com
www.blueandco.com
Brewco Marketing Group is a 100% employee-owned company that is dedicated to producing excellent mobile experiences. For 25 years, we have created memorable mobile programs to engage audiences where they work, live, and play.
Contact: Kenny McCarraher
kmccarraher@brewco.com
www.brewco.com
CIHQ is a CMS deeming authority (AO) for acute care, critical access, and acute psychiatric hospitals. Established in 1999, CIHQ’ mission is to be an indespensible ally in accreditation and regulatory compliance.
Contact: Michelle Shaffer
mshaffer@cihq.org
www.cihq.org
Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) owns, manages, and consults with hospitals nationwide through CHC Hospital, CHC Consulting, and CHC ContinueCARE, the LTACH services arm of CHC.
Contact: David Domingue
ddomingue@chc.com
www.chc.com
Concord Medical Group is a physician owned and operated practice management that provides top quality ED and Hospitalist services throughout the US. We’re experts at helping hospitals find solutions to their toughest provider management challenges.
Contact: Tyler Sutphen
tyler@concordmedicalgroup.com
www.concordmedicalgroup.com
DBL Law is a full-service law firm comprised of trusted legal advisors who champion, counsel and serve our clients & community, wherever required.
Contact: David Dirr
ddirr@dbllaw.com
www.dbllaw.com
KHIE, a CHFS agency, is a bi-directional network connecting PHI from disparate EMR healthcare systems across KY. It is also a conduent Public Health, Medicaid, KASPER, kynect resources and Behavioral Health.
Contact: Michael Graham
michael.graham@doccafe.com
www.doccafe.com
Eagle Telemedicine is the leader in technology-enabled inpatient and outpatient specialty physician care for sustainable healthcare resilience.
Contact: Jim Dunn
(651) 336-1006
jim.dunn@eagletelemedicine.com
Evidently leverages cognitive AI to streamline chart reviews and EHR documentation, significantly reducing provider workload.
Contact: Chris Neville
chris.neville@evidently.com
www.evidently.com
Providing student loan benefits since 2011, Fiducius offers a wide range of student loan solutions that effectively balance HR goals related to retention and recruiting, while empowering employees to achieve financial wellness.
Contact: Patrick Connelly
patrick.connelly@getfiducius.com
http://www.getfiducius.com
HSG partners with hospitals and health systems to enhance growth, efficiency, and sustainability using data-driven strategies and proprietary analytics, transforming market and service approaches.
Contact: DJ Sullivan
djsullivan@hsgadvisors.com
https://hsgadvisors.com
KHIE, a CHFS agency, is a bi-directional network connecting PHI from disparate EMR healthcare systems across KY. It is also a conduent Public Health, Medicaid, KASPER, kynect resources and Behavioral Health.
Contact: Ann O’Hara
ann.ohara@ky.gov
www.khie.ky.gov
The KeyBridge patient-friendly revenue cycle solutions include Early-Out, Medical Bad Debt Recovery, Business Process Outsourcing and Master Classes. Please contact Susan McDonald at (740)506-3372 or smcdonald@keybridgemed.com.
Contact: Susan McDonald
smcdonald@keybridgemed.com
www.keybridgemed.com
Kurin is dedicated to engineering better healthcare through innovative, cost effective, clinician-approved technlogies. The Kurin family of products have quickly become the market leader and gained caregiver acceptance, proven to sideline skin contaminants during blood culture collection.
Contact: Miles Deason
milesdeason@kurin.com
www.kurin.com
Community partners, state agencies and others use kynect resources to connect residents to community programs and services via management tools to facilitate collaboration and coordination across organizations.
Contact: Savannah Sublette-Federico
savannah.sublette@ky.gov
kynect.ky.gov/resources
Labcorp is a global life sciences and healthcare company harnessing science for human good. Every day, our mission is to improve health and improve lives.
Contact: Justin Powers
powerj1@labcorp.com
www.labcorp.com
Lineus Medical Develops innovative break-away technology to reduce IV complications and improve patient care. Our flagship product Safe Break® Vascular helps prevent IV dislodgement and mechanical IV complications.
Contact: Max Dodds
max@lineusmed.com
www.lineusmed.com
The Hercules Patient Repositioning System allows a single caregiver to boost a patient up-in-bed with the push of a button.
Contact: Phil Husband
philhusband@morelcompany.com
www.morelcompany.com
Optum is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 215,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve overall population health. Optum is a part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).
Contact: Peter Krause
peter.krause@optum.com
https://www.optum.com/
Oracle Health, formerly Cerner Corporation, is a US-based, multinational provider of health information technology platforms and services.
Contact: Tony Brock
tony.brock@oracle.com
https://www.oracle.com/health/providers/community-hospitals/
Full service physician and advanced practice provider recruitment, specializing in locum tenens and permanent placement on a national basis.
Contact: Thomas McKeever
tmckeever@pacificcompanies.com
www.pacificcompanies.com
We provide expertise, systems and environments that enable better healthcare. Pointcore aims to transform healthcare with Technology, HTM, Supply Chain, Data Intelligence and Construction Services. We are healthcare providers helping other healthcare providers.
Contact: Shawn Dewane
shawn.p.dewane@pointcore.com
www.pointcore.com
Schmidt Associates leverages decades of healthcare design expertise to create environments that enhance care quality and drive positive patient outcomes.
Contact: Kathryn Giles
kgiles@schmidt-arch.com
www.schmidt-arch.com
Steptoe & Johnson’s health care attorneys have extensive experience helping health care providers achieve their goals. Our lawyers work to provide the resources tailored to the needs of their organizations.
Contact: Kristen Andrews Wilson
kristen.andrews-wilson@steptoe-johnson.com
www.steptoe-johnson.com
Contact: Michael Amato
michael.amato@smith-nephew.com
www.smith-nephew.com
Contact: David Ma
(305) 815-9554
info@tlsglobalgroup.com
www.tlsglobalgroup.com
AccuVax is a fully automated, pharmaceutical-grade vaccine management system that ensures vaccine integrity, reduces medication errors, and delivers time-savings that allows a practice to focus on what matters most, patients.
Contact: Rachel Motanky
tradeshows@trumedsystems.com
https://trumedsystems.com
College offering Master of Health Admin, Master of Public Health, PhD, MS, and a new doctoral degree in public health (DrPH).
Contact: Julia Costich
julia.costich@uky.edu
cph.uky.edu
UK HealthCare is Kentucky’s No. 1 hospital for the ninth year in a row. We’ve spent decades helping Kentuckians live healthier lives – and we’re just getting started.
Contact: Madison Fyffe
madison.fyffe@uky.edu
ukhealthcare.uky.edu/
As a key leader in the medical industry, Umano Medical designs, manufactures, and distributes a unique line of vale-driven hospital beds and support surfaces.
Contact: Williams Gravel
Williams.gravel@umanomedical.com
www.umanomedical.com
University of Louisville College of Business Corporate and Executive Education provides non-degree learning solutions for companies and professionals. The College is enriched by its strong affiliation with UofL Health, A fully integrated academic health system, making the focus on healthcare a natural trajectory for the College. From an online graduate Business of Healthcare Certification to a non-degree Lean for Healthcare program, “the business of healthcare” is not just a catch phrase for the College. It is a true area of focus and pride.
Contact: Kimberly Mallory
kimberly.mallory.1@louisville.edu
https://business.louisville.edu/academics-programs/execed/
CAHME-accredited, US News-nationally ranked healthcare management program.
Contact: Lee Bewley
lee.bewley@louisville.edu
https://louisville.edu/sphis/departments/hmss/academics-1/ms-in-health-administration
WellCare of Kentucky provides government-sponsored managed care services to families, children, seniors, and individuals with complex needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans across the state. WellCare is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives.
Contact: Catherine Davis
catherine.davis@wellcare.com
www.wellcareky.com
