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Twelve Years Post HIPAA
More Confusion than Clarity
More than a decade after passage of the Health Information and Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA), many hospitals still aren’t issuing the required forms to patients that disclose their rights to keep medical information private, according to Reid Cushman, PhD, operations director of medical information technology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
One of the private patient rooms at Tampa General Hospital’s new emergency department that opened in November. |
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Acute Trauma
Florida EDs Increasingly Overcrowded
Despite the growth in freestanding urgent care centers, more Americans are still heading to the hospital emergency room and waiting longer than ever before. In Florida, the situation is particularly acute.
Visits to the ER have been increasing in Florida since 1995, from 5.3 million visits annually to 7.3 million in 2006, according to the Florida Hospital Association.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
Cardiology Consultations
As a clinical cardiologist in Orlando, I often am asked about non-pharmacologic therapies for cardiac conditions. One supplement that is at the very top of the list is omega-3 fatty acids. Some of the common questions I get regarding these acids are ...
DR. SANJEEV K. SHROFF |
Almost an Epidemic
Rise in Esophageal Cancer Spurs Call for Early Detection
Viewed in tandem and without context, the two statistics are alarming.
* In the past quarter-century, the incidence of esophageal cancer has increased 350 percent, faster than any other malignancy in the western world.
* The 5-year mortality rate for patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer is 90 percent.
Yet, there is more hope than ever that the disease is treatable if it can be detected early...
J.L. WEBB |
Beware the HIPAA Risk that Hides in Plain Sight
Many times throughout the workday, healthcare providers and administrators unwittingly leave private patient information — protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) — lying around the office.
LYNNE JETER |
Collaborative Alliance Developed to Enhance Cancer Care
A healthcare organization, cancer center and academic health center have collaborated on an unprecedented partnership to improve cancer care in Florida.
Moffitt Cancer Center, Shands HealthCare, and the University of Florida (UF) announced in late January plans to work together to develop world-class programs in care, research and prevention of the life-threatening disease.
LYNNE JETER |
Photo of Dr. Holasek |
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PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Maureen Holasek
As a resident, Dr. Maureen C. Holasek did not know much about radiation oncology.
“In residency, it’s not one of those things you hear about,” she said.
But one day while doing a rotation in diagnostic oncology, she happened to walk across the hall to the radiation oncology department.
STEPHANIE DOYLE |
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