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Championship Football in Florida: Get in the Action with GEM
It's that time of year again. Tailgating and touchdowns. Cheerleaders and mascots. Tough-fought gridiron struggles and hard-earned championship glory. Football season is one of the best times of year to kick back and enjoy yourself, and Glass Entertainment Management is here to make sure you score some points of your own...
REBEKAH KELLER |
Best Practices: Drug abuse and Adolescent
Why they use drugs?
Most of the teenagers and adolescent start with peer as experiment some continue to use occasionally but some starts using more then they intended to use and eventually drugs control their life. More and more teenagers getting into prescription medications and many thinks those are safer then other street drugs. All drugs of abuse has effect on feelings, thoughts and behavior...
SYEDA N. SULTANA, M.D. |
Best Practices: Laparoscopic Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a common condition that affects millions of individuals, both children and adults, and accounts for roughly 75% of all esophageal disorders worldwide. With pharmaceutical advancements, this disease has largely been treated with medications, such as acid blockers, obviating the need for more aggressive surgical intervention. Unfortunately, most patients with GERD require strict adherence to their medications, and many become immediately symptomatic after missing even a single dose...
ENRIQUE M. STA.ANA V, M.D. |
Minimally Invasive ACL Surgery
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most important ligament in the knee for knee stability. Because knee stability is critical for pivoting and cutting sports, ACL tears are dreaded injuries for athletes. ACL tears necessitate surgery to restore stability to these knees...
RANDY SCHWARTZBERG, M.D. |
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): A Silent Killer?
Peripheral Arterial Disease(PAD) is a condition in which the arteries that carry blood to the legs and arms get clogged or blocked by the build up of a fatty material called plaque (plak), on the inside walls of these blood vessels. PAD affects over 9 million Americans. 1 in every 4 people 65 and older, even if otherwise healthy, may be affected by this disease...
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How Are Things at Work?
When a patient shows up at the internist's office complaining of chronic cough and mild asthma symptoms, most doctors look to the usual suspects — allergies. But how many physicians think a sick building might be making their patient sick? Not enough of them, according to Jeffrey C. May, author of My Office is Killing Me! The Sick Building Survival Guide.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Area Hospitals Feeling Market Crunch
Increased Uninsured and Slumping Markets Threaten Bed CapacityOrlando and Tampa Bay area hospitals faced declining revenues and increased uncompensated care last year as a result of a nationwide economic slowdown. But it's the slumping stock market, particularly the bond market, that's hurting hospitals even more this year...
DAVID ROSENFELD |
Hospitals Take on Greater Conservation Role
"Green" Practices Boosted by Financial Hardships and Community Pressure
Hospitals dispose a greater and more complicated variety of waste than a nuclear power plant. And they consume more energy than most factories.
Now more than ever, for several compounding reasons, hospitals are taking on so-called "green" conservation initiatives geared at saving money and doing what's best for the environment...
DAVID ROSENFELD |
Keeping Seniors on Their Feet
They happen to children all the time. Ice skaters and hockey players learn the proper way to execute them. And comedians use them to get a laugh … but there’s nothing funny about falling for millions of Americans over the age of 65...
CINDY SANDERS |
Patient Hones Bowling Skills While Hospitalized
After suffering a stroke in July 2008, 82-year-old Armand (Moe) Gaudette of Pinellas Park, was unable to participate in his biweekly bowling league games. However, thanks to therapists at St. Petersburg’s Bayfront Medical Center and Ninetendo’s Wii game console, Gaudette was able to practice and hone his bowling skills while hospitalized...
WENDY R. LEVINE GROSS |
UCF College of Medicine Construction on Pace Despite Weather
From the 1940s through the 70s hospitals were built to withstand bombs that we feared our enemies would drop on our cities. Likewise, today's hospitals are built to be shelters against the storm.
Orlando's new Medical City at Lake Nona is coming along at a steady pace as foundations are poured and walls are raised, but how are the hurricanes affecting the work?...
JEREMY JERKINS |
Going for Equity
More Physicians Own their Office Space
Remember when you were finally out on your own, renting your first apartment? Remember your parents’ admonishments to, as quickly as possible, buy your first home and stop "throwing your money down the drain" by renting?...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Nashville to Host Long Term Care Industry Leaders
NASHVILLE — Long term care professionals will converge in Nashville Oct. 5-8 to participate in the AHCA/NCAL/MCEF 59th National Convention & Expo at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center...
LYNNE JETER |
On a Hot Streak
Team Physicians Use Cutting-Edge Technology, Common Sense to Battle Heat-Related Illness
Three years after he accepted a grant from the National Football League to develop a game plan for combating heat-related illness in athletes, Eric Coris is finding that his best offense is a strong defense...
J.L. WEBB |
Protect the Goose and the Golden Egg-Yes You Can!
With the primary insurance focus on healthcare and the escalating cost of health insurance, Voluntary Disability Income and Group Disability Income benefits have taken a back seat with the small employer...
TANYA L. BURNS |
Supreme Court Rules on Hospital Bylaw Case
Physicians, Hospitals Disagree Over Ruling SignificanceLawnwood Regional Medical Center in St. Lucie lost the final round of a dispute spanning more than eight years regarding medical staff bylaws and peer review.
The Florida Medical Association declared the state Supreme Court decision issued August 28 a victory for physicians in general, while the Florida Hospital Association downplayed the significance. The ruling struck down a 2003 local act pertaining strictly to Lawnwood Regional, a for-profit hospital, but the dispute had existed since at least 2000...
DAVID ROSENFELD |
Blue Cross to Buy Halifax HMO for $85 million
No Expected Changes for Merger Termed 'No Bailout'Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida assured doctors and patients in Volusia and Flagler counties that no foreseeable changes are likely when the health insurer soon purchases Florida Health Care Plans Inc. for roughly $85 million.
The health plan's 57,000 members and their doctors should expect a smooth transition, said Barry Schwartz, MD, vice president for network management of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
The Growing Problem of Young Adolescent ACL Tears
Each year, approximately 150,000 people tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). According to estimates, as well as our experience at The Pediatric Sports Medicine Program at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, the rate of this injury in skeletally immature athletes is dramatically rising faster than skeletally mature people...
JAY C. ALBRIGHT, MD |
Department of Health Complaints
All Florida physicians should be increasingly concerned about the ease and frequency of complaints submitted to the State of Florida Department of Health against practicing physicians. The increasing frequency of complaints may be explained in part by the ease of going to the Department's Web site and downloading the necessary complaint form...
GEORGE K. BREW, ESQUIRE |
LAKE SUMTER MEDICAL SOCIETY
During the FMA Annual Meeting in August, I was captivated by Dr. Steven West's speech, the newly appointed FMA president. He was reflecting on healthcare reform and future legislation. He stated that, "healthcare is not provided by a health system, a hospital, an insurance company or even a government. In battle, physicians lead the team that takes care of wounded soldiers. In natural disasters, medical teams led by skilled surgeons and emergency physicians are dispatched into disaster zones. Health insurance executives and hospital administrators are not sent. Why? They would get in the way..."
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"Get Your Hands in the Air, Doc!"
New York's tony Upper East Side was in shock last February after Kathryn Faughey, a 56-year-old psychiatrist, was slashed to death with a meat cleaver while at work in her office. Charged with the crime is a former patient of Faughey's partner in the practice, Kent Shinbach, 70, who was seriously injured trying to save Faughey.
Simple Internet searches reveal a growing number of physician assaults across the country: a Chicago dermatologist stabbed to death by a patient whose acne treatment caused impotence, and a pain-management doctor in Port St. Lucie, Fla., who was beaten by a patient wielding a walking cane...
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Dr. James Matas
James Matas, MD, is working to give plastic surgery a face-lift. He is an experienced cosmetic surgeon, but his patients aren't the only ones he's transforming. Matas is also committed to upholding high ethical standards throughout the field of plastic surgery...
REBEKAH KELLER |
Grand Rounds September
The Seminole County Medical Society Announces Office Relocation
Florida Hospital Donates School Supplies To Central Florida Students
Eye Physicians Of Central Florida Welcomes Pediatric Ophthalmologist Jamie L. Ikeda, M.D.
Area Walk Teams Are "Stepping Out" To Kickoff 2008 Campaign for The American Diabetes Association Co-Workers, Neighbors And Families Make Every Step Count in The Fight Against Diabetes On November 1st
ORMC Heart Doctors And Surgeons Diagnose With Latest Breakthrough In 3-D Cardiac Imaging Detailed Ultrasound Technology Illustrates More About The Heart
Dr. Shahid Riaz Completes Fellowship
Orlando Health Awarded Certificate Of Need To Establish A Heart Transplant Program
Parrish Medical Welcomes Three New Pediatricians To North Brevard - Doctors Jain, Mitra And Schuck
Wuesthoff Brevard Cardiology Group Granted Accreditation
Leesburg Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Donates $125,000 To Central Florida Health Alliance Foundation
Primary Stroke Center Certification
Leesburg Regional Medical Center Receives Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Florida's Performance Improvement Award
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Larry R. Padgett Jr., MD
Orthopedic Surgeon Treats Amateurs and Pros at Florida Hospital Celebration Health
Reconstructive surgery for a knee injury, along with a hospital stay of nine days at the age of 17, influenced the career choice of Larry R. Padgett, Jr., MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in central Florida. While in medical school at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Padgett vacillated on his choice of specialties, but ultimately opted for athletics and sports medicine because he enjoys working with his hands...
WENDY R. LEVINE GROSS |
Online Patient Education: Why It's Important, What's Available and How to Get Started
It is a proven fact that over 80 percent of adults in the United States search online for healthcare information on an annual basis to research diseases, conditions, treatment plans, procedures, and physician credentials. And there are dozens of places to access credible, reliable information on most of those topics. Whether you go to WebMD, Revolution Health, Discovery Health, or any other 800 pound gorilla in online health content and information, there is always one key ingredient missing – your identity...
MICHAEL BARBER |
SEMINOLE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Takes New Steps to Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Prescribing
New Report Shows CMS Pilot Program Saving Nearly $700 Million in Improper Medicare Payments
SCMS Membership Benefit
Carrie Gilbert |
ORANGE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
Physicians dedicated to serving their patients and community and protecting the integrity of the practice of medicine.
The Orange County Medical Society was well represented at the Florida Medical Association's annual meeting held here in Orlando July 31 – Aug. 3. Eighteen delegates attended the meeting under the leadership of Connie D. Micklavzina, MD, delegation chair. The OCMS delegation joined forces with the Seminole County Medical Society to form the Central Florida Medical Societies Caucus. As a united voice, the caucus brought together 22 physicians to represent the interests of physicians in Central Florida...
Melanie Boscan |
Seminole County Medical Society
Camaraderie: a priceless benefit of medical society membership
Having only been with the Seminole County Medical Society for the past four months as its new executive director, I found out very quickly the importance of camaraderie with my fellow colleagues. I wasn't hoping that they would give me a magic recipe that would explain exactly how to manage the medical society (although this would be nice). I was hoping to find someone who would share their experiences with me and listen to mine as well...
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Lake Sumter Medical Society
EXPO 2008 – We are thrilled to offer this annual event spotlighting major community and state-wide medical services, merchants and service providers anxious to share information and benefits of their product or services. Using last year’s successful event as a springboard, EXPO 2008 will also spotlight services for the office staff, complete with the ever popular massage chairs!
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Orlando Medical News Introduces "Most Outrageous Claims" Feature
Clearly, medicine is business. Big business! Recently, the Florida Medical Association lobbying efforts and federal and state legislation have spoken clearly on this issue through the Managed Care Bill (SB1012), proposed Medicare reimbursement cuts, silent PPOs and assignment of benefits...
JOHN KELLY |
Orange County Medical Society
Orange County Medical Foundation Donates $40,000 to UCF College of Medicine Scholarship Fund
During the Orange County Medical Society's Fall quarterly meeting on Wed., Sept. 10, the board of the Orange County Medical Foundation proudly presented a check in the amount of $40,000 to Deborah German, MD, for the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine scholarship fund...
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