Game Changer Florida Hospital Orlando brings latest in incisionless heart valve surgery to high risk patients Edwards Lifesciences has teamed up with Florida Hospital Orlando to roll out a newly FDA-approved heart surgery device that cardiologists and cardiac surgeons are heralding as a game-changer for... LYNNE JETER

True North FHCI Board Chair Ed Gilbert brings direction via leadership skills to important role Ed Gilbert has seen more than a dozen immediate family and close friends die from complications related to cancer... LYNNE JETER

MANAGING RISK Outside Laboratory Reports How to avoid clerical errors and process slipups leading to liability issues PULL QUOTE: “It seems to be the Best Practice to not only advise patients of abnormal results,... LYNNE JETER

Sunny Outlook? Comments due mid-February for Sunshine Act proposed rule change on physician payments Less than a week before Christmas, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dispatched a proposal. CMS published proposed regulations for the Sunshine Act on physician payments regarding relationships... LYNNE JETER

Expanding with the Population Florida Hospital for Children doubles in size; other projects moving forward Florida Hospital for Children recently doubled the size of its pediatric emergency department to provide emergency care for the growing population and needs of pediatric patients in Central Florida... LYNNE JETER

Marching Onward CAPI to host March 3 event to focus on sharing mission with local healthcare community The Central Florida Association of Physicians from the Indian Sub-Continent (CAPI) will host an evening event for members and non-members beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 3,... LYNNE JETER

Going South World Report shows the unhealthiest states are located south of the Mason-Dixon Line; big picture reveals red-flag issues... LYNNE JETER

Does EHR Really Mean Paperless? You have heard it many times from salesmen and probably even said yourself, “We are going paperless!” But are you really? Those savvy salesmen made it sound like you would be saving the environment... CHUCK WRIGHT

Don’t Own your Medical Building? You’ve Lost $1,000,000 in Your Retirement For many, the American dream of owning real estate began to fade over the last few years. With all of the talk about depressed values, impossible credit standards and a general distaste for real estate spurred by reduced values, sometimes a perception exists... DAVID LAMM

What are These Little Needles Doing Again? According to the Journal of American Medical Association anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the United States alone, about 18 percent of the population... TAMMY BENNETT

Opportunity to Triumph Over Financial Chaos Some doctors describe their financial organization skills…. or lack thereof … as chaotic.  While it was once said that art is the triumph over chaos,... REY DESCALSO

Significant Change in Florida Power of Attorney Law Did you know there has been a big change in the Florida Power of Attorney law? It happened on October 01, 2011.  If you have not been to see your estate planning attorney in more than... HALLIE L. ZOBEL, Esq.

When was the Last Time your Practice had a Checkup? How many times have you asked one of your patients the question: when was the last time you had a checkup? This is a common question physicians ask patients every day, in every type of practice... DAVID WILLIAMS

Will You Finally Know How Much You are Paying? “If it’s too good to be true, it usually is.” How many times have you heard this phrase? It applies to most things in life, and investing is no different... AUDREY JONES, CFP®, CWA™

Aspirin Therapy Update The jury’s still out for primary prevention Just like the phrase “take two aspirin and call me in the morning” implies, acetylsalicylic acid is a medical mainstay, one of the world’s most frequently prescribed and least expensive drugs... SHARON H. FITZGERALD

Finding Your Footing in Uncertain Times How do you change your practice structure to compensate for the uncertainty swirling around healthcare in today’s politically-charged climate? ... CINDY SANDERS

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Sara DeNardis, DO Osceola GYN Oncology KISSIMMEE - Since she was a little girl growing up in Green Bay, Wis., Sara DeNardis knew she that one day she would be involved in medicine and healing... JEFF WEBB

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