Orlando Regulatory

How The Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs

Jan 03, 2019 at 10:32 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News There seems to be no end in sight for the current partial government shutdown, the third since the beginning of the Trump administr.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Too High To Drive: States Grapple With Setting Limits On Weed Use Behind Wheel

Jan 03, 2019 at 10:06 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News It used to be the stuff of stoner comedies and "Just Say No" campaigns. Today, marijuana is becoming mainstream as voters across th.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Hospital is Now AdventHealth

Jan 02, 2019 at 10:16 am by Staff

. Florida Hospital facilities, as well as hundreds of physician practices, urgent-care centers and other medical sites across the country, officially became AdventHealth t.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Osceola Regional Medical Center Receives Leapfrog 'Top Hospital' Award

Jan 01, 2019 at 10:47 pm by Staff

. Osceola Regional Medical Center was recently named one of The Leapfrog Group's 2018 Top Teaching Hospitals. The hospital is one of only four facilities in Florida to receive.... Read More
Clinical

A Closer Look at the Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease

Jan 01, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

By CHAD LARSON, NMD The world of autoimmune disease is broad and complex, with many mysteries still lurking. With over 100 types of autoimmune diseases identified, medic.... Read More
Clinical

Study: Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret

Jan 01, 2019 at 05:34 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early 40s, brought on.... Read More
Clinical

Do You Know Donating Your Plasma Saves Lives?

Dec 31, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

  By SHALYCE D. JACKSON, MBA   Plasma donors are needed to contribute to saving lives based on the donor's plasma protein and the therapies for the patients it im.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Florida Health Selects Wellcare to Implement Re-Design of Florida's CMS Health Plan

Dec 27, 2018 at 08:37 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health announced its intent to award WellCare with a statewide contract to implement a new service delivery model for the Children's Medical Servic.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Independent Physician Spotlight

Dec 24, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Staff

. Matthew M. Antonucci, DC, DACNB, FACFN, FICC, learned an important lesson as a youngster from his grandfather. After learning how to use a nail and hammer, his grandfather h.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

U.S. Surgeon General Discusses Public Health Issues

Dec 24, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Staff

From The Doctor's Company The Doctors Company's 2018 Executive Advisory Board meeting--a gathering of some of the leading figures in medicine in the United States--feature.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Finalizes "Pathways to Success," an Overhaul of Medicare's National ACO Program

Dec 22, 2018 at 09:11 pm by Staff

. Transformation drives ACOs towards greater savings while providing new flexibilities Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that.... Read More
Business/Technology

FAA Approves PONTE HEALTH's Vertical Medical City Development, Tallest Building Height Approved for Downtown Orlando in 30 Years

Dec 22, 2018 at 09:09 pm by Staff

. On Saturday December 22, 2018, the Federal Aviation Authority issued its Final Determination for Vertical Medical City, a new complex medical project for Downtown Orland.... Read More
Clinical

Health Plans and Providers Turn to Comprehensive, Flexible and Efficient Solutions to Mitigate Data Breaches, Optimize Value-Based Strategies

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

. By JAY BAKER Data breaches continue to burden health plans and providers at an alarming rate. While healthcare providers' sites, such as hospitals and physician offices, a.... Read More
Business/Technology

Helping Your Employees Protect Themselves and Your Practice

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:21 pm by Staff

. By CURTIS PARTRIDGE Failures in cybersecurity are continuing to garner front page news coverage. The latest is the fear that hackers have accessed more than 500 million.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend The Entire Health System

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:16 pm by Staff

. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News If Friday night's district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, far more than the law's most h.... Read More
Business/Technology

Why The U.S. Remains The World's Most Expensive Market For 'Biologic' Drugs

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:07 pm by Staff

. Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News Europeans have found the secret to making some of the world's costliest medicines much more affordable, as much as 80 percent cheape.... Read More
Business/Technology

Taking Surprise Medical Bills To Court

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:02 pm by Staff

. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Joaquin Lopez had emergency gallbladder surgery after rushing to an ER last year. He has been haggling with Baptist Memorial Hospital in.... Read More
Clinical

Hep C And Drug Abuse Often Go Hand In Hand, But Screening For Infection Lags

Dec 20, 2018 at 08:53 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are genera.... Read More
Business/Technology

ACOs, Medical Marijuana, and the Prohibition Hangover

Dec 20, 2018 at 08:36 pm by Staff

See what happens when data is captured By MICHAEL PATTERSON ACOs, or Accountable Care Organizations, are a growing influence on current healthcare. Their power over decis.... Read More
Business/Technology

How Should Our Future Colleagues and Partners be Trained?

Dec 20, 2018 at 08:34 pm by Staff

. By DAVID LEVIEN, MD, MBA, FACS After having interviewed hundreds of medical students who were candidates for our surgical residency, several important questions come to.... Read More