Orlando Regulatory

Final Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019

Dec 03, 2018 at 12:28 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for servi.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

New Online Tool Displays Cost Differences for Certain Surgical Procedures

Nov 30, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

Procedure Price Lookup will help patients with Medicare consider potential cost differences when choosing among safe and clinically appropriate settings Today, the Centers fo.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Tryon Medical and AID Join Forces to Help Doctors Move from Employment to Independence

Nov 30, 2018 at 05:26 pm by Staff

. To personally welcome some of AID's newest members, and congratulate them on their recent exit from hospital employment, AID Executive Director Marni Jameson Carey earlier t.... Read More
Grand Rounds

New York Based Hospitals Insurance Company and FOJP Service Corporation Announce Sale to The Doctors Company

Nov 30, 2018 at 03:03 pm by Staff

. The Doctors Company Will Expand New York's Medical Malpractice Insurance Marketplace, Bringing 40-Year Track Record of Stability and Success to New York Providers Hospitals.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Strengthens Nursing Home Oversight and Safety to Ensure Adequate Staffing

Nov 30, 2018 at 02:41 pm by Staff

Agency works with states, facilities to identify and address potential cases of inadequate staffing Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced ac.... Read More
Business/Technology

Prescribing Video Games for Better Health Outcomes

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:51 pm by Staff

By TAYLOR DUFFY, MedSpeaks Contributor The lack of adherence to prescribed medical regimens not only increases an individual's overall healthcare costs, but often leads to f.... Read More
Business/Technology

Breathing New Life Into Purpose: It's Never Too Early, Never Too Late

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:41 pm by Staff

  By STACIE RUTH, MedSpeaks Contributor   How can you find a new purpose after a significant life event, for instance, a layoff? It depends on how you spend the d.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Venkatesh Nagalapadi, MD

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:28 pm by Staff

Health Central Park medical director led by respect for elders Older patients have more control than ever before. There is one of those good-bad news jokes lurking in a discu.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Democrats Taking Key Leadership Jobs Have Pocketed Millions From Pharma

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:17 pm by Staff

  Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News Three of the lawmakers who will lead the House next year as Congress focuses on skyrocketing drug costs are among the biggest re.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Is Trump Pushing Health Insurance Innovation Or An ACA Rollback?

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:11 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News On his first day in office, as part of his mission to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump signed an order prom.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Under Trump, Number Of Uninsured Kids Rose For First Time This Decade

Nov 29, 2018 at 09:06 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News After years of steady decline, the number of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017, according to a Georg.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Administrator Discusses Initiatives to Strengthen Health Insurance Markets

Nov 29, 2018 at 06:17 pm by Staff

New Policies Empower States and Deliver Flexibility to Make Health Insurance More Affordable and More Accessible for Millions of Unsubsidized Americans Centers for Medicare &.... Read More
Independent Physicians

What Physicians Need to Know Concerning Pain Management Clinic Exemption Applications?

Nov 29, 2018 at 06:07 pm by Staff

Compliance Deadline is January 1, 2019 Fraser Cobbe, Orange County Medical Society, Seminole County Medical Society The Florida Department of Health recently rele.... Read More
Business/Technology

Robotic Process Automation is Game Changer For Workflow and Processes, Delivering Operational Efficiency and Employee Engagement

Nov 29, 2018 at 05:19 pm by Staff

Foxtrot RPA from EnableSoft is driving force behind Steward Health Choice Network's automation of 4.5 million transactions over two-year period, performing work equivalent.... Read More
Clinical

One Twin's Difficult Birth Puts A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test

Nov 27, 2018 at 08:43 pm by Staff

.   Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News The tiny hand and forearm slipped out too early. Babies are not delivered shoulder first. Dr. Terri Marino, an obstetrici.... Read More
Clinical

Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge

Nov 26, 2018 at 09:56 pm by Staff

.   Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug l.... Read More
Business/Technology

Check Your Medical Records For Dangerous Errors

Nov 26, 2018 at 09:46 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News When Liz Tidyman's elderly parents moved across the country to be closer to their children and grandchildren years ago, they carried.... Read More
Clinical

DOH-Orange Identifies Case of Hepatitis A in Food Service Worker; Encourages Vaccination

Nov 22, 2018 at 08:12 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) has identified hepatitis A infection in a food service worker at the Morimoto Asia restaurant located at 1.... Read More
Clinical

What Really is Post-Acute Rehabilitation?

Nov 22, 2018 at 07:46 pm by Staff

.   By MICHAEL SAMOGALA     In relation to health care in today's world and economy, many facets of health care go undefined and are not considered to be t.... Read More
Clinical

Interview with a Marijuana Patient - A Life Changed

Nov 22, 2018 at 07:34 pm by Staff

. What made you decide to make the move to Medical Marijuana? I had a history of chronic pain, due to an auto accident, that medical doctors attempted to treat through nar.... Read More