Business/Technology

Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters' Top Issue

Oct 18, 2018 at 06:01 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Health care has emerged as the top issue for voters headed into the midterm elections, but fewer than half of them say they are h.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Medicare For All? CMS Chief Warns Program Has Enough Problems Already

Oct 16, 2018 at 09:09 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration's top Medicare official Tuesday slammed the federal health program as riddled with problems that hinder care to.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

The Villages® Regional Hospital Auxiliary to Host Volunteer Recruitment Event

Oct 16, 2018 at 08:45 pm by Staff

. The Villages® Regional Hospital is looking for individuals to join its Auxiliary to help continue the tradition of delivering compassionate patient care. A volunteer rec.... Read More
Clinical

Healthcare Crisis: Overmedicating of Residents, AI to Rescue?

Oct 16, 2018 at 01:31 pm by Staff

. By PHILIP REGENIE In 1972 a friend of mine worked in a senior home located in Santa Cruz California. At the time he would horrify our young novitiate minds with stories.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Medical & Dental Society Workshop

Oct 16, 2018 at 10:43 am by Staff

November 2nd (12 pm to 4 pm) Winter Park Community Center @ 721 W New England Ave, Winter Park, FL TOP AREAS DOCTORS ARE AT RISK Protect Yourself & Your Practice.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Transaction Data Systems Partners with Community Pharmacies to Fight the Opioid Epidemic with Release of NarcFacts

Oct 15, 2018 at 09:50 pm by Staff

. Through Computer-Rx and Rx30 systems, TDS drives integrated controlled substance alerts and advanced review tools OCOEE -- Transaction Data Systems, Inc., the leader.... Read More
Business/Technology

TV Ads Must Trumpet Drug Prices, Trump Administration Says. Pharma Tries A Plan B.

Oct 15, 2018 at 08:55 pm by Staff

. Shefali Luthra, Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News   The Trump administration proposed Monday that drugmakers reveal the list prices of their medicines in televi.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors

Oct 15, 2018 at 12:31 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Health care experts widely expected the Affordable Care Act to hobble Medicare Advantage, the government-funded private health pl.... Read More
Clinical

As U.S. Suicide Rates Rise, Hispanics Show Relative Immunity

Oct 15, 2018 at 12:18 pm by Staff

  Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News The young man held the medication in his hand -- and considered using it to end his life. But then he "put it down and said, 'No..... Read More
Clinical

Hidden Drugs And Danger Lurk In Over-The-Counter Supplements, Study Finds

Oct 15, 2018 at 12:09 pm by Staff

.   Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Everyone has seen the ads or the products on the shelves. A dietary supplement that promises to make consumers skinny, without di.... Read More
Clinical

Burnout Rates Continue to Rise

Oct 15, 2018 at 07:05 am by Staff

. Physicians in Florida are more pessimistic about the future of their profession By PL JETER "It's prudent to keep in mind that the first reaction to seeing canarie.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Jewett Orthopaedic Surgeon and Community Volunteer Dreams of Catching the Big Fish

Oct 15, 2018 at 06:49 am by Staff

. Kenneth A. Krumins, MD, grew up outside Philadelphia, one of three sons of a Latvian immigrant who owned a construction company. Krumins spent his summers during medical s.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Digestive and Liver Center of Florida to Hold Health Fair

Oct 12, 2018 at 03:23 pm by Staff

Business/Technology

No More Secrets: Congress Bans Pharmacist 'Gag Orders' On Drug Prices

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

.   Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News For years, most pharmacists couldn't give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the rest.... Read More
Business/Technology

Doctors Give Medicare's Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:12 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration wants Medicare for the first time to embrace telemedicine across the country by paying doctors $14 for a.... Read More
Clinical

Virtual Reality for Pain Management: An Alternative to Opioids

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:49 pm by Staff

. Miranda Felde, MHA, CPHRM, Vice President, Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company In 2016, science teacher Bob Jester fell off a roof, broke 19 bones,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Are Millennial's Health Care Preferences Bad for Business?

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:43 pm by Staff

. Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society There are a number of media reports this week that further illustrate the drastic shift in uti.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Deadline Affecting Physician Payment is Right Around the Corner

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:33 pm by Staff

. Your 2017 MIPS performance score will determine the payment adjustments you receive in 2019. All physicians should check their scores for accuracy, as the deadline to requ.... Read More
Grand Rounds

PMC Partners with Publix to Thank Local Teachers

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:26 pm by Staff

Poinciana Medical Center, along with Publix and the Kissimmee Gatorade Distribution Plant, recently visited Poinciana High School and Poinciana Christian Preparatory School.... Read More
Business/Technology

Healthcare Hiring Event in Orlando

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

Wednesday, October 24th from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Community Health Centers, Inc. is hosting a hiring event for various positions in the healthcare field on Wednesday, O.... Read More