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October 2018 Digital Edition

Oct 10, 2018 at 09:01 am by Staff

North Central Florida Local News

Spurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The 'Family Doctor' Model

Oct 09, 2018 at 10:24 pm by Staff

Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News Calvin Brown doesn't have a primary care doctor -- and the peripatetic 23-year-old doesn't want one. Since his graduation last year fro.... Read More
Clinical

320,000 Dead: It's Time for a New Approach

Oct 08, 2018 at 09:45 pm by Staff

. Drones: The missing link in cardiac arrest's chain of survival By GORDON FOLKES Three hundred fifty-six thousand: This is the frightening number of people in the Unit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors

Oct 08, 2018 at 11:52 am by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News STUART, Fla. -- Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He'd just learned an elderly patient at high risk of falling was resi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital/AdventHealth Will Be The Official Sponsor of DAYTONA Speedweeks

Oct 08, 2018 at 11:14 am by Staff

61st Annual DAYTONA 500, 'The Great American Race,' Highlights DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth Daytona International Speedway and Florida Hospital, which.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties Against Safety-Net Hospitals

Oct 07, 2018 at 08:24 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News   On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most lo.... Read More
Business/Technology

In The Battle To Control Drug Costs, Old Patent Laws Get New Life

Oct 07, 2018 at 06:30 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News In the drug pricing battle, progressive lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and patients' rights activists rarely find th.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Winter Garden Adding New Inpatient Pavilion

Oct 05, 2018 at 01:01 pm by Staff

The seven-story, 100-bed pavilion will be the first inpatient facility in Winter Garden. Florida Hospital Winter Garden, which has provided emergency care to the res.... Read More
Business/Technology

From The Ashes: Medical Village at Lake Nona Prospering

Oct 05, 2018 at 12:22 pm by Staff

. Despite the rumors to the contrary, the project known as Medical Village at Lake Nona is a true "phoenix rising from the ashes" story within the medical real estate world..... Read More
Clinical

Nemours Children's Hospital Wins Florida Hospital Association Award for Innovation in Patient Care

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:08 am by Staff

. Trailblazing 3D Modeling Program Recognized with Esteemed Innovation of the Year Award . A 3D modeling program being used in preoperative interventional radiology, can.... Read More
Clinical

Major Gift to Expand Cardiovascular Services

Oct 04, 2018 at 11:18 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital Orlando plans to expand its Cardiovascular Institute with a new Center for Living, which will offer a comprehensive program to identify, prevent and tre.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS to Strengthen Oversight of Medicare's Accreditation Organizations

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:47 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took action to improve quality and safety in healthcare facilities and empower patients with information to make dec.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Congress Targets Misuse Of Hospice Drugs

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:12 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients' unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them, according to o.... Read More
Business/Technology

High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News With workers harder to find and Obamacare's tax on generous coverage postponed, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based.... Read More
Clinical

VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:01 pm by Staff

.   Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News It took more than 10 minutes for paramedics to arrive after a housekeeper found a man collapsed on the floor of a bathroo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Drugmakers Play The Patent Game To Lock In Prices, Block Competitors

Oct 04, 2018 at 09:42 pm by Staff

.   Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News David Herzberg was alarmed when he heard that Richard Sackler, former chairman of opioid giant Purdue Pharma, was listed as.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Community Health Centers Announces Roshni Patel, MD, Chief of Pediatrics

Oct 04, 2018 at 09:05 pm by Staff

. Community Health Centers (CHC) is pleased to announce the promotion of Pediatrician Roshni Patel, MD to Chief of Pediatrics. Dr. Patel, a graduate of Rosalind Franklin Unive.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health Awarded Hip, Knee, and Spine Certification from The Joint Commission

Oct 02, 2018 at 09:25 am by Staff

. Ocala Health has announced that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hip, Knee, and Spine Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval(R) is a symbol.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health Recognized by Healthgrades as Top 10% in Nation for Gynecological Surgery

Oct 02, 2018 at 09:16 am by Staff

. Gynecological Surgery at Ocala Health is among the top 10% in the nation--as measured by volume-weighted performance--according to this year's evaluation from Healthgrades,.... Read More
Clinical

Orlando Area Physician Summits Mt. Kilimanjaro for Colon Cancer Awareness

Oct 01, 2018 at 10:30 pm by Staff

. Orlando area Gastroenterologist Dr. Sri Pothamsetty took his mission to raise colon cancer awareness to new heights when he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro on July 21. In conjunc.... Read More