Business/Technology

Despite Red Flags At Surgery Centers, Overseers Award Gold Seals

Sep 22, 2018 at 09:19 pm by Staff

  Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of.... Read More
Feature Profiles

For Marshall Cress, Neurosurgery Was a Really Good Decision

Sep 20, 2018 at 10:41 pm by Staff

. At the beginning of his career, when Marshall Cress, MD, was deciding what practice area he wanted to specialize in, it was the potential for technological advancement tha.... Read More
Business/Technology

Open Source Interoperability: Is the Entrepreneur's Dream Becoming a Reality?

Sep 20, 2018 at 10:34 pm by Staff

. By NINA TALLEY, MedSpeaks In late August, Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce, came together to sign a pledge of healthcare data interoperability. Alt.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills

Sep 20, 2018 at 09:53 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical treatment, a bipartisan group of senator.... Read More
Clinical

Day-Tripping To The Dispensary: Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus

Sep 20, 2018 at 09:37 pm by Staff

. Stephanie O'Neill, Kaiser Health News Shirley Avedon, 90,­­ had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends shooting pains into both of her h.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Newly Expanded Emergency Department at Leesburg Regional Medical Center Now Open

Sep 18, 2018 at 10:32 am by Staff

. The new emergency department (ED) at Leesburg Regional Medical Center is now officially open for patient care. The ED features expanded triage capability with fully equipped.... Read More
Clinical

"Get a Mammogram, Give a Mammogram" Program Begins October 1

Sep 18, 2018 at 10:08 am by Staff

. Initiative provides free screenings to women in need . Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Each year, more than 250,000 women in the U.S. will.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

New Medicare Advantage Tool To Lower Drug Prices Puts Crimp In Patients' Choices

Sep 17, 2018 at 07:58 pm by Staff

. By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News Starting next year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive, injectable drugs administered by doctors to.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Proposes to Lift Unnecessary Regulations and Ease Burden on Providers

Sep 17, 2018 at 03:33 pm by Staff

. Proposed rule driven by agency's Patients Over Paperwork initiative, expected to save U.S. healthcare facilities $1.12 billion per year Today, the Centers for Medicare and.... Read More
Business/Technology

Fired Surgeon Files $100 Million Defamation Suit Against Orlando Health

Sep 16, 2018 at 03:52 pm by Staff

. Jeffrey Feiner, MD, a plastic surgeon fired from Orlando Health (OHI), has filed a suit against the non-profit organization for $100 million, claiming defamation. Accord.... Read More
Grand Rounds

UCF Welcomes New Physicians

Sep 15, 2018 at 03:45 pm by Staff

. UCF Health announces the addition of two new physicians. . Dr. Charles Giangarra is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in arthroscopic surgery of.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unique Healthcare Offering First in Florida

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:56 pm by Staff

. East Orlando Chamber of Commerce provides members affordable options By PL JETER A local chamber of commerce recently unveiled a unique type of healthcare policy new t.... Read More
Clinical

Much Touted For Cancer, 'Precision Medicine' Often Misses The Target

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:46 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in "precision medicine" -- in which doctors try to match patien.... Read More
Clinical

Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:32 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Doug Pardue Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable during a hurricane as frail, older adults, especially those.... Read More
Business/Technology

Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:23 pm by Staff

  Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News The largest insurer in Tennessee has announced it will no longer cover prescriptions for what was once a bloc.... Read More
Clinical

Doctor To The Stars Disciplined Over Use Of Controversial Menopause Therapy

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:16 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News A Santa Monica doctor who touted a controversial menopause therapy on the Oprah Winfrey Network and received testimonials for.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

In Trump's First Year, Nation's Uninsured Rate Unchanged

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:02 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Despite Republican resistance to the federal health law, the percentage of Americans without health insurance in 2017 remained the same a.... Read More
Digital Editions

September 2018 Digital Edition

Sep 12, 2018 at 10:46 am by Staff

North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health to open freestanding ER on Maricamp Road

Sep 11, 2018 at 08:21 pm by Staff

Ocala Health will expand access to emergency care in southeast Marion County with the opening of a freestanding emergency department on Maricamp Road near the intersection of.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

AMA Releases 2019 CPT Code Set

Sep 11, 2018 at 07:30 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the release of the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. There are 335 code changes in the new CPT edit.... Read More