Business/Technology

A Black Eye For Blue Shield: Consumers Lash Out Over Coverage Lapses

Aug 23, 2018 at 07:25 pm by Staff

.   Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News Ashley Summers said she got an unpleasant surprise in February when she tried to pick up a prescription for her rheumatoid arthrit.... Read More
Clinical

Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Dispense Drugs To Treat Inmates' Addictions

Aug 23, 2018 at 07:16 pm by Staff

.   Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Photos by Heidi de Marco At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails across.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Payors Share Responsibility for the Opioid Epidemic

Aug 21, 2018 at 12:03 pm by Staff

. By Joy Stephenson-Laws The prescription opioid epidemic ravaging the country claims almost a hundred lives daily with an annual economic cost upward of $500 billion. Thi.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health to Hold Heart Seminars

Aug 21, 2018 at 11:55 am by Staff

. It's Heart Health Symposium Time! . Join us for any or all of our three seminars on August 29 to learn about minimally invasive treatment options for valvular heart diseas.... Read More
Business/Technology

Peek Into Orlando's Healthcare Startup Scene

Aug 20, 2018 at 10:50 pm by Staff

. By JOSHUA GONZALEZ In a city where theme parks often dominate the headlines, Orlando proves to be a complex city with far more than meets the eye. The Orlando Economic.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Philip Kondylis, MD, General Surgery Residency Program Director

Aug 19, 2018 at 03:39 pm by Staff

. Osceola Regional Residency Consortium Addressing the Physician Shortage in Florida . Philip Kondylis, MD, a board-certified colorectal surgeon affiliated with Osceola Regio.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Business of Medical Marijuana

Aug 19, 2018 at 03:30 pm by Staff

. By P L JETER Progress in Florida's burgeoning medical marijuana industry has been slower than anticipated since the state law that made full strength marijuana legal for m.... Read More
Clinical

Purdue Pharma's Sales Pitch Downplayed Risks Of Opioid Addiction

Aug 19, 2018 at 03:14 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Two decades ago, Purdue Pharma produced thousands of brochures and videos that urged patients with chronic pain to ask their physicia.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hospitals Battle For Control Over Fast-Growing Heart-Valve Procedure

Aug 19, 2018 at 03:01 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News BALTIMORE -- When Medicare in 2011 agreed to pay for a revolutionary procedure to replace leaky heart valves by snaking a synthetic.... Read More
Business/Technology

Financial Ties That Bind: Studies Often Fall Short On Conflict-Of-Interest Disclosures

Aug 19, 2018 at 02:53 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Papers in medical journals go through rigorous peer review and meticulous data analysis. Yet many of these articles are missing a ke.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Physician Spotlight: Benjamin Thomasson, DO

Aug 16, 2018 at 10:29 pm by Staff

. A quick look at improvements in orthopaedic surgery Benjamin Thomasson, DO, with Florida Orthopaedic Associates brings the strategic mindset of a top athlete to his profess.... Read More
Business/Technology

Energy-Hog Hospitals: When They Start Thinking Green, They See Green

Aug 16, 2018 at 10:21 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Hospitals are energy hogs. With their 24/7 lighting, heating and water needs, they use up to five times more energy than a fancy ho.... Read More
Clinical

'No One Is Ever Really Ready': Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day

Aug 16, 2018 at 10:05 pm by Staff

  JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In the end, it wasn't easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man -- a former world traveler, triathlete.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Feds Urge States To Encourage Cheaper Plans Off The Exchanges

Aug 16, 2018 at 09:52 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies on the individual market, there may be no Goldilocks.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Encore at Avalon Park Partners with Orlando Repertory Theatre on New Program for Seniors

Aug 16, 2018 at 10:18 am by Staff

. Come to the Table program brings intergenerational relationships to the forefront As a leader in innovative programs for seniors, Encore at Avalon Park has teamed with O.... Read More
Business/Technology

CAPP Presents Roadmap for Telehealth Adoption

Aug 15, 2018 at 11:37 pm by Staff

. How can telehealth realize its potential to improve patient care? The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a coalition of visionary multi-specialty medical gro.... Read More
Clinical

With Opioid Deaths Increasing, AMA Urges Expansion of Proven Treatment

Aug 15, 2018 at 08:02 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) called on policymakers today to support proven approaches to treat opioid use disorder in light of new statistics showing a 10 perce.... Read More
Grand Rounds

U.S. News & World Report Names Florida Hospital Best in Orlando

Aug 15, 2018 at 07:28 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2018-19 by U.S. News & World Report. . The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 29th year, are de.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Hospital Announces Major Initiatives as Transition to AdventHealth Begins

Aug 14, 2018 at 10:51 am by Staff

. Florida Hospital today announced it will soon be AdventHealth, part of a new consumer-centric, national brand based in Central Florida. . As part of the brand announcemen.... Read More
Clinical

Advances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients

Aug 13, 2018 at 11:06 pm by Staff

. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of her mother and brother, Anne Rupp went on dialysis in May 2016, spe.... Read More