Once Its Greatest Foes, Doctors Are Embracing Single-Payer

Aug 07, 2018 at 06:45 pm by Staff

.   Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News When the American Medical Association -- one of the nation's most powerful health care groups -- met in Chicago this June, its m.... Read More

Clinical Awareness Training Hosted in Orlando by Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:20 am by Staff

. The Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative (FFSHC) hosted a two day Clinical Awareness Training in Orlando, Florida. The Florida Firefighters Safety & He.... Read More

New Chief Medical Officer at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:10 am by Staff

. Vincent Carifi, M.D. is trading in his surgical scrubs for a suit and tie as he becomes the first Chief Medical Officer for Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. In his.... Read More

CMS Moves Toward Transparency, Price Parity

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:04 am by Staff

. In the last two weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have proposed two rulings that would directly advance two of AID's main goals: price transparency and.... Read More

Medicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows

Aug 06, 2018 at 08:16 pm by Staff

. Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford their medications and manage their disease in states that expanded Medicaid.... Read More

Doctors Reckon With High Rate Of Suicide In Their Ranks

Aug 06, 2018 at 08:07 pm by Staff

. Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News Alarms go off so frequently in emergency rooms, doctors barely notice. And then a colleague is wheeled in on a gur.... Read More

To Tame Prescription Prices, HHS Dips A Toe Into Drug Importation Stream

Aug 06, 2018 at 07:15 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the administration was exploring.... Read More

Stanford's Chief Wellness Officer Aims To Prevent Physician Burnout

Aug 06, 2018 at 06:58 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News Stanford Medicine hired Dr. Tait Shanafelt as chief wellness officer last year, not so much for the well-being of the patient.... Read More

The Villages Regional Hospital Earns Three-Year Accreditation for Inpatient Rehabilitation

Aug 06, 2018 at 12:37 pm by Staff

. Inpatient rehabilitation is often needed for those who suffer from dysfunction from recent illness or conditions such as, not limited to, stroke, spinal cord injury, ampu.... Read More

Trying To Pinpoint Hurricane's True Toll, Researchers Say 1,139 Died In Puerto Rico

Aug 02, 2018 at 08:35 pm by Staff

  Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News The question of how many people perished after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has stirred controversy because of the wide.... Read More

Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate

Aug 02, 2018 at 08:25 pm by Staff

. Will Stone, KJZZ, Kaiser Health News It started with a rolled ankle during a routine Army training exercise. Shannon Hubbard never imagined it was the prologue to one of t.... Read More

Missed Visits, Uncontrolled Pain And Fraud: Report Says Hospice Lacks Oversight

Aug 02, 2018 at 08:18 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News   Elderly patients spent over two weeks in uncontrolled pain or respiratory distress. Acute care was rare on weekends. And re.... Read More

Some Doctors, Patients Balk At Medicare's 'Flat Fee' Payment Proposal

Aug 02, 2018 at 08:11 pm by Staff

.   Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration announced a plan Friday that would affect about 40 percent of the payments physicians receive fr.... Read More

Sexual Harassment Allegations in Healthcare: Rising Risks

Aug 02, 2018 at 07:57 pm by Staff

. By RICHARD CAHILL, JD A successful and highly respected pediatrician with an unblemished record over decades of practice learns of a HIPAA breach by a member of his cleri.... Read More

Munroe Regional Medical Center Becomes Florida Hospital Ocala

Aug 01, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Staff

. By PL Jeter OCALA - Adventist Health System, the parent company of Florida Hospital, today announced that it has finalized an agreement to officially acquire the 425-b.... Read More

National Training Center to Take Part in The 38th National Veterans Wheelchair Games

Jul 31, 2018 at 01:11 am by Staff

. More than 600 disabled veterans from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Great Britain will compete in one of the largest annual wheelchair sports events in the worl.... Read More

Medicare Reconsiders Paying For Seniors' Spine Operations At Surgery Centers

Jul 30, 2018 at 10:08 pm by Staff

.   Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Medicare is reviewing whether seniors should undergo spine surgeries at same-day surgery centers, the government-run health pr.... Read More

1,400 Nursing Homes Get Lower Medicare Ratings Because Of Staffing Concerns

Jul 30, 2018 at 10:02 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News Medicare has lowered its star ratings for staffing levels in 1 in 11 of the nation's nursing homes -- almost 1,400 of.... Read More

Keep Your Patients Coming Back to Your Practice

Jul 30, 2018 at 09:37 pm by Staff

. BY MARA SHORR and JAY A. SHORR We've seen this issue time after time: doctors come to us telling us they need assistance with their marketing. Their reasoning: they're.... Read More

1+1=7: Leveraging Value-Based Healthcare for Positive ROI

Jul 30, 2018 at 09:27 pm by Staff

. By GREGORY T. REINECKE Change is about change! In the healthcare industry, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 included another definition for clinica.... Read More