Orlando Regulatory

Preexisting Conditions And Continuous Coverage: Key Elements Of GOP Bill

May 16, 2017 at 08:44 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Before he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2015, Anthony Kinsey often went without health insurance. He is a contract lawyer.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Medical Marketing Specialist Andrea T. Eliscu Publishes "It's Personal: The Art of Building Your Practice"

May 16, 2017 at 01:41 am by Staff

Medical marketing specialist and author Andrea T. Eliscu, BS, RN, just released It's Personal: The Art of Building Your Practice, her latest book on how to successfully mark.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Urges Senate Leaders to Focus on Sustaining Insurance Coverage

May 15, 2017 at 05:14 pm by Staff

As the Senate begins consideration of health system reform, the American Medical Association (AMA) urged Senate leaders today to keep in mind patients at risk of losing thei.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Offers New Health Coverage Enrollment Option for Small Business

May 15, 2017 at 12:14 pm by Staff

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a plan to change the way that small businesses enroll in insurance coverage through the Federal excha.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Increasing Benefits of Using Electronic Patient Portals

May 14, 2017 at 12:41 am by Staff

By SONDA EUNUS, MHA As most medical practices move towards using electronic medical record (EMR) systems, electronic patient portals are becoming more prevalent. Most EMR.... Read More
Business/Technology

Why is Data the Medicine to Cure Modern Healthcare?

May 14, 2017 at 12:18 am by Staff

By ABHINAV SHASHANK The world of healthcare analytics is vast and can encompass a wide range of data that has the incredible potential to tell stories about health and hea.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Gives States Until 2022 To Meet Medicaid Standards Of Care

May 13, 2017 at 11:10 am by Staff

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid servic.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA Statement on Anthem Termination of Cigna Merger Agreement

May 13, 2017 at 04:18 am by Staff

Statement attributed to Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., President, American Medical Association "Today's action marks the end of a proposed merger that the American Medical Associati.... Read More
Grand Rounds

PWE Opens Applications for Final Round of Funding for Women Business Leaders with Advanced Products and Services

May 12, 2017 at 07:49 am by Staff

Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE), one of the first programs in the country designed to advance women-led businesses, is accepting applications for business leaders to take t.... Read More
Clinical

DOH-Orange Celebrates National Nurse Week

May 11, 2017 at 06:50 pm by Staff

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County wishes to celebrate and thank Florida nurses during National Nurses Week. Florida's more than 600,000 nursing professionals w.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Welcome to Lake-Sumter Medical Society

May 11, 2017 at 05:47 pm by Staff

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Board of Governors is pleased to recognize a new affiliation with the Orlando Medical News. "This opportunity to access the professional services.... Read More
Independent Physicians

OCMS/SCMS Final Look at 2017 Regular Legislative Session

May 11, 2017 at 10:48 am by Staff

The 2017 Legislative Session came to a dramatic conclusion on Friday night with many health policy issues remaining undecided and failing to advance. The Legislature is due.... Read More
Clinical

Local Fertility Clinic Beats National Average, Breaks 60% Live Birth Rate with IVF, Nearly 80% with Donor Eggs

May 11, 2017 at 12:42 am by Staff

In its latest bulletin, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) released Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) preliminary data from cycles completed in 2015.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Nurse Discovers Baby She Helped Deliver 23 Years Ago Now Works Beside Her

May 10, 2017 at 07:55 pm by Staff

Florida Hospital is home to many nurses, and two of them have crossed paths in a unique way. Veteran labor and delivery nurse Mary Kay Pozo has aided thousands of moms in th.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Volusia County Medical Society Mourns Loss of Gilbert Martin, Jr., MD

May 10, 2017 at 11:42 am by Staff

The Volusia County Medical Society has announced the passing of Gil Martin, Jr., MD, on April 19. He was a 50-plus year member of the society who shared his love of medicine,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medical Marketing

May 09, 2017 at 07:49 pm by Staff

By KELLI MURRAY It's easier than ever for consumers to provide near real-time feedback on their experiences. From Amazon, Yelp, FaceBook, and Google to GlassDoor, HealthGrad.... Read More
Business/Technology

CPA Speak - Tips for Physicians

May 09, 2017 at 07:28 pm by Staff

Sponsored Editorial An Open Letter to Central Florida Physicians from CPA Solutions My Mother was a Pediatrician and I grew up with an enormous admiration for doctors. Yet my.... Read More
Business/Technology

HEALTHCARE INNOVATORS: Apple and Google: The Next Big Pharma

May 09, 2017 at 07:06 pm by Staff

By JOHN NOSTA The big news recently is that Apple is reportedly secretly developing a dermal sensor for measuring blood glucose and the management of diabetes. It seems to b.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Delicia M. Haynes, MD

May 09, 2017 at 06:59 pm by Staff

By PL JETER DAYTONA BEACH - When Delicia Haynes, MD, was 12 years old, she felt a lump in her breast while showering. At first, she hoped her adolescent breasts were simply.... Read More
Feature Profiles

A Few Questions with Daryl Tol

May 09, 2017 at 06:55 pm by Staff

PL JETER The worldview held by Daryl Tol began in the small town of Dunlap, Tennessee, and by kindergarten age, he had spent most of his life halfway around the world in Bor.... Read More