Orlando Regulatory

Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And Risks

Jan 03, 2017 at 10:30 pm by Staff

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The 115th Congress started work Tuesday with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate in agreement on their top priority -- to rep.... Read More
Digital Editions

January 2017 Digital Edition

Jan 01, 2017 at 04:32 pm by Staff

Business/Technology

A Message from the Association of Independent Doctors

Dec 29, 2016 at 09:44 pm by Staff

As we put a bow on 2016, and kick off a new year, let's take a minute to celebrate the strides we've made -- thanks to the wonderful support of our members. We still have a lo.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

New Medicare Rules Should Help 'High Need' Patients Get Better Treatment

Dec 29, 2016 at 10:33 am by Staff

Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Doctors have complained for years that they're not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill old.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs

Dec 21, 2016 at 09:45 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibi.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unprecedented Policy Agreement

Dec 19, 2016 at 11:03 pm by Staff

BY P L JETER LAKE BUENA VISTA - Health reform was top-of-agenda at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates 2016 Interim Meeting, held just days after the pre.... Read More
Clinical

Women Doctors May be Better for Patients' Health

Dec 19, 2016 at 10:49 pm by Staff

By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News When a patient goes to the best hospital, he or she usually hopes for a doctor who is knowledgeable and experienced. Something else to wis.... Read More
Clinical

Grilled About Deadly Superbug Outbreaks, Execs At Scope Maker Olympus Take Fifth

Dec 19, 2016 at 10:33 pm by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Three senior executives at scope maker Olympus Corp., which is under federal investigation for its role in superbug outbreaks, repeatedly in.... Read More
Clinical

After-Hours ER Care May Come With A Doctor's Surcharge

Dec 18, 2016 at 01:13 am by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News If an emergency department is open 24 hours a day, why would patients be charged extra for coming in "after hours"? Good question, say e.... Read More
Clinical

The Throwaway Scope: A Way To Ditch Superbugs?

Dec 18, 2016 at 01:04 am by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News In response to a series of superbug outbreaks around the country, some doctors and hospitals are trying out disposable scopes to combat the.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Finalizes Rules for the Health Insurance Marketplace, Improving Stability

Dec 17, 2016 at 10:48 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule and the final Annual Letter to Issuers for 2018, whic.... Read More
Business/Technology

Big Data Delivers More Tools for Patients

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:17 pm by Staff

By Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society The push for greater transparency and data analytics to assist patients in becoming educated con.... Read More
Clinical

The Power of the Patient

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:43 am by Staff

By ELAINE VAIL In the not-so-distant past, patients looked to their doctors and healthcare professionals as experts. There were rarely, if ever, questions like, "How much w.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Hank C. Hill, MD

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:40 am by Staff

By PL Jeter KISSIMMEE--Hank Hill, MD, recalls a pivotal moment in high school when a guidance counselor recommended bypassing biological research to pursue a medical degree.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Larry Jones

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:36 am by Staff

By PL JETER Health policy expert Larry Jones isn't certain that much will change about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after President Barack Obama leaves office Jan. 20, even t.... Read More
Business/Technology

CAPI Expands Philanthropic Outreach

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:32 am by Staff

By JUDY OTTO As an organization of medical professionals dedicated to the care of others, it's not surprising that the Central Florida Association of Physicians from the Ind.... Read More
Business/Technology

Using Engineering Principles and Data to Perfect Healthcare

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:28 am by Staff

By BETH RUDLOFF Stephanie Alexander was an unusual engineering student 30 years ago. Not only was she a woman, she wanted to focus her engineering skills on healthcare. "I.... Read More
Business/Technology

Very Serious Games

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:26 am by Staff

By COLIN FORWARD and KELLI MURRAY, MedSpeaks "I can't blow up Memory Mall," jokes Dr. Deborah Beidel, "President Hitt told me I couldn't." Dr. Beidel is a Pegasus Professor.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Kimberly Edwards Joins Avalon Park Group as Director of Health Care Operations

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:22 am by Staff

Bringing with her more than two decades of health care experience, Kimberly Edwards has joined Avalon Park Group as its director of health care operations. In addition, Edward.... Read More
Grand Rounds

The Heart Valve Center at Orlando Health Heart Institute is proud to now offer a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from mitra

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:21 am by Staff

On October 17, 2016, an Orlando Health cardiac team successfully implanted the first totally percutaneous MitraClip® at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center to treat.... Read More