Clinical

Are Blues' Plans Benefitting Unfairly From Program To Offset Cost Of Sicker Patients?

Oct 18, 2016 at 10:40 pm by Staff

Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Some health insurers say they're paying too much to rival Blue Cross Blue Shield plans under a key pillar of the federal health law designed to.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Deadline for MACRA Approaching

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:28 am by Staff

Last month, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt announced some flexibility as providers prepare to transition to payment reform under.... Read More
Clinical

The Importance of Preparation for Organized Wound Care

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:25 am by Staff

By DOT WEIR, RN, CWON, CWS The specialty of wound management is one that the average lay person is not going to know even exists. Beginning as a young child, we expect that.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Lawrence S. Halperin, MD, - Raising a Voice

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:24 am by Staff

As a youngster in blustery Brooklyn, NY, Lawrence Halperin, MD, fondly recalls dinner table conversation, when his dentist dad told stories of helping people in pain. "It kin.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Marni Jameson-Carey - Getting the Word Out

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:20 am by Staff

If Marni Jameson-Carey could clone herself, there's no telling how the energetic, multi-talented business leader could change the world. In the two years since the former Orla.... Read More
Business/Technology

An Administrator's Unique View Through the Patient Lens

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:16 am by Staff

By NINA TALLEY, Assist. Director, Health Innovators Community Health Innovators' Resident Healthcare Executive, Beth Rudloff, has the unique experience of being both a canc.... Read More
Business/Technology

Why Academic Hospitals are Vital to Health Innovation

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:14 am by Staff

By KELLI MURRAY, Founder, MedSpeaks As you may have heard, the University of Central Florida has chosen to partner with Nashville­based HCA Healthcare to build the first a.... Read More
Business/Technology

For One Medical City Entrepreneur, the Best Years Began at "Retirement"

Oct 12, 2016 at 10:05 am by Staff

When the housing market started its decline in 2007, many realtors scrambled to maintain new listings. Within a year, most everyone had lost significant value in their homes,.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Rising Health Premiums Rankle Individuals Paying Full Price

Oct 11, 2016 at 08:08 pm by Staff

Virginia Anderson Kaiser Health News ATLANTA -- Shela Bryan, 63, has been comparing prices for individual health insurance plans since May, and she can't believe what she sees.... Read More
Clinical

Got Zika? For Pregnant Women, Lab Constraints Mean It's Often Hard To Know

Oct 11, 2016 at 07:54 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Houston-based Legacy Community Health Services, a federally qualified health center, is trying hard to fight the Zika virus. It's screening p.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hospitals Say They're Being Slammed By Drug Price Hikes

Oct 11, 2016 at 07:32 pm by Staff

Sydney Lupkin Kaiser Health News Hospitals are getting slammed by drug price hikes that often have nothing to do with improving patient health, a new report has found. Inpatie.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medical Villages: Opening Doors For Independent Physicians

Oct 08, 2016 at 10:25 pm by Staff

Advertorial By MELISSA PARZIALE Human Resources for Orange Ave Medical Group and Executive Assistant the Medical Villages partnership. Today's evolving health care system has.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA Introduces New Tools to Help Physicians Prepare for 2017 Medicare Changes (MACRA)

Oct 07, 2016 at 08:29 pm by Staff

With physicians facing the most notable changes in Medicare in a generation, the American Medical Association (AMA) unveiled several online tools to help physicians through pe.... Read More
Events

Breast Cancer Screening Can Save Lives

Oct 06, 2016 at 06:05 pm by Staff

By ROBERT CAPOBIANCO, MDOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—the perfect time to discuss the importance of mammography. Because breast cancer is often detectable.... Read More
Events

Can We Conquer All Diseases By The End Of The Century?

Oct 05, 2016 at 08:16 pm by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health NewsFacebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, announced last month that they planned to invest $3 b.... Read More
Business/Technology

Why Your Business Listing Accuracy is so Important

Oct 04, 2016 at 03:48 pm by Staff

Advertorial Regardless of the number of local listings you're managing for your business, be it one or hundreds, your NAP (Name, Address and Phone Number) data has to be accur.... Read More
Business/Technology

Is Your Answering Service a Business Associate?

Oct 03, 2016 at 11:16 pm by Staff

By REBECCA MOREHEAD The answer is... YES! The Omnibus Final Rule of 2013 expands the definition of a business associate. In short, a business associate is a person or entity t.... Read More
Clinical

Early Lung Cancer Detection May Save Lives

Oct 02, 2016 at 05:02 pm by Staff

Rebecca Desir, MPH Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. The five-year survival rate for lung cancer patients is a d.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare's 60-Day Overpayment Reporting Final Rule: How can providers comply?

Oct 02, 2016 at 04:14 pm by Staff

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 imposed a requirement that providers that bill the Medicare program (including Parts A, B, Medicare Advantage and Part D) must report and retur.... Read More
Digital Editions

October 2016 Digital Edition

Oct 01, 2016 at 11:13 am by Staff