Orlando Regulatory

Insurers Fall Short In Catching And Reporting Medicaid Fraud, Inspectors Find

Jul 15, 2018 at 05:34 pm by Staff

  Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News   Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid insurers are lax in ferreting out fraud and neglect to tell.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Poinciana Medical Center Partners with Literacy Program in Osceola County

Jul 13, 2018 at 01:49 am by Staff

. Currently, only 53 percent of Osceola County third-grade students read on grade level. In an effort to improve that statistic, Poinciana Medical Center recently partnered wi.... Read More
Clinical

A Hospital's Human Touch: Why Taking Care In Discharging A Patient Matters

Jul 12, 2018 at 08:26 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News The kidney doctor sat next to Judy Garrett's father, looking into his face, her hand on his arm. There are things I can do for you,.... Read More
Independent Physicians

How to Handle Reports from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Database

Jul 12, 2018 at 05:55 pm by Staff

. Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society Guidance on the appropriate use of reports from E-FORSCE, the Prescription Drug Monitoring Progr.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Emergency Room and Medical Pavilion Offer Pre-Opening Tours

Jul 11, 2018 at 03:09 pm by Staff

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital will offer community tours of its newest free-standing emergency department and medical pavilion on Saturday, July 14, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Cornerstone Hospice's Paula Loats to Present "Caring for the Caregiver"

Jul 11, 2018 at 03:06 pm by Staff

. Currently one in nine people age 65 and older have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. This number is expected to double by 2050. With Florida's growing senior citize.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Challenge of Noncompliance with Medical Recommendations Part 1

Jul 11, 2018 at 12:00 pm by Staff

By Hall B. Whitworth, Jr., MD in Regulatory Noncompliance (non-adherence) to medical recommendations can have a significant impact on a patient's overall health quality, res.... Read More
Digital Editions

July 2018 Digital Edition

Jul 10, 2018 at 11:46 am by Staff

Grand Rounds

Hemispherx Files Positive Safety Report on Intranasal Use of Ampligen in Combination with FluMist Influenza Vaccine

Jul 09, 2018 at 10:09 am by Staff

ORLANDO -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE American:HEB) announced the filing of a clinical study report on AMP-600, a Phase I/II trial of intranasal Ampligen® in combination.... Read More
Clinical

First of its Kind Operation for Intestinal Cancer at Oviedo Medical Center

Jul 08, 2018 at 09:08 pm by Staff

. At Oviedo Medical Center Dr. Sam Atallah, a pioneer in surgical innovation performed the first operation of its kind for intestinal cancer. The operation was performed wit.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Scam Alert!

Jul 08, 2018 at 06:19 pm by Staff

Along with everything else that took effect on July 1st, Google Chrome began flagging websites that do not have an SSL certificate as "unsecure". HTTPS encryption protects th.... Read More
Business/Technology

Physician Recruiters Shifting Focus

Jul 08, 2018 at 05:29 pm by Staff

Trend in Florida is toward hiring more advanced practice providers, fewer primary care physicians; specialty shortage prominent By P.L. JETER The healthcare industry may h.... Read More
Business/Technology

Consumerism in Healthcare: The Relentless Chase of An Elusive Goal

Jul 08, 2018 at 04:16 pm by Staff

. Health Innovators By JOHN NOSTA I guess it all converges on one point: the customer. From the dry cleaners to the operating room, the goal now seems to be customer-cent.... Read More
Business/Technology

A Recipe for Building an Innovation Movement, From Scratch

Jul 07, 2018 at 04:18 pm by Staff

. HEALTH INNOVATORS By KELLI MURRAY, MedSpeaks Pulling together a hyperlocal group of healthcare stakeholders from across competing corporations, non-profits, investors, i.... Read More
Clinical

The Other Victims: First Responders To Horrific Disasters Often Suffer In Solitude

Jul 07, 2018 at 04:13 pm by Staff

  Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News The day a gunman fired into a crowd of 22,000 people at the country music festival in Las Vegas, hospital nursing supervisor Antoin.... Read More
Business/Technology

What A U.S.-China Trade War Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic

Jul 07, 2018 at 03:48 pm by Staff

  Matthew Garcia, Kaiser Health News The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President Donald Trump's showdown on trade. Trade.... Read More
Business/Technology

More Nurse Practitioners Now Pursue Residency Programs To Hone Skills

Jul 05, 2018 at 10:31 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The patient at the clinic was in his 40s and had lost both his legs to Type 1 diabetes. He had mental health and substance abuse.... Read More
Business/Technology

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many At Risk

Jul 05, 2018 at 10:07 am by Staff

. Shefali Luthra and Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in a natio.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health Announces Graduation of Inaugural Class of Residents

Jul 04, 2018 at 07:59 pm by Staff

. Ocala Health leadership, faculty, medical staff and board members announce the graduation of its first residency class. The graduating physicians are listed in alphabetica.... Read More
Business/Technology

Cultivating Insurance Solutions for Cannabis Companies

Jul 04, 2018 at 05:40 pm by Staff

. Sponsored For Jessica Hoehn, medical marijuana liability insurance is not just another business expense--it has become a necessity. "Whether you are a medical marijuana.... Read More