Clinical

Burnout Rates Continue to Rise

Oct 15, 2018 at 07:05 am by Staff

. Physicians in Florida are more pessimistic about the future of their profession By PL JETER "It's prudent to keep in mind that the first reaction to seeing canarie.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Jewett Orthopaedic Surgeon and Community Volunteer Dreams of Catching the Big Fish

Oct 15, 2018 at 06:49 am by Staff

. Kenneth A. Krumins, MD, grew up outside Philadelphia, one of three sons of a Latvian immigrant who owned a construction company. Krumins spent his summers during medical s.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Digestive and Liver Center of Florida to Hold Health Fair

Oct 12, 2018 at 03:23 pm by Staff

Business/Technology

No More Secrets: Congress Bans Pharmacist 'Gag Orders' On Drug Prices

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

.   Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News For years, most pharmacists couldn't give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the rest.... Read More
Business/Technology

Doctors Give Medicare's Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:12 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration wants Medicare for the first time to embrace telemedicine across the country by paying doctors $14 for a.... Read More
Clinical

Virtual Reality for Pain Management: An Alternative to Opioids

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:49 pm by Staff

. Miranda Felde, MHA, CPHRM, Vice President, Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company In 2016, science teacher Bob Jester fell off a roof, broke 19 bones,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Are Millennial's Health Care Preferences Bad for Business?

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:43 pm by Staff

. Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society There are a number of media reports this week that further illustrate the drastic shift in uti.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Deadline Affecting Physician Payment is Right Around the Corner

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:33 pm by Staff

. Your 2017 MIPS performance score will determine the payment adjustments you receive in 2019. All physicians should check their scores for accuracy, as the deadline to requ.... Read More
Grand Rounds

PMC Partners with Publix to Thank Local Teachers

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:26 pm by Staff

Poinciana Medical Center, along with Publix and the Kissimmee Gatorade Distribution Plant, recently visited Poinciana High School and Poinciana Christian Preparatory School.... Read More
Business/Technology

Healthcare Hiring Event in Orlando

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

Wednesday, October 24th from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Community Health Centers, Inc. is hosting a hiring event for various positions in the healthcare field on Wednesday, O.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic Brings Comprehensive Care to Florida Hospital Altamonte

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:08 pm by Staff

. With innovative technology and multiple specialists in a single location, patients can quickly and conveniently get the cancer-care services they need in one visit. ..... Read More
Digital Editions

October 2018 Digital Edition

Oct 10, 2018 at 09:01 am by Staff

North Central Florida Local News

Spurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The 'Family Doctor' Model

Oct 09, 2018 at 10:24 pm by Staff

Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News Calvin Brown doesn't have a primary care doctor -- and the peripatetic 23-year-old doesn't want one. Since his graduation last year fro.... Read More
Clinical

320,000 Dead: It's Time for a New Approach

Oct 08, 2018 at 09:45 pm by Staff

. Drones: The missing link in cardiac arrest's chain of survival By GORDON FOLKES Three hundred fifty-six thousand: This is the frightening number of people in the Unit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors

Oct 08, 2018 at 11:52 am by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News STUART, Fla. -- Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He'd just learned an elderly patient at high risk of falling was resi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital/AdventHealth Will Be The Official Sponsor of DAYTONA Speedweeks

Oct 08, 2018 at 11:14 am by Staff

61st Annual DAYTONA 500, 'The Great American Race,' Highlights DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented By AdventHealth Daytona International Speedway and Florida Hospital, which.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare Eases Readmission Penalties Against Safety-Net Hospitals

Oct 07, 2018 at 08:24 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News   On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most lo.... Read More
Business/Technology

In The Battle To Control Drug Costs, Old Patent Laws Get New Life

Oct 07, 2018 at 06:30 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News In the drug pricing battle, progressive lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and patients' rights activists rarely find th.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Winter Garden Adding New Inpatient Pavilion

Oct 05, 2018 at 01:01 pm by Staff

The seven-story, 100-bed pavilion will be the first inpatient facility in Winter Garden. Florida Hospital Winter Garden, which has provided emergency care to the res.... Read More
Business/Technology

From The Ashes: Medical Village at Lake Nona Prospering

Oct 05, 2018 at 12:22 pm by Staff

. Despite the rumors to the contrary, the project known as Medical Village at Lake Nona is a true "phoenix rising from the ashes" story within the medical real estate world..... Read More