North Central Florida Local News

AMA Releases 2019 CPT Code Set

Sep 11, 2018 at 07:30 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the release of the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. There are 335 code changes in the new CPT edit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unity Health Selects PatientMatters to Improve Patient-Centered Registration Process

Sep 10, 2018 at 09:27 pm by Staff

. PatientMatters, an Orlando-based patient access and advocacy solutions provider helping hospitals and health systems offer their patients highly-personalized financial sol.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Offers Comments to CMS on its 2019 Medicare Reform Proposal

Sep 10, 2018 at 09:14 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) submitted comprehensive comments today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that outlined recommended changes to.... Read More
Clinical

Orlando VA Medical Center to Host Suicide Prevention Awareness Fair September 14

Sep 10, 2018 at 08:46 pm by Staff

. The Orlando VA Medical Center will host a Suicide Prevention Awareness Fair on Friday, September 14, 2018. The activity will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orlan.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Remedy For Surprise Medical Bills May Lie In Stitching Up Federal Law

Sep 10, 2018 at 08:41 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News When Drew Calver had a heart attack last year, his health plan paid nearly $56,000 for the 44-year-old's four-d.... Read More
Business/Technology

Insulin's Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing

Sep 09, 2018 at 11:53 pm by Staff

Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It's what happens when you don't have enough insulin. Your blood sugar gets so hi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Association and Central Florida Health Nationally Recognized for Achievements in Quality Care and Value

Sep 07, 2018 at 07:23 pm by Staff

. Central Florida Health, the 636-bed not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages® Regional Hospital, announced today that.... Read More
Clinical

Shedding Light on Invisible Disorders

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:51 pm by Staff

. Judge not, that ye be not judged. While there are various interpretations of that biblical quote, the idea of those seven simple words should be engrained in our collective.... Read More
Clinical

Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:36 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father's lower back as he.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

States Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:23 pm by Staff

. Jay Hancock, Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers are set to try again when they.... Read More
Business/Technology

Giuliani's Consulting Firm Helped Halt Florida's Purdue Opioid Investigation

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:14 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Six months after hiring former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm, Purdue Pharma settled a Florida state investigati.... Read More
Clinical

More than 400 Uninsured Children Receive Free Physicals and Follow-up Specialty Care from Shepherd's Hope

Sep 06, 2018 at 08:52 pm by Staff

.     The new school year is underway in Central Florida, and 402 children are in their classrooms thanks to free back-to-school physicals they received from Shep.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Center for Health & Wellbeing fitness memberships are now available

Sep 06, 2018 at 08:37 pm by Staff

. The Center will offer innovative and comprehensive wholeness, fitness and medical services when it opens to the public in early 2019. The Center for Health & Wellbei.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Osceola Regional Celebrates Year of Comprehensive Stroke Care

Sep 06, 2018 at 08:17 pm by Staff

Osceola Regional Medical Center recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Comprehensive Stroke Center, which opened on August 21, 2017, and is the only Comprehensive St.... Read More
Business/Technology

10 Unexpected Realities Nurses Face

Sep 05, 2018 at 06:20 pm by Staff

. By NANCY CONGLETON, RN When I decided to become a nurse, I didn't have a clue. I wasn't aware of the educational options available to me, what nursing school was really.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

A Texas Lawsuit Being Heard This Week Could Mean Life Or Death For The ACA

Sep 04, 2018 at 11:40 pm by Staff

Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News In a Texas courtroom, a group of Republican attorneys general, led by Texas' Ken Paxton, are set to face off against a group of Democrati.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Safe Kids Marion Wins Graco Grant, Will Hold Car Seat Safety Event Sept. 6

Sep 04, 2018 at 10:54 pm by Staff

. Local childhood injury prevention group Safe Kids Marion just received some good news that will help make a difference in the community. Car seat manufacturer Graco select.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ribbon Cutting Set for Expanded Emergency Department at Leesburg Regional Medical Center

Sep 04, 2018 at 10:48 pm by Staff

. More than 47,000 people visit the emergency department at Leesburg Regional Medical Center each year, and that number is escalating as the community continues to grow. Co.... Read More
Clinical

Hypnotherapy: Finding its Place in Today's Medicine

Sep 03, 2018 at 09:15 pm by Staff

.   By GLORIA DANVERS, CCHt   The elderly woman in the doctor's office had recently moved to a new city and was visiting her new primary care physician for the f.... Read More
Clinical

Over Past 20 Years, The Percentage Of Children With ADHD Nearly Doubles

Sep 03, 2018 at 08:40 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has reached more than 10 percent, a significant.... Read More