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
North Central Florida Local News

BankUnited Names New Assistant Vice President

Sep 01, 2018 at 10:39 pm by Staff

. BankUnited recently announced the hiring of Michele Nichols as assistant vice president for business banking. . With 13 years of industry experience, Nichols will be res.... Read More
Grand Rounds

BankUnited Names New Assistant Vice President in Orlando

Sep 01, 2018 at 10:26 pm by Staff

. BankUnited recently announced the hiring of Michele Nichols as assistant vice president for business banking in Orlando. . With 13 years of industry experience, Nichols.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

ACOs Taking Risk in Innovative Payment Model Generate Savings for Patients and Taxpayers

Sep 01, 2018 at 10:19 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an evaluation report for the first performance year of the Innovation Center's Next Generation Accountable.... Read More
Business/Technology

Poinciana Medical Center Appoints Chris Conn as CFO

Sep 01, 2018 at 10:11 pm by Staff

. Poinciana Medical Center, an HCA Healthcare hospital, recently appointed Chris Conn as its chief financial officer, effective Sept. 10. Conn previously served as the assi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health is the First Hospital in Florida to Perform Life-Changing In-Utero Surgery

Sep 01, 2018 at 09:35 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health announced that it is the first hospital system in the state of Florida to perform in-utero surgery to repair spina bifida, a spinal defect developed by.... Read More
Grand Rounds

True Health Hours are Changing

Sep 01, 2018 at 03:52 pm by Staff

. At True Health, we strive to cater to our patients' needs. For your continued convenience, True Health clinics will begin operating from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays throu.... Read More
Business/Technology

Introduction to Protected Identifiable Information

Aug 31, 2018 at 12:51 am by Staff

. By DEBI CARR Protected Identifiable Information, or PII, for short. Forty-eight states now have privacy laws that require businesses to protect a consumers' Protected Iden.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS Watchdog To Probe Enforcement Of Nursing Home Staffing Standards

Aug 30, 2018 at 11:42 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services this month launched an examination into federal oversight of skill.... Read More
Clinical

Californians Living Longer With Cancer -- Some Longer Than Others

Aug 30, 2018 at 11:06 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News As he grew older, Dale Kunitomi paid closer attention to his health -- and to his doctor's advice. When he noticed rectal bleeding in.... Read More