Orlando Regulatory

As Doctors Drop Opposition, Aid-In-Dying Advocates Target Next Battleground States

Jan 28, 2018 at 09:48 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News When the end draws near, Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired physician with incurable, metastatic prostate cancer, wants the option to use.... Read More
Business/Technology

In Battleground Races, Health Care Lags As Hot-Button Issue, Poll Finds

Jan 28, 2018 at 09:41 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News As the midterm elections approach, health care ranks as the top issue, mentioned more frequently among voters nationwide than among th.... Read More
Clinical

UCF College of Medicine/HCA North Florida Division Consortium Announces New General Surgery Residency Program

Jan 26, 2018 at 11:25 am by Staff

UCF College of Medicine-Hospital Corporation of America North Florida Division Consortium has established a new General Surgery residency program that will begin at Osceola R.... Read More
Clinical

A Push To Get Older Adults In Better Shape For Surgery

Jan 25, 2018 at 11:18 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News   Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Applauds FDA, FTC Crackdown on Sham Opioid Treatments

Jan 25, 2018 at 09:28 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) today commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission for issuing joint warning letters to the marke.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lead Architect at PONTE HEALTH Becomes New Chair at American Institute of Architects, Orlando Chapter - Academy of Architecture for Health

Jan 25, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

Tabitha Ponte, AIA, ACHA Candidate, Lead Architect at PONTE HEALTH has become the new Chair at American Institute of Architects, Orlando Chapter - Academy of Architecture.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Needle Exchange Legislation Moves Forward

Jan 25, 2018 at 08:04 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society Additional communities in Florida may be able to pursue development of a needle exchange program.... Read More
Independent Physicians

VCMS President Steve Sevigny, MD, to run for U.S. House Florida District 6 Seat

Jan 25, 2018 at 07:54 pm by Staff

Mark Harper, Daytona Beach News-Journal From Volusia County Medical Society Three new U.S. House District 6 candidates emerged Tuesday: Democrats John N. Upchurch and Dr. Ste.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Board of Medicine Invites AID to Speak on Credentialing Issues and You Can Help

Jan 25, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

Ever have a problem with hospital credentialing? Have you or a colleague ever been denied an application to apply for privileges, been denied privileges, or had your privile.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hospitals' Best-Laid Plans Upended By Disaster

Jan 24, 2018 at 04:11 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News It was 3:35 a.m. and flames from a massive Northern California wildfire licked at the back of a Santa Rosa hospital. Within three h.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Sanford Burnham Revival

Jan 24, 2018 at 01:20 pm by Staff

By PL JETER During the Jan. 23 meeting of Orange County Commissioners weighing two proposals to resuscitate the dwindling Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute (SBP), the diffe.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Emergency Medicine Human Trafficking Advocates Encourage Awareness as NFL Pro Bowl Expects to Draw Crowds

Jan 23, 2018 at 05:17 pm by Staff

The 2018 NFL Pro Bowl will be returning to Orlando, Florida on January 28, expecting to bring fans from all over the country. With Greater Orlando ranking third in the U.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

VA, Health and Human Services Announce Partnership to Strengthen Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Efforts

Jan 23, 2018 at 04:16 pm by Staff

Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a partnershi.... Read More
Clinical

Florida Hospital opens first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Seminole County

Jan 23, 2018 at 04:14 pm by Staff

Florida Hospital Altamonte is providing an important new service in Seminole County that will allow its tiniest and most vulnerable patients to get care closer to home. The h.... Read More
Grand Rounds

AMA Launches New Podcast Series to Tackle the Most Salient Issues in Medicine

Jan 21, 2018 at 05:00 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the launch of a new podcast series for physicians, residents and medical students. "AMA Doc Talk" is a lively, informa.... Read More
Business/Technology

Health Care Leaders Collaborate to Streamline Prior Authorization and Improve Timely Access to Treatment

Jan 21, 2018 at 04:55 pm by Staff

Physicians, pharmacists, medical groups, hospitals, and health insurance providers are working together to improve prior authorization processes for patients' medical tr.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Announces Additional Special Enrollment Periods to Help Individuals Impacted by Hurricanes in Puerto Rico

Jan 21, 2018 at 04:45 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional opportunities for individuals affected by the 2017 hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

It's In The Mail: Aetna Agrees To $17M Payout In HIV Privacy Breach

Jan 21, 2018 at 03:17 pm by Staff

  Elana Gordon, WHYY Aetna settled a lawsuit for $17 million Wednesday over a data breach that happened in the summer of 2017. The privacy of as many as 12,000 people i.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

Jan 21, 2018 at 02:50 pm by Staff

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health Kaiser Health News The government shutdown will have far-reaching effects for public health, including the nation's response to the.... Read More
Clinical

Alzheimer's 'Looks Like Me, It Looks Like You'

Jan 18, 2018 at 07:58 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Until last year, Jackie Coleman was a disability rights lawyer -- a good one, too. "I was an excellent att.... Read More