Orlando Regulatory

Amid Opioid Prescriber Crackdown, Health Officials Reach Out To Pain Patients

Apr 25, 2019 at 08:02 pm by Staff

.Blake Farmer, Kaiser Health Newsl A pharmacist in Celina, Tenn., was one of 60 people indicted on charges of opioid-related crimes last week, in a multistate sting. John Pol.... Read More
Business/Technology

Americans Overwhelmingly Want Federal Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills

Apr 25, 2019 at 07:53 pm by Staff

. Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Three-quarters of the public -- including a majority of Republicans -- want the federal government to protect patients from being stuck with.... Read More
Clinical

As Syphilis Invades Rural America, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It

Apr 25, 2019 at 07:33 pm by Staff

. Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with piz.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Hospitals Chafe Under A Medicare Rule That Reduces Payments To Far-Flung Clinics

Apr 25, 2019 at 06:58 pm by Staff

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Eric Lewis' plans of expanding his community hospital's reach have been derailed. As CEO of Olympic Medical Center, he oversee.... Read More
Business/Technology

AdventHealth Highlights Commitment to Healing Whole Community, Releases Community Benefit Report

Apr 24, 2019 at 01:40 pm by Staff

. $500,000 donation to Community Health Centers will extend commitment to Bithlo community, providing a new health center. . AdventHealth released its annual Community Ben.... Read More
Business/Technology

We Need Universal Health Education More Than Universal Health Care

Apr 23, 2019 at 10:47 pm by Staff

. By Joy Stephenson-Laws, JD, Founder and President, Proactive Health Labs It is that time of year when politicians are touting some form of universal health care plan (such.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Regional Medical Center Opens New Beds and Expanded Emergency Room

Apr 23, 2019 at 10:06 pm by Staff

. Ocala Health completed another phase of its $56-million expansion project at Ocala Regional Medical Center with the opening of 34 new inpatient beds dedicated to neuro servi.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

CMS Advances Agenda to Re-think Rural Health and Unleash Medical Innovation

Apr 23, 2019 at 08:56 pm by Staff

Proposed changes to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System would improve quality, expand access The Trump A.... Read More
Clinical

Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 'Silent Tsunami'

Apr 22, 2019 at 05:26 pm by Staff

. Rob Waters, Kaiser Health News Saira Diaz uses her fingers to count the establishments selling fast food and sweets near the South Los Angeles home she shares with her paren.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS To Deliver Value-Based Transformation in Primary Care

Apr 22, 2019 at 04:40 pm by Staff

. The CMS Primary Cares Initiative to Empower Patients and Providers to Drive Better Value and Results U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Healthcare Specific MSP Medicus IT Acquires Orlando Based CompuTech City

Apr 22, 2019 at 10:02 am by Staff

. Atlanta based Medicus IT and Orlando based CompuTech City (CTC) joined forces April 11th, 2019. By uniting these two Managed Service Providers (MSPs), the combined Medicus.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Selected as Oone of the Best Places to Work in Health Care and Biopharma

Apr 22, 2019 at 01:53 am by Staff

. Orlando Health has been selected as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. The healthcare system took the number 25.... Read More
Grand Rounds

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center Designated As Primary Stroke Center

Apr 21, 2019 at 04:38 pm by Staff

. St. Cloud Regional Medical Center has been designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA). . This designation is based on sta.... Read More
Clinical

Orange County Residents and Visitors Urged to Get Vaccinated Against Measles

Apr 21, 2019 at 04:12 pm by Staff

. With the increase in measles cases across the US, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is urging Floridians and visitors who have not been immunize.... Read More
Clinical

New Technology for Spinal Surgery Debuts at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center

Apr 19, 2019 at 01:51 pm by Staff

. Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to debut a new spinal surgery procedure that does away with the need for numerous xrays throughou.... Read More
Grand Rounds

New Family Medicine Physician Joins Heart of Florida Group

Apr 19, 2019 at 01:37 pm by Staff

. Heart of Florida Physician Group would like to welcome board-certified Family Medicine physician Baoquang Le, D.O. to the practice. Dr. Le joins the primary care physicians.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Nurses Receive National Recognition

Apr 19, 2019 at 01:03 pm by Staff

. Four Orlando Health nurses were recently recognized for their unique contributions to the nursing profession. Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA was named Researcher.... Read More
Business/Technology

Thousands of Nurses to Convene in Orlando to Address Health Care Practices and Innovation

Apr 18, 2019 at 09:33 pm by Staff

. Orlando is hosting more than 2,200 influential nursing professionals from across the country for two co-located conferences focused on innovation, quality and nursing excell.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Saving Medicare/Medicaid While Preventing Federal and State Insolvency

Apr 18, 2019 at 07:20 pm by Staff

. By KENNETH A. FISHER, MD Medicare and Medicaid were passed in 1965 as an amendment to the Social Security Act after decades of political posturing. Unlike Social Security.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Serving Children in Need with a Humble Heart

Apr 18, 2019 at 06:58 pm by Staff

. Growing up in a Wisconsin cheese town during the 1970s and '80s, Debra Andree, MD, scoured the local library for inspiration. At the age of 11, she stumbled across a Clara.... Read More