North Central Florida Local News

Leesburg Regional Medical Center Awarded Joint Commission Core Certification for Hip and Knee Replacement

Feb 19, 2019 at 08:12 pm by Staff

. Leesburg, Fl.-- Leesburg Regional Medical Center announced that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® Core Certification for both Hip Replacement and.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

One in Three Teens Experiences Toxic Relationships; Learn How to ID, Prevent Harmful Relationships at Feb. 28 Event

Feb 19, 2019 at 08:08 pm by Staff

. OCALA - The teen years can be tough and made worse by toxic relationships, which can be widespread. An estimated one in three girls in the United States is a victim of p.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Corporate Whistleblower Center Going After Nursing Homes

Feb 18, 2019 at 09:51 pm by Staff

Target is overbilling Medicare/Medicaid The Florida Corporate Whistleblower Center has begun an aggressive initiative to build out whistleblower Medicare or Medicaid ov.... Read More
Feature Profiles

High Acuity Urgent Care Close to Home, at Less Cost

Feb 18, 2019 at 08:25 pm by Staff

David Harbour, DO, keeps patients and their care providers top of mind Eager to get the word out to the Orlando healthcare community, David Harbour, DO, and Eric Mason,.... Read More
Clinical

Considering Adults with Undiagnosed CHD

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:57 pm by Staff

By Jamil Aboulhosn, MD and Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, MEd, FACC Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect, affecting one percent of babies. More than 90 percen.... Read More
Clinical

Discharged, Dismissed: ERs Often Miss Chance To Set Overdose Survivors On 'Better Path'

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:53 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News The last time heroin landed Marissa Angerer in a Midland, Texas, emergency room -- naked and unconscious -- was May 2016. But that wa.... Read More
Business/Technology

Glimpsing The Future At Gargantuan Health Tech Showcase

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:43 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News ORLANDO, Fla. -- Imagine going to the doctor and finding out before you leave the exam room how much your prescribed drug will cost,.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Beyond Beltway's 'Medicare-For-All' Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:23 pm by Staff

  Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Sandra Yamileth Lopez works at one of San Francisco's most celebrated bakeries, Tartine. She fled horrific violence in Honduras and a.... Read More
Clinical

Two Crises In One: As Drug Use Rises, So Does Syphilis

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:11 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk fa.... Read More
Grand Rounds

National Study Finds Americans Do Not Know The Facts Or Their Risk For Heart Disease

Feb 16, 2019 at 02:28 pm by Staff

While 7 out of 10 Americans acknowledge heart disease as the number one killer of both men and women, a national survey conducted by MDVIP and Ipsos finds that people still wo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Pain Management Clinic Registration and the Opioid Crisis

Feb 14, 2019 at 09:11 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL R. LOWE, Esq. In 2018, the top health story capturing the news headlines was the opioid crisis. These headlines encapsulated the pulse of the nation with reg.... Read More
Business/Technology

Booming Urgent Care Industry Filling the Gaps in Patient Care

Feb 14, 2019 at 08:42 pm by Staff

. The urgent care industry continues to experience year-over-year growth as more patients seek on-demand care for non-emergency conditions, according to the annual Benchmark.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS Launches Innovative Payment Model to More Effectively Meet Beneficiaries' Emergency Needs

Feb 14, 2019 at 06:24 pm by Staff

Supporting ambulance triage options aims to allow beneficiaries to receive care at the right time and place Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Community Health Centers Receives National Recognition

Feb 14, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

. Central Florida based Community Health Centers was, recently, announced as a Best and the Brightest Company to Work For by National Association for Business Resources (NAB.... Read More
Digital Editions

February 2019 Digital Edition

Feb 14, 2019 at 09:02 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Orange County and Seminole County Medical Societies Setting Priorities for Upcoming Legislative Session

Feb 13, 2019 at 11:00 am by Staff

. OCMS, SCMS have concerns about legislation regarding scope of practice issues and telemedicine Fraser Cobbe, Executive Director of the Orange County Medical Society and Semi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Central Florida Regional Hospital Debuts international Parkway ER

Feb 13, 2019 at 01:48 am by Staff

. Central Florida Regional Hospital ER at International Parkway has opened its doors to the public. The $11.6 million, 11,000-sq.-ft., freestanding emergency department is e.... Read More
Clinical

Valentine for a Caregiver

Feb 13, 2019 at 01:18 am by Staff

By Peter Rosenberger Of the 43.5 million of those providing unpaid care to an adult or child in the last year, AARP shares that 60 percent are women. Following a somewhat exh.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Vaccine Storage Too Often Fails To Meet Standards

Feb 12, 2019 at 09:58 pm by Staff

. Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News By correcting one potential error, the Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency accidentally made another -- and jeopardized v.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost

Feb 12, 2019 at 09:51 pm by Staff

Bram Sable-Smith, Kaiser Health News When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year's Los Angeles Marathon, it got her thinking: Tijuana, Mexico, is only a 2½-hour drive fr.... Read More