Orlando Regulatory

Feds Settle Huge Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Advantage Fraud

Oct 01, 2018 at 09:25 pm by Staff

.   Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News One of the nation's largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower's allegation that it helped Medicar.... Read More
Clinical

White Coats As Superhero Capes: Med Students Swoop In To Save Health Care

Oct 01, 2018 at 09:19 pm by Staff

.   Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News NEW YORK -- Each wall of the library reading room at the New York Academy of Medicine is lined with tall wooden bookshelves holdin.... Read More
Business/Technology

Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

Oct 01, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma, Kaiser Health News Air ambulance rides are literal lifesavers. But how much should they cost? In the ongoing, crowdsourced "Bill of the.... Read More
Clinical

Eat, Toke Or Vape: Teens Not Too Picky When It Comes To Pot's Potpourri

Oct 01, 2018 at 07:36 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing. A survey of.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Summit

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:13 am by Staff

. (As prepared for delivery - September 27, 2018) It is great to be back in front of a room full of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries..... Read More
Clinical

Fight the Flu: Get your Flu Shot

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:06 am by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) encourages all Floridians to Fight the Flu by getting a flu shot this 2018 flu season. Getting the.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Move over flamingos, this Orlando swan is turning pink

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:00 am by Staff

. Florida Hospital and city leaders kick off Pink Out, announce mammograms for $30 in 30 minutes through October. . Flamingos are taking up residence at Lake Eola, and o.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Oviedo Medical Center Earns MRI ACR Accreditation

Sep 29, 2018 at 04:51 am by Staff

. Oviedo Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College o.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Mazor Robotics will enable Medtronic to play dominant role in global robotic spinal surgery market

Sep 29, 2018 at 04:46 am by Staff

. The $1.64bn acquisition of Mazor Robotics, an Israel-based pioneer in the application of robotics technology and guidance for use during spinal procedures, will allow Medt.... Read More
Business/Technology

American Childhood Cancer Organization Applauds World Health Organization's New Global Childhood Cancer Initiative

Sep 28, 2018 at 05:19 pm by Staff

. The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), the sole U.S. member of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) provided its overwhelming support today for the World Hea.... Read More
Business/Technology

A Strategy to Conquer Burnout

Sep 25, 2018 at 09:20 pm by Staff

. By THOMAS P. BURNS, MD I just spent two days at the Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting. We were there to help educate the physicians on real asset investing. I m.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Robot Night at Ocala Health

Sep 25, 2018 at 08:49 pm by Staff

. WHERE PRECISION MEETS HUMAN TOUCH Join us for our robot night where you can meet and mingle with Ocala's top robotic surgeons and check out the latest in surgical technology.... Read More
Clinical

When the Brain Goes Haywire!

Sep 23, 2018 at 08:42 pm by Staff

. By LEENA KAMAT, MD Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometim.... Read More
Business/Technology

Cybersecurity Insurance for Medical Practices - the Basics

Sep 23, 2018 at 08:28 pm by Staff

. By DAVID J. EISMONT More medical practices are purchasing - or at least considering - an insurance policy to cover the substantial costs of a data breach. Medical malpra.... Read More
Business/Technology

Three Pillars of the Medical Cannabis Industry

Sep 23, 2018 at 07:54 pm by Staff

. The roadmap to a successful statewide medical cannabis system and successful cannabis business By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON I speak to groups all over the country about le.... Read More
Feature Profiles

IPN Spotlight: Mark Chaet, MD

Sep 23, 2018 at 07:05 pm by Staff

. President & Founder of Independent Physicians Network . In order to 'keep the lights on,' caregivers have had to increase the number of interactions per day. It.... Read More
Business/Technology

Conventional Loans Can Bring Savings, Opportunities for Growing Medical Practices

Sep 23, 2018 at 05:22 pm by Staff

. Axiom Physician Advantage By TED SHEPPE Along their professional journeys, physicians experience many graduations: college, medical school, residencies and fellowships. Fr.... Read More
Business/Technology

Interview with a Marijuana Doctor: Medical Marijuana, a miracle in the making?

Sep 22, 2018 at 10:26 pm by Staff

. Cannabis Corner . By JOHN SINGLETON In an interview with Robert Hannum, DO, one of Marijuana Doctor's leading physicians, I asked about his practice and the patients he.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Physician Spotlight: Owen Kieran, DO

Sep 22, 2018 at 09:43 pm by Staff

. Military service revealed the value of teamwork For general surgeon Owen R. Kieran, DO, a traumatic event early in his career altered his path forward. In 2014, Kieran was.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

As States Try To Rein In Drug Spending, Feds Slap Down One Bold Medicaid Move

Sep 22, 2018 at 09:32 pm by Staff

  Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News States serve as "laboratories of democracy," as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said. And states are also.... Read More