Business/Technology

Why Doctors Say Outsourcing is the Way to Go

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:05 pm by Staff

By MARK A. LANTON Long gone are the days when doctors were strictly focused on giving great patient care and maintaining the optimum health of their patients. In this presen.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

4 Takeaways From HHS Rollback Of Key Contraception Coverage Provision

Oct 08, 2017 at 12:45 pm by Staff

  Mary Agnes Carey and Lexie Verdon Kaiser Health News On Friday, the Trump administration announced new regulations governing contraceptive coverage under the Afforda.... Read More
Business/Technology

Top Three Reasons Medical Practices Fail to Reach Their Goal

Oct 05, 2017 at 06:16 pm by Staff

By JAY A. SHORR and MARA L. SHORR As medical practice consultants, we have clients throughout the United States and Canada whom we assist with their operational, administrati.... Read More
Business/Technology

High On Drugs? Anthem Cites Soaring Drug Costs To Justify 35% Rate Hike

Oct 05, 2017 at 04:55 pm by Staff

    Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a lot more pills next year. To make the case for a hefty premiu.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Free Webinar to Help AID Members Spend More Time with Patients, Less on Paperwork

Oct 05, 2017 at 01:19 pm by Staff

Every hour spent with a patient creates two hours of paperwork, according to a recent study by the American Medical Association. Furthermore, the average doctor spends only 27.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Shepherd's Hope Breaks Ground on New Healthcare Facility

Oct 05, 2017 at 12:46 pm by Staff

City and health care leaders gathered this morning to break ground on construction of Shepherd's Hope's new West Orange Medical Clinic & Administrative Center (WOMC&AC.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Heart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants

Oct 04, 2017 at 11:14 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett Kaiser Health News Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to replace seven types of defective heart devices, a governmen.... Read More
Clinical

Florida Continues to Lag Behind Nation on Telemedicine Policy

Oct 04, 2017 at 10:16 pm by Staff

By PL JETER As the federal government gives its blessing to telemedicine with the September 29th announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs is advancing its plan t.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

5 Takeaways From Congress' Failure To Extend Funding For Children's Coverage

Oct 04, 2017 at 09:40 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children's Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30. Before the d.... Read More
Clinical

Las Vegas Faced a Massacre. Did It Have Enough Trauma Centers?

Oct 04, 2017 at 09:30 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Las Vegas is not only a glittering strip of casinos and hotels but a fast-growing region with more than 2 million.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake Sumter Medical Society Expo Medical Trade Show

Oct 04, 2017 at 08:42 pm by Staff

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Grand Rounds

Ponte Health Pleas for Baby Food Puerto Rico

Oct 02, 2017 at 03:01 pm by Staff

Victoria is a blessing, and largely the inspiration that founded Ponte Health; our mission at the firm is To Help Expand the Healing Community. Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.... Read More
Business/Technology

Lakeland Regional Health Joins Orlando Health

Oct 02, 2017 at 01:28 pm by Staff

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) and Orlando Health (OH) completed an affiliation to create an integrated regional health care system on October 1, 2017. This regional system be.... Read More
Business/Technology

Business Matters

Oct 01, 2017 at 03:41 pm by Staff

By Erika D. Peterman FMA Managing Editor Many of the problems we deal with in medicine today are not actually the science of medicine. It's trying to get it delivered to pe.... Read More
Business/Technology

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Often Keep Pricey New Cholesterol Drugs Out Of Reach, Study Finds

Oct 01, 2017 at 10:53 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that few.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Board of Governors Meeting October 3

Sep 30, 2017 at 08:52 pm by Staff

Due to Hurricane Irma's shenanigans, the semi-monthly Board of Governors meeting was jostled around and is now set for Tuesday, October 3rd. The meetings are open to all int.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Expands Relief to Puerto Rico, Sends Critical Medical Supplies and Water

Sep 30, 2017 at 08:31 pm by Staff

Florida Hospital continues to assist in the relief and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. Early today, a private jet owned by a Florida Hospital supporter set off from Orlando.... Read More
Clinical

The Einstein Method

Sep 29, 2017 at 07:36 pm by Staff

There are 3 methods to treat obstructive sleep apnea non-invasively. Two methods have been traditional. The earliest method was CPAP which continues to be effective especially.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Humanitarians Recognized by We Care of Lake County

Sep 28, 2017 at 07:50 pm by Staff

Borys Mascarenhas, MD, was recently honored as Volunteer Physician of the Year by We Care of Lake County at their Starry Night Gala. Dr. Mascarenhas was joined by family an.... Read More
Business/Technology

Need An MRI? Anthem Directs Most Outpatients To Independent Centers

Sep 27, 2017 at 05:19 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer allow many patients to get MRIs or CT scans a.... Read More