FBI Busts Telemedicine and DME Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Apr 10, 2019 at 02:29 am by Staff

Hundreds of Thousands of Elderly and/or Disabled Patients Nationwide and Abroad Lured into Criminal Scheme; Center for Program Integrity, Center for Medicare Services, Tak.... Read More

The Impact of Enhanced Home Health Patient Engagement Programs on Care Transitions

Apr 10, 2019 at 02:15 am by Staff

By JOHN BANKS POWELL When patients transition from one care setting to another, there is an increased need for quality care coordination and patient support. Typically, pa.... Read More

AdventHealth Ocala First in Marion County Named Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance

Apr 09, 2019 at 10:28 pm by Staff

AdventHealth Ocala joins more than 500 screening centers across the country following best practices Lung Cancer Alliance. . AdventHealth Ocala and its partners at Radiol.... Read More

Ocala Health Announces $31M Expansion at Ocala Regional Medical Center

Apr 09, 2019 at 10:20 pm by Staff

Ocala Health leadership released details on the continued investment into expansion projects at Ocala Regional Medical Center. The project at Ocala Regional Medical Center wil.... Read More

Driven to Succeed

Apr 09, 2019 at 09:21 pm by Staff

. Robert Masson, MD, Neurosurgeon, Orlando Health It might seem like a play on words to describe a race-car-driving neurosurgeon as driven. But in the case of Robert Masson.... Read More

LoweDown on Health Law: Signing Senate Bill 182 into Law

Apr 09, 2019 at 09:09 pm by Staff

By Michael R. Lowe, Esq. and Brian C. Evander, Esq. On March 13, 2018, The Florida House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed (by a vote of 101-11) the Senate's bill t.... Read More

Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care

Apr 09, 2019 at 08:54 pm by Staff

. Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing home in late 2017, he wasn't supposed to be there long. At.... Read More

Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do 'Hail Mary' Around Vaccine Laws

Apr 09, 2019 at 08:39 pm by Staff

. Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News At two public charter schools in the Sonoma wine country town of Sebastopol, more than half the kindergartners received medical ex.... Read More

Routine HIV Testing: critical for prevention

Apr 08, 2019 at 07:24 pm by Staff

. Routine HIV testing, or testing done as part of a health care visit regardless of risk, is standard of care. Florida's statutes have removed previous barriers such as need f.... Read More

"Call to Hope" Breakfast to Serve Uninsured Patients of Shepherd's Hope

Apr 08, 2019 at 06:37 pm by Staff

. More than 450 philanthropic-minded business professionals and passionate community members will come together on Wednesday, April 24th at the Rosen Shingle Creek for the Cal.... Read More

What Medical Shift Is Underway?

Apr 08, 2019 at 11:12 am by Staff

. By QUINTON L. GUNN, Sr. There is a medical shift underway. Can you feel it? What shift do you ask? From Healthcare to WellCare... Both patients and doctors have grown tire.... Read More

April Declared "Organ Donation Month" in Orlando as Transplant Donors, Recipients, Caregivers Unite

Apr 07, 2019 at 03:05 pm by Staff

. Four-year-old organ recipient accepts proclamation to help raise awareness of organ donation. . April was declared "Organ Donation Month" in Orlando in front of more tha.... Read More

The Business of Florida Medical Marijuana- Regulatory Structure Affects Profitability

Apr 04, 2019 at 10:18 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL PATTERSON As of March 15, 2019, Florida had over 250,000 patients in the Department of Health Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) registry approved to use Me.... Read More

Elite Hospitals Plunge Into Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

Apr 04, 2019 at 08:41 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The online video seems to promise everything an arthritis patient could want. The six-minute segment mimics a morning talk show, using.... Read More

Fixing Surprise Medical Bill Problem Shouldn't Fall To Consumers, Panel Told

Apr 04, 2019 at 08:38 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News One point drew clear agreement Tuesday during a House subcommittee hearing: When it comes to the problem of surprise medical bills, the so.... Read More

AdventHealth University and Stetson University Announce Partnership and MHA/MBA Dual-Degree

Apr 04, 2019 at 04:21 pm by Staff

. AdventHealth University (AHU) and Stetson University are partnering to offer an innovative, dual-degree, online program leading students to degrees in both a Master of He.... Read More

Raccoon in Reddick Tests Positive for Rabies

Apr 03, 2019 at 07:45 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Marion County wants Reddick residents to be aware that a raccoon in their area has tested positive for rabies. People who live or work in.... Read More

Hepatitis A Surging: DOH Seminole Offering Education for Healthcare Providers and Vaccine Events

Apr 02, 2019 at 06:50 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) invites healthcare providers to the Know Hepatitis: Understanding An Epidemic presentation on Tuesday, Apr.... Read More

You have met The SUPPORT Act. But have you been introduced to EKRA?

Apr 02, 2019 at 11:11 am by Staff

Authored by Attorneys of Chaires, Brooderson & Guerrero, P.L. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, our Nation is in the midst of an.... Read More

Marion County Experiencing Increase in Hepatitis A Cases, DOH Holding Vaccination Events

Apr 02, 2019 at 10:46 am by Staff

. Marion County is continuing to see an increase in cases of hepatitis A locally and wants to encourage residents to get vaccinated for the virus. The Department of Health.... Read More