Orlando Regulatory

A Health Plan 'Down Payment' Is One Way States Try Retooling Individual Mandate

Mar 10, 2018 at 07:26 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans tirelessly try to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, a number of states are s.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Two State Bills About to Become Law Will Benefit Independent Docs

Mar 09, 2018 at 08:54 pm by Staff

This week, Washington and Florida state legislatures each passed bills that bode well for independent doctors. Progress in the fight against MOC: In Washington State, the.... Read More
Business/Technology

Jury Enters $2.85 Million Verdict in Whistleblower Trial Against Florida Hospital

Mar 09, 2018 at 07:54 pm by Staff

Following a two week trial in Orange County, Florida, a jury entered its verdict on February 23, 2018, against Florida Hospital for retaliating against one of its heart an.... Read More
Digital Editions

March 2018 Digital Edition

Mar 08, 2018 at 04:02 pm by Staff

Business/Technology

Ready Player One?...Florida's First Health & Medical Game Jam

Mar 08, 2018 at 12:32 pm by Staff

By NINA TALLEY, MedSpeaks When you think of video games, you don't necessarily think of health and wellness. Sure the WiiFit had its time in the sun, but much like all those X.... Read More
Clinical

Florida Hospital Needs Volunteers and Their Dogs for Pet Therapy Program

Mar 08, 2018 at 11:37 am by Staff

Man's best friend can also be man's best medicine. The wagging tails, sloppy kisses and paw shakes from a dog can bring much more than laughter to hospitalized patients -.... Read More
Business/Technology

Accessing Patient Care in an Independent Delivery System

Mar 08, 2018 at 02:21 am by Staff

. By LARRY JONES The Integrated Independent Physicians Network was formed in 2015 to align independent physician practices in a unified network to provide a vehicle for so.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Award-winning Pediatrician Provides Hope and Healing to Orlando's Uninsured

Mar 08, 2018 at 02:09 am by Staff

. Last year, Central Florida-based Shepherd's Hope provided 19,674 free patient visits and medical services to the region's uninsured; 17 percent (3,360) of whom were childr.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Sri Pothamsetty, MD, Founder Orlando Gastroenterology

Mar 08, 2018 at 02:02 am by Staff

. Dr. Sri Pothamsetty is an Orlando gastroenterologist who received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College NTR UHS and his residency and fellowship training in Gast.... Read More
Business/Technology

Orlando Preparing for Second Medical City

Mar 08, 2018 at 01:42 am by Staff

. By PL JETER An architect's idea to build a self-contained medical city in Central Florida began as a training project for her design team working out of her Lake Nona.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Mental Health Funding Tied To Florida's Controversial Gun Legislation

Mar 08, 2018 at 01:27 am by Staff

  Julio Ochoa, WUSF, Kaiser Health News A piece of legislation under consideration in Florida this week has received huge attention because of a controversial provision.... Read More
Business/Technology

Tackling the Challenges of Patient Engagement with Healthcare Data

Mar 07, 2018 at 03:00 pm by Staff

Effective population health management has made it imperative that patients have an equal footing in the matters of their health. Access to comprehensive, reliable data is.... Read More
Grand Rounds

The Villages® Regional Hospital Receives Healthy Hospital Award

Mar 07, 2018 at 02:54 pm by Staff

The Villages® Regional Hospital is proud to announce it has received a Healthy Hospital Award from Stryker Corporation's Sustainability Solutions division. The 'healthy hospit.... Read More
Clinical

New Way to Fight Sepsis: Rev Up Patients' Immune Systems

Mar 07, 2018 at 02:37 pm by Staff

. While many people have never heard of sepsis, it causes about 250,000 deaths annually in the United States. The condition develops when an infection triggers an overwhelming.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

FDA Authorizes Direct-to-consumer Test That Reports Three Mutations in BRCA Genes

Mar 07, 2018 at 11:49 am by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants). It is the first dire.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Volusia County Medical Society News and Events

Mar 07, 2018 at 11:35 am by Staff

Welcome New and Returning Members... . David Billmeier, MD - Family Medicine, Florida Health Care Plans Otakar Quadrat, MD, Cardiology, Cardiology Physicians Ryan Smith, D.... Read More
Clinical

Jury's In: Opioids Are Not Better Than Other Medicines For Chronic Pain

Mar 06, 2018 at 10:02 pm by Staff

  Alex Smith, KCUR, Kaiser Health News A few years ago, Renea Molden's doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to.... Read More
Business/Technology

Need A Medical Procedure? Pick The Right Provider And Get Cash Back

Mar 06, 2018 at 09:50 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Laurie Cook went shopping recently for a mammogram near her home in New Hampshire. Using an online tool provided through her insurer.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

At New Health Office, 'Civil Rights' Means Doctors' Right To Say No To Patients

Mar 06, 2018 at 09:45 pm by Staff

  Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration is embarking on a sweeping effort to redefine civil rights in health care, with critics accusing the De.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

MyHealthEData Initiative to Put Patients at the Center of the US Healthcare System

Mar 06, 2018 at 09:31 pm by Staff

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced a new Trump Administration initiative - MyHealthEData - to empower patients by giving.... Read More