Business/Technology

Humana Acquires Family Physicians Group

Apr 10, 2018 at 02:45 pm by Staff

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has announced the completion of the acquisition of Family Physicians Group (FPG). Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, FPG is one of the largest at-ris.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

C-SPAN: FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Talks Opioids to Drug Prices

Apr 09, 2018 at 07:00 pm by Staff

Kaiser Health News reporter Sarah Jane Tribble sat down with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program, wh.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA and Google Launch Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge

Apr 09, 2018 at 02:07 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the AMA Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge sponsored by Google to inspire novel examples of mo.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Scrutiny Increases on Healthcare Providers in Central Florida

Apr 09, 2018 at 12:03 pm by Staff

By A. Lee Bentley, III, and Jason Mehta In the past month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida--the primary federal law enforcement authority in Ce.... Read More
Clinical

Public Awareness of Cancer Drug Shortages Is Low

Apr 08, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Staff

  .   The U.S. population is largely unaware that there are shortages in the availability of cancer drugs, according to a study published early online in CANCER,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Five Essentials of a Winning Office Culture

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:41 pm by Staff

. By TRAVIS JACOB In an environment of an ever-changing workforce and (sometimes daily) changes in technology, the one thing that can and must remain constant in.... Read More
Clinical

Knowledge is Power

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:18 pm by Staff

.   By ROBERT CAPOBIANCO, MD   Breast cancer is a pervasive, highly publicized and very personal disease. Most everyone has a mother, sister, relative or friend.... Read More
Clinical

Radiology Insights: Childhood Cancer: Why Does it Happen?

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:07 pm by Staff

  By LEENA KAMAT, MD   Interestingly, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children less than age 14 with accidents being number one. Childhood cancers.... Read More
Business/Technology

Top Seven FAQs on Planning Your Exit Strategy

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:01 pm by Staff

By JAY A. SHORR, and MARA SHORR They say the days are long and the years are short. For medical providers and practice owners approaching the back nine of their careers, y.... Read More
Business/Technology

Video Brochures: Advanced Marketing Technology, Unique Prospects

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:57 pm by Staff

By MARTIN PURMENSKY In our modern age, the speed with which new technology emerges and integrates into our lives is nothing short of impressive. Each year products evolve,.... Read More
Business/Technology

What if Prevention is the Cure?

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:19 pm by Staff

. By SINDY PEGUS, MedSpeaks Clinical research historically spends more money studying the cure for diseases, rather than studying preventive medicine for those same condit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Gaming for Patient Education

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:12 pm by Staff

. By BETH RUDLOFF, MedSpeaks Gaming in Healthcare? Healthcare has been going through a major transformation; integration of new business models, emerging technologies, compu.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Sam Atallah, MD, FASCRS, FACS

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:01 pm by Staff

. Dr. Sam Atallah is among the most well-known colorectal surgeons in the world, and is currently serving as the Director of Research and Clinical trials at The Digestive an.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Chris Cosby, CEO, Poinciana Medical Center

Apr 07, 2018 at 10:54 pm by Staff

. Chris Cosby recently took the helm of Poinciana Medical Center, a 76-bed facility serving the communities of Osceola and Polk counties as part of HCA's North Florida Div.... Read More
Business/Technology

Looking at the Pros/Cons of a Cloud Service Provider for Medical Practices

Apr 05, 2018 at 05:42 pm by Staff

By RON FRECHETTE The demand for healthcare practices to adopt cloud computing solutions has become extremely popular, almost to the point of necessity for building a profi.... Read More
Clinical

Full Scale Community Preparedness Exercise

Apr 05, 2018 at 11:58 am by Staff

. On Thursday, April 12, 2018 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon, hospitals in Orange, Seminole and Lake Counties, along with the Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition, Orange.... Read More
Digital Editions

April 2018 Digital Edition

Apr 05, 2018 at 11:04 am by Staff

Clinical

Learning about Hemorrhoids

Apr 04, 2018 at 11:22 pm by Staff

By Sam Atallah, MD Try Googling hemorrhoids. In fact, just type the first three letters, "hem," and you will soon discover the worldwide interest in the topic. The misspelle.... Read More
Clinical

'Nightmare Bacteria' Stalk U.S. Hospitals

Apr 04, 2018 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected more than 220 cases last year of a rare breed of "nightmare bacteria" that ar.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Promotes Organ Donation, Hosts Initiatives in April

Apr 04, 2018 at 12:48 pm by Staff

Nearly 115,000 people are waiting for a transplant in the United States. One person dies every 20 minutes waiting for an organ and another person is added to the waitlist.... Read More