Business/Technology

Trends and Takeaways from the SHSMD 2017 Conference

Oct 10, 2017 at 07:16 pm by Staff

By JENNIFER THOMPSON This past month, several thousand healthcare strategy professionals met at the Orlando World Center Marriott for the annual SHSMD conference to discuss s.... Read More
Business/Technology

CPA Speak: Financial Success - Sweating the Big Stuff...Literally

Oct 10, 2017 at 06:55 pm by Staff

By DALIA CANTOR, CPA I am a CPA and naturally my work is all about finances and helping my clients grow their businesses to their highest potential. I am also an Ironman fini.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Healthcare Leader: Thibaut van Marcke

Oct 10, 2017 at 06:45 pm by Staff

Thibaut van Marcke joined Orlando Health as a senior vice president and president, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in April 2016. Thibaut comes to Orlando Health from HCA - North F.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Physician Spotlight: Esteban Varela, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Oct 10, 2017 at 06:29 pm by Staff

By PL JETER This month our physician spotlight is on Dr. Esteban Varela, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Oviedo Medical Center and a professor at the University of C.... Read More
Business/Technology

MOC Requirements to be Overhauled: AID Responds

Oct 10, 2017 at 12:43 pm by Staff

With news that the American Board of Medical Specialties has decided to review and overhaul Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements, the Association of Independent Doc.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Doctors Return from Puerto Rico, Share Riveting Experiences

Oct 09, 2017 at 05:37 pm by Staff

They found a diabetic elderly woman covered in insects, disoriented on the floor of her home. Another day, they helped local doctors perform heart surgery. And on ano.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Triple S Reinventing Healthcare: Speed, Scalability & Space

Oct 09, 2017 at 01:45 pm by Staff

Healthcare has lately been dotted with data-driven innovation. Companies with huge data warehouses like Google, Facebook, Amazon have made use of next generation technologi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

LETTER TO THE EDITOR from Association of Independent Doctors

Oct 09, 2017 at 12:28 pm by Staff

Dear Editor, Florida hospitals should be ashamed of themselves for trying to block rules that would require them to disclose prices to patients before they get treatment.("Flo.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital, Cox Media Group Orlando, Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Expands Aid to Puerto Rico

Oct 08, 2017 at 04:01 pm by Staff

The Central Florida community showed its generous support for the ongoing relief efforts for Puerto Rico, filling six 24-foot box trucks with 51 pallets of donated items at th.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hurricane Preparedness for Hospitals: How Much is Too Much?

Oct 08, 2017 at 03:51 pm by Staff

By SUSAN BITAR, RN, MSN The 2017, hurricane season has been an eye opener and has prompted hospitals to adapt a costly and convoluted action plan to prepare for the impend.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Deep Dark Web

Oct 08, 2017 at 03:17 pm by Staff

By RON FRECHETTE In last month's article, Healthcare Practices Hammered by Data Breaches and Ransomware in 2017, we discussed the importance of protecting PHI and why it is s.... Read More
Business/Technology

Wealth, Taxes & Health - A Value Proposition

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:57 pm by Staff

By DEBRA L SEPHTON My favorite quote by Isaac Newton, "What we know is a drop, what we don't, is an ocean," comes into play a great deal in my practice when it comes to clien.... Read More
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