Business/Technology

In Search Of Insurance Savings, Consumers Can Get Unwittingly Wedged Into Narrow-Network Plans

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:23 pm by Staff

.   Steven Findlay, Kaiser Health News As a breast cancer survivor, Donna Catanuchi said she knows she can't go without health insurance. But her monthly premium of $8.... Read More
Clinical

New Study Could Lead to Therapy That Does Away with Joint Replacement Surgery

Nov 01, 2018 at 09:57 pm by Staff

.     A study released in STEM CELLS moves scientists a step closer to finding how to help the body regenerate joint cartilage ravaged by disease. Their work reve.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Zion Medical Announces Results of First Human Clinical Trial of HIV drug Gammora, Offering Potential Cure

Nov 01, 2018 at 09:10 pm by Staff

. Gammora is designed to kill HIV-infected cells, without harming uninfected cells - unlike current antiretroviral drugs which merely suppress the spreading of the virus.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Hospital Breaks Ground on Emergency Department to Serve Oviedo-area Residents

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:47 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital leaders broke ground on an emergency department that will expand the health care system's network to better serve residents of Oviedo and surrounding com.... Read More
Business/Technology

CMS Finalizes Changes to Advance Innovation, Restore Focus on Patients

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:30 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized bold proposals that address provider burnout and provide clinicians immediate relief from excessive paperwo.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA Applauds HHS for Revisions to Medicare E/M Policies

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:25 pm by Staff

Statement attributed to: Barbara L. McAneny, M.D. President, American Medical Association . "With physicians facing excessive documentation requirements in their practices.... Read More
Clinical

New Ocoee Cancer Center First in Central Florida to Offer MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:51 am by Staff

. New technology helps minimize radiation exposure The newly-opened Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center - Health Central Hospital is treating cancer patients with new,.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando VA Medical Center Celebrates National Veterans and Military Families Month 2018 with Events Honoring Veterans

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:22 am by Staff

. President Donald Trump declared November 2018 the second annual National Veterans and Military Families Month to "salute the brave and dedicated patriots who have worn.... Read More
Grand Rounds

"Night on Broadway" Famous Faces Masquerade Ball Brings Down the House

Oct 31, 2018 at 10:29 am by Staff

. Annual event raises nearly $400,000 to continue free medical care for the region's uninsured The Great White Way was shining bright in Central Florida on Saturday, Oct.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Bariatric Seminar at Florida Hospital Ocala

Oct 30, 2018 at 08:37 pm by Staff

. Want to know more about weight-loss surgery, your options and our procedures? Take the first step toward better health by reserve your spot at our next seminar. Contact ou.... Read More
Clinical

Wear It Pink!

Oct 29, 2018 at 11:00 pm by Staff

. RADIOLOGY INSIGHTS By LEENA KAMAT, MD October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual international health campaign to help increase attention and support fo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Dialysis Giant DaVita Defends Itself In Court And At The Polls

Oct 29, 2018 at 10:51 pm by Staff

  Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News It's been a year of playing defense for DaVita Inc., one of the country's largest dialysis providers. A federal jury in Colorado t.... Read More
Business/Technology

Trump Adds A Global Pricing Plan To Wide Attack On Drug Prices, But Doubts Persist

Oct 29, 2018 at 10:44 pm by Staff

. Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump's new pledge to crack down on "the global freeloading" in prescription drugs had a sense of déjà.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Proposes to Modernize Medicare Advantage, Expand Telehealth Access for Patients

Oct 27, 2018 at 06:35 pm by Staff

. Proposed rule would strengthen the popular system for private health insurance plans to provide Medicare coverage, increase plan flexibility to offer telehealth benefits,.... Read More
Business/Technology

In Days Of Data Galore, Patients Have Trouble Getting Own Medical Records

Oct 25, 2018 at 08:30 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age. But they shouldn't be: Federal law guarantee.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Booming Economy Helps Flatten Medicaid Enrollment And Limit Costs, States Report

Oct 25, 2018 at 08:19 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Medicaid enrollment fell by 0.6 percent in 2018 -- its first drop since 2007 -- due to the strong economy and increased efforts in some s.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

States Explore Paths To Pay Their Share For Medicaid Expansion -- Using Political GPS

Oct 25, 2018 at 08:08 pm by Staff

.   Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Last year, nearly 60 percent of Maine residents voted to expand the state's Medicaid program -- an option provided by the Afford.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Fixing Obamacare's 'Family Glitch' Hinges On Outcome Of November Elections

Oct 25, 2018 at 08:04 pm by Staff

.   Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Last Christmas Eve, Justine Bradford-Trent slipped on ice, slamming to the ground. Her elbow swelled. Was it broken? She couldn'.... Read More
Business/Technology

Preserving and Protecting the Independent Physician Event

Oct 25, 2018 at 12:29 pm by Staff

. Fifty independent physicians, practice administrators, CFMGMA members and Central Florida healthcare professionals spent Wednesday evening with the Orlando Medical News, at.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Florida Hospital Ocala to Host Students for da Vinci Robotic Simulation

Oct 24, 2018 at 09:51 am by Staff

. Florida Hospital Ocala will welcome more than 20 students from the Trinity Catholic High School robotics program to learn how to use the innovative da Vinci robotics syste.... Read More