Clinical

Nemours Children's Hospital Wins Florida Hospital Association Award for Innovation in Patient Care

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:08 am by Staff

. Trailblazing 3D Modeling Program Recognized with Esteemed Innovation of the Year Award . A 3D modeling program being used in preoperative interventional radiology, can.... Read More
Clinical

Major Gift to Expand Cardiovascular Services

Oct 04, 2018 at 11:18 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital Orlando plans to expand its Cardiovascular Institute with a new Center for Living, which will offer a comprehensive program to identify, prevent and tre.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS to Strengthen Oversight of Medicare's Accreditation Organizations

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:47 pm by Staff

. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took action to improve quality and safety in healthcare facilities and empower patients with information to make dec.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Congress Targets Misuse Of Hospice Drugs

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:12 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients' unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them, according to o.... Read More
Business/Technology

High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News With workers harder to find and Obamacare's tax on generous coverage postponed, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based.... Read More
Clinical

VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:01 pm by Staff

.   Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News It took more than 10 minutes for paramedics to arrive after a housekeeper found a man collapsed on the floor of a bathroo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Drugmakers Play The Patent Game To Lock In Prices, Block Competitors

Oct 04, 2018 at 09:42 pm by Staff

.   Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News David Herzberg was alarmed when he heard that Richard Sackler, former chairman of opioid giant Purdue Pharma, was listed as.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Community Health Centers Announces Roshni Patel, MD, Chief of Pediatrics

Oct 04, 2018 at 09:05 pm by Staff

. Community Health Centers (CHC) is pleased to announce the promotion of Pediatrician Roshni Patel, MD to Chief of Pediatrics. Dr. Patel, a graduate of Rosalind Franklin Unive.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health Awarded Hip, Knee, and Spine Certification from The Joint Commission

Oct 02, 2018 at 09:25 am by Staff

. Ocala Health has announced that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hip, Knee, and Spine Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval(R) is a symbol.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health Recognized by Healthgrades as Top 10% in Nation for Gynecological Surgery

Oct 02, 2018 at 09:16 am by Staff

. Gynecological Surgery at Ocala Health is among the top 10% in the nation--as measured by volume-weighted performance--according to this year's evaluation from Healthgrades,.... Read More
Clinical

Orlando Area Physician Summits Mt. Kilimanjaro for Colon Cancer Awareness

Oct 01, 2018 at 10:30 pm by Staff

. Orlando area Gastroenterologist Dr. Sri Pothamsetty took his mission to raise colon cancer awareness to new heights when he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro on July 21. In conjunc.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Feds Settle Huge Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Advantage Fraud

Oct 01, 2018 at 09:25 pm by Staff

.   Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News One of the nation's largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower's allegation that it helped Medicar.... Read More
Clinical

White Coats As Superhero Capes: Med Students Swoop In To Save Health Care

Oct 01, 2018 at 09:19 pm by Staff

.   Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News NEW YORK -- Each wall of the library reading room at the New York Academy of Medicine is lined with tall wooden bookshelves holdin.... Read More
Business/Technology

Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

Oct 01, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma, Kaiser Health News Air ambulance rides are literal lifesavers. But how much should they cost? In the ongoing, crowdsourced "Bill of the.... Read More
Clinical

Eat, Toke Or Vape: Teens Not Too Picky When It Comes To Pot's Potpourri

Oct 01, 2018 at 07:36 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing. A survey of.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Summit

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:13 am by Staff

. (As prepared for delivery - September 27, 2018) It is great to be back in front of a room full of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries..... Read More
Clinical

Fight the Flu: Get your Flu Shot

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:06 am by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) encourages all Floridians to Fight the Flu by getting a flu shot this 2018 flu season. Getting the.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Move over flamingos, this Orlando swan is turning pink

Sep 29, 2018 at 05:00 am by Staff

. Florida Hospital and city leaders kick off Pink Out, announce mammograms for $30 in 30 minutes through October. . Flamingos are taking up residence at Lake Eola, and o.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Oviedo Medical Center Earns MRI ACR Accreditation

Sep 29, 2018 at 04:51 am by Staff

. Oviedo Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College o.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Mazor Robotics will enable Medtronic to play dominant role in global robotic spinal surgery market

Sep 29, 2018 at 04:46 am by Staff

. The $1.64bn acquisition of Mazor Robotics, an Israel-based pioneer in the application of robotics technology and guidance for use during spinal procedures, will allow Medt.... Read More