Business/Technology

Fired Surgeon Files $100 Million Defamation Suit Against Orlando Health

Sep 16, 2018 at 03:52 pm by Staff

. Jeffrey Feiner, MD, a plastic surgeon fired from Orlando Health (OHI), has filed a suit against the non-profit organization for $100 million, claiming defamation. Accord.... Read More
Grand Rounds

UCF Welcomes New Physicians

Sep 15, 2018 at 03:45 pm by Staff

. UCF Health announces the addition of two new physicians. . Dr. Charles Giangarra is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in arthroscopic surgery of.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unique Healthcare Offering First in Florida

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:56 pm by Staff

. East Orlando Chamber of Commerce provides members affordable options By PL JETER A local chamber of commerce recently unveiled a unique type of healthcare policy new t.... Read More
Clinical

Much Touted For Cancer, 'Precision Medicine' Often Misses The Target

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:46 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in "precision medicine" -- in which doctors try to match patien.... Read More
Clinical

Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:32 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Doug Pardue Perhaps no other population is as vulnerable during a hurricane as frail, older adults, especially those.... Read More
Business/Technology

Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:23 pm by Staff

  Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News The largest insurer in Tennessee has announced it will no longer cover prescriptions for what was once a bloc.... Read More
Clinical

Doctor To The Stars Disciplined Over Use Of Controversial Menopause Therapy

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:16 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News A Santa Monica doctor who touted a controversial menopause therapy on the Oprah Winfrey Network and received testimonials for.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

In Trump's First Year, Nation's Uninsured Rate Unchanged

Sep 13, 2018 at 08:02 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Despite Republican resistance to the federal health law, the percentage of Americans without health insurance in 2017 remained the same a.... Read More
Digital Editions

September 2018 Digital Edition

Sep 12, 2018 at 10:46 am by Staff

North Central Florida Local News

Ocala Health to open freestanding ER on Maricamp Road

Sep 11, 2018 at 08:21 pm by Staff

Ocala Health will expand access to emergency care in southeast Marion County with the opening of a freestanding emergency department on Maricamp Road near the intersection of.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

AMA Releases 2019 CPT Code Set

Sep 11, 2018 at 07:30 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the release of the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. There are 335 code changes in the new CPT edit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unity Health Selects PatientMatters to Improve Patient-Centered Registration Process

Sep 10, 2018 at 09:27 pm by Staff

. PatientMatters, an Orlando-based patient access and advocacy solutions provider helping hospitals and health systems offer their patients highly-personalized financial sol.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Offers Comments to CMS on its 2019 Medicare Reform Proposal

Sep 10, 2018 at 09:14 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) submitted comprehensive comments today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that outlined recommended changes to.... Read More
Clinical

Orlando VA Medical Center to Host Suicide Prevention Awareness Fair September 14

Sep 10, 2018 at 08:46 pm by Staff

. The Orlando VA Medical Center will host a Suicide Prevention Awareness Fair on Friday, September 14, 2018. The activity will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orlan.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Remedy For Surprise Medical Bills May Lie In Stitching Up Federal Law

Sep 10, 2018 at 08:41 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News When Drew Calver had a heart attack last year, his health plan paid nearly $56,000 for the 44-year-old's four-d.... Read More
Business/Technology

Insulin's Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing

Sep 09, 2018 at 11:53 pm by Staff

Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It's what happens when you don't have enough insulin. Your blood sugar gets so hi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Association and Central Florida Health Nationally Recognized for Achievements in Quality Care and Value

Sep 07, 2018 at 07:23 pm by Staff

. Central Florida Health, the 636-bed not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages® Regional Hospital, announced today that.... Read More
Clinical

Shedding Light on Invisible Disorders

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:51 pm by Staff

. Judge not, that ye be not judged. While there are various interpretations of that biblical quote, the idea of those seven simple words should be engrained in our collective.... Read More
Clinical

Avoidable Sepsis Infections Send Thousands Of Seniors To Gruesome Deaths

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:36 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News and Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father's lower back as he.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

States Looking To Tax Opioids Pin Hopes On November Elections

Sep 06, 2018 at 09:23 pm by Staff

. Jay Hancock, Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News After almost slapping a tax on makers of opioid pills earlier this year, Minnesota lawmakers are set to try again when they.... Read More