Clinical

Male OB-GYNs Are Growing Rare. Is That A Problem?

Apr 28, 2018 at 11:25 pm by Staff

. Alex Olgin, WFAE, Kaiser Health News As she left a 12-hour day on the labor and delivery shift, Dr. Katie Merriam turned off her pager. "I don't know what I'd do without.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Ashley Walker Joins Millenia Partners Medical Office Division

Apr 28, 2018 at 08:09 pm by Staff

Millenia Partners, a full-service brokerage firm, announces Ashley Walker has joined the company's Medical Office Division as Sales and Leasing Associate. Ashley joined th.... Read More
Business/Technology

11th Annual Ms./Mrs. Corporate America Competition Crowns Lifetime Queen in Orlando

Apr 28, 2018 at 07:29 pm by Staff

. The Orlando area's own Di-Anne Elise, a professional in healthcare marketing and public relations, business communication author, speaker, coach and trainer in the areas of.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Dr. Denise Clark Named Senior Medical Director of VITAS Healthcare for Lake and Sumter Counties

Apr 28, 2018 at 04:52 pm by Staff

. VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, named Denise Clark, DO, senior medical director of its hospice and palliative care program serving.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Nemours Chief of Neurology Receives 2018 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology

Apr 28, 2018 at 04:41 pm by Staff

. Richard S. Finkel, M.D., the chief of neurology at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Fla., was honored with the American Academy of Neurology's 2018 Sidney Carter Aw.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Drives Patient-Centered Care over Paperwork in Proposals to Modernize Medicare and Reduce Burden

Apr 27, 2018 at 05:40 pm by Staff

Proposed rules would advance administrative burden reduction, Medicare modernization, and the Meaningful Measures Initiative The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.... Read More
Clinical

Orlando's Debra Andree, MD, Receives Federal Recognition for Contributions to Childhood Immunization

Apr 27, 2018 at 05:15 pm by Staff

. Debra Andree, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Community Health Centers, Inc., has been named Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion f.... Read More
Clinical

'Rapid Autopsy' Programs Seek Clues To Cancer Within Hours Of Death

Apr 26, 2018 at 10:43 pm by Staff

.     JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News After Keith Beck died of bile duct cancer last year, family members said more than 900 people showed up to pay respects t.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily

Apr 26, 2018 at 10:27 pm by Staff

. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News   When a routine physical revealed mildly elevated blood-sugar levels, Michael Phillips was strongly encouraged to sign up for a di.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Saturday is National Rx Take Back Day

Apr 26, 2018 at 04:54 pm by Staff

. Fraser Cobbe, Orange County Medical Society, Seminole County Medical Society . Our organizations are pleased to support the work that is taking place in our community to ad.... Read More
Grand Rounds

CMS Administrator Verma Unveils New Strategy to Fuel Data-driven Patient Care, Transparency

Apr 26, 2018 at 04:48 pm by Staff

. New Medicare Advantage data resource released . Today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced the agency's new Data Driven.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk

Apr 26, 2018 at 04:29 pm by Staff

Clinical

A Better Patient Outcome When the Voice of the Patient is Heard

Apr 26, 2018 at 03:36 pm by Staff

. Lisa Romano RN, MSN, CNO CipherHealth   As an industry, we talk a lot about creating great patient experiences. While we have made tremendous strides around this imp.... Read More
Clinical

DOH-Orange Offers Additional Immunization Locations

Apr 26, 2018 at 09:19 am by Staff

To meet the growing need for immunizations in Orange County, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) now offers immunizations services at three additi.... Read More
Clinical

Study: Nearly Three-Quarters of Commonly Used Medical Scopes Tainted By Bacteria

Apr 24, 2018 at 08:13 pm by Staff

. Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria.... Read More
Business/Technology

Replenishing Florida's Physician Pool

Apr 22, 2018 at 03:05 pm by Staff

. Contributed to Orlando Medical News By G. Richard Olds, MD Florida desperately needs more doctors. By 2025, the Sunshine State will suffer a shortage of 7,000 physician.... Read More
Clinical

In Puerto Rico Town, Hope Ebbs and Health Suffers

Apr 22, 2018 at 02:46 pm by Staff

.   Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Helicopters from the power company buzz across the skies of this picturesque valley, ferrying electrical poles on long wires to wo.... Read More
Clinical

Goodbye Radios, Hello iPads: Paramedics, ER Staff Use New App to Expedite Patient Care

Apr 21, 2018 at 11:47 pm by Staff

.   Florida Hospital is the first health care system in the state to use the Twiage app. .   When paramedics rush a patient to the hospital, they traditionally.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Hunter's Creek Medical Associates Expands to Celebration

Apr 21, 2018 at 11:39 pm by Staff

. Hunter's Creek Medical Associates, P.A. will bring top-quality medical care to Osceola County beginning in April 2018 with the opening of a new clinic at 2940 Mallory C.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lupus Treatment Generates Positive Results in Phase III Clinical Trial

Apr 21, 2018 at 11:31 pm by Staff

. New research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits to patients with syste.... Read More