Business/Technology

The End of the Covid Emergency Could Mean a Huge Loss of Health Insurance

Apr 06, 2022 at 09:25 am by pj

By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News If there has been a silver lining to this terrible covid-19 pandemic, it is that the rate of Americans without health insuranc.... Read More

Walmart Health Expands to Florida with Five New Health Centers

Apr 05, 2022 at 11:45 pm by pj

Walmart Health brings accessible, convenient care to Central Floridia    Florida families can now experience convenient access to health care with the opening of f.... Read More

Why Nurses Are Raging and Quitting After the RaDonda Vaught Verdict

Apr 05, 2022 at 11:30 pm by pj

By Brett Kelman and Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News  Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse.... Read More

Despite Doctors’ Concerns, Pharmacists Get More Leeway to Offer Treatment with Testing

Apr 05, 2022 at 11:03 pm by pj

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News When Reyna or Justin Ansley or one of their three kids feels sick and needs to be tested for strep throat or flu, there’s a.... Read More

Cybersecurity Persists as Priority

Apr 05, 2022 at 05:00 pm by pj

By DR. MARK SAM If you feel like your business is struggling to keep pace with cybersecurity, you’re not alone. In its recent “State of Cybersecurity” annua.... Read More

AMA Survey Shows Widespread Enthusiasm for Telehealth; Urges Congress to Take Note of Barriers to Care

Mar 30, 2022 at 05:49 pm by pj

CHICAGO – An American Medical Association (AMA) survey released today shows physicians have enthusiastically embraced telehealth and expect to use it even more.... Read More

Florida Academy of Family Physicians and Florida Medical Association Launch Joint Campaign for Patient Empowerment

Mar 30, 2022 at 02:04 pm by pj

The Physician Decision seeks to educate on the importance of a physician-led care team   The Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP) and the Florida Medical Associa.... Read More

Check your SPAM folder!

Mar 29, 2022 at 10:45 pm by pj

By SCOTT RICHARDS Check your SPAM folder! Email services automatically classify messages as “spam” if they look to be scam. In general, they do a pretty good job..... Read More

Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Kaufmann Assumes Presidency of the American Academy of Dermatology

Mar 25, 2022 at 03:58 pm by pj

  MAITLAND -- Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery announces that today, board-certified dermatologist Mark Kaufmann, MD, FAAD, begins his one-year te.... Read More

How to Dream Big and Achieve What You Want in Life

Mar 24, 2022 at 11:00 pm by pj

By JACKIE JACKSON   ‘We will only grow as big as we dream that's why we must dream big.’ ‒ Gabrielle Williams   Do you dream big? What are your bigg.... Read More

As a Nurse Faces Prison for a Deadly Error, Her Colleagues Worry: Could I Be Next?

Mar 23, 2022 at 08:17 pm by pj

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News  NASHVILLE  — Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial.... Read More

Money Flows Into Addiction Tech, But Will It Curb Soaring Opioid Overdose Deaths?

Mar 23, 2022 at 08:10 pm by pj

By Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and was sitting on enough money to never have to work another day in his life..... Read More

It Was Already Hard to Find Evusheld, a Covid Prevention Therapy. Now It’s Even Harder.

Mar 23, 2022 at 08:02 pm by pj

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News As immunocompromised people across the country work to get Evusheld, a potentially lifesaving covid therapy, several hundred provider.... Read More

Safety Concerns are Keeping Healthcare Workers Home: Prompting Privacy & Personal Safety Can Bring Them Back

Mar 23, 2022 at 07:42 pm by pj

By Dimitri Shelest, CEO & Founder, OneRep In October 2021, the San Leandro Hospital emergency room was locked down when a visitor, upset that COVID-19 restrictions preven.... Read More

Availity and Vim Announce Innovative New Initiative, Extending Payer-Provider Engagement from Platform to the Point of Care

Mar 23, 2022 at 07:07 pm by pj

Initial efforts to focus on helping providers effortlessly address care gaps by surfacing actionable payer insights at the point of care.   Jacksonville - Ava.... Read More

Malpractice Litigation Strategies in a Pandemic World: Tackling Skeptical Jurors, Trial Delays, Social Inflation

Mar 21, 2022 at 08:15 pm by pj

By Marco Spadacenta Under “normal” circumstances, when a healthcare provider is sued for alleged medical malpractice, it begins an emotional journey the provider.... Read More

AMA Analysis Shows Three-Year Surge in Medical Liability Premium Increases

Mar 16, 2022 at 04:41 pm by pj

Identifies 12 states leading the swing to higher costs for medical liability insurance coverageFor the third consecutive year there has been an exceptional surge in the percen.... Read More

As Corporate Entities Enter Healthcare, Practices Can Respond via Patient-Centered Care

Mar 16, 2022 at 03:21 pm by pj

By RICHARD E. ANDERSON, MD, FACP   Retail medicine and private equity are important drivers of primary care delivery in the U.S., and they are poised to become even mor.... Read More

AMA Asks Congress to Fix Medicare Physician Payment System and Reject Arbitrary Payment Freeze

Mar 15, 2022 at 05:39 pm by pj

The American Medical Association (AMA) warned congressional leaders that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report sent to Congress today contains fla.... Read More

Despite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a Boutique Option

Mar 14, 2022 at 03:30 pm by Staff

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News  Twenty years ago, a group of pioneering older adults in Boston created an innovative organization for people committed to agin.... Read More