Business/Technology

Real Estate: The Second-Highest Expense in Your Practice

Jan 25, 2020 at 08:03 pm by pj

By DOUG PRICE When it comes to managing expenses in your practice, there are dozens of categories to evaluate: equipment, technology, loan costs and interest rates, sundries,.... Read More

Deteriorating Medical Malpractice Trends

Jan 25, 2020 at 07:33 pm by pj

  By ROBERT HALL   Earlier this year, I wrote an article for The Orlando Medical News entitled Pain & Suffering. Within the piece, I alluded to my own experie.... Read More

Your Waiting Room: An Often-Missed Asset and Marketing Tool

Jan 25, 2020 at 03:10 am by pj

  By DOUG MINTZ   Waiting rooms are consistently the most overlooked asset in a clinic.  When you consider that 97 percent of patients get frustrated by long.... Read More

Questions to Ask When Upgrading/Building MRI or Radiology Facilities: Part Three

Jan 25, 2020 at 02:55 am by pj

  By MARK BAY   Today, we bring you Part 3 in our series of articles about things to consider when retro-fitting an existing space for radiology equipment or when.... Read More

Cultural Diversity Creates Language Barriers: Reducing Claims with Multilingual Patients

Jan 24, 2020 at 07:54 pm by pj

  By RICH CAHILL and SUSAN SHEPARD   Ms. D., a naturalized U.S. citizen from Southeast Asia, presented to Dr. P. for a consultation regarding extensive acne scarr.... Read More

EOCC: 2020 Focus for the New Year

Jan 24, 2020 at 07:09 pm by pj

  By DOROTHY HARDEE   Lewis Carroll said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.”  As we dive into 2020.... Read More

Orlando Health Temporarily Suspends Outpatient Imaging Services at its Orange Avenue Location Due to Lease Expiration

Jan 24, 2020 at 04:09 pm by pj

  Patients being rescheduled at other Orlando Health facilities   Orlando Health announced it has temporarily suspended outpatient imaging services at its Orange.... Read More

The Role of the Employee Benefits Broker

Jan 24, 2020 at 12:05 pm by pj

  By JOSEPH C. FILICE   Today most business owners and/or HR managers do not have the time to spend focusing on employee benefits.  Most understand the value.... Read More

Five Ways Employees Drive Us Crazy

Jan 24, 2020 at 12:02 pm by pj

  By WENDY SELLERS   Let’s dive into the five ways employees drive managers CRAZY and how to deal with it in order to improve communication, set boundaries.... Read More

Proven Solutions Needed for Out-of-Network Care

Jan 24, 2020 at 11:54 am by pj

  By FRASER COBBE   The Physicians Society of Central Florida (PSCF) has been actively engaged in the ongoing debate in Congress over how to address out.... Read More

Improving Return on Your Medical Office Investment

Jan 24, 2020 at 09:32 am by pj

  By FRANK RICCI   Most physicians have one critically important asset in their investment portfolio that significantly impacts the amount of income they earn eve.... Read More

AdventHealth Acquires Top Cardiovascular Surgical Group 

Jan 23, 2020 at 07:21 pm by pj

  AdventHealth announces the acquisition of Cardiovascular Surgeons, P.A. (CVS), one of Central Florida’s leading cardiovascular surgery practices. The addition of.... Read More

Real Estate: Three Common Mistakes Healthcare Professionals Make

Jan 21, 2020 at 02:10 pm by pj

  By DOUG PRICE   Real estate is the second highest expense behind payroll for most healthcare practices. The benefits of capitalizing during lease negotiations c.... Read More

Employers’ Dream Of Controlling Health Costs Turns To Workers’ Sleep

Jan 18, 2020 at 11:36 pm by pj

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News    Charlie Blakey had a sense he was sleeping poorly since he often would wake up tired and hear from his wife how loudly.... Read More

Criticism is not Feedback

Jan 13, 2020 at 10:30 pm by pj

By WENDY SELLERS   Criticism assumes your way is the better way and inhibits the brain from learning. Paying attention to weaknesses smothers the brain. Your brain resp.... Read More

Definitive Healthcare Acquires PatientFinder

Jan 09, 2020 at 12:44 pm by pj

EMBARGO: Please hold for release until Monday, January 13th at 9:00a.m. ET      Acquisition Accelerates Company’s Strategy of Developing Actionable Go-.... Read More

Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic and Orlando Health Partner for New Orthopedic Hospital

Jan 06, 2020 at 11:39 am by pj

   “The expanded relationship makes Orlando Health’s orthopedic education program the most prominent in the Southeast”   ORLANDO,  (Ja.... Read More

A Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?

Jan 02, 2020 at 05:05 pm by pj

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News   Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable se.... Read More

Listen: The Cost Of PrEP, The HIV Prevention Pill

Dec 19, 2019 at 03:20 pm by pj

  KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra joined a discussion on the Vox podcast “Today, Explained” about the cost dynamics surrounding pre-exposure prophylaxis,.... Read More

Analysis: In Medical Billing, Fraudulent Charges Weirdly Pass As Legal

Dec 17, 2019 at 05:08 pm by pj

  Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector. I have been circling aroun.... Read More