Business/Technology

Interactive Healthcare Collaborative Launches in Orlando

May 05, 2018 at 11:35 pm by Staff

Medical City (Orlando, Florida) was the recent epicenter of a unique forgathering of talents from two of the area's most emerging industries: healthcare and interactive.... Read More

As Proton Centers Struggle, A Sign Of A Health Care Bubble?

May 03, 2018 at 12:35 am by Staff

. Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News The Maryland Proton Treatment Center chose "Survivor" as the theme for its grand opening in 2016, invoking the reality-TV show's tropical s.... Read More

Dissecting The Rhetoric Vs. Reality Of Trump's Tough Talk On Drug Prices

Apr 28, 2018 at 11:34 pm by Staff

  Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump has railed against the high price of prescription drugs and famously bemoaned how pharmaceutical compani.... Read More

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

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

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

Social Media Leaves HIPAA Irrelevant

Apr 21, 2018 at 12:07 am by Staff

. In light of the recent recognition that on an almost global basis people's private information is virtually an open book, one can only wonder if the protection of PHI.... Read More

ASAM and the AMA Announce Innovative Payment Model to Improve Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Apr 16, 2018 at 10:59 am by Staff

. Alternative Payment Model Aims to Combine Payment for Medical and Psychosocial Support Services . The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American Medi.... Read More

FDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research

Apr 12, 2018 at 12:51 pm by Staff

  Marisa Taylor, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by a Southern Illinois University professor who.... Read More

Humana Acquires Family Physicians Group

Apr 10, 2018 at 02:45 pm by Staff

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has announced the completion of the acquisition of Family Physicians Group (FPG). Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, FPG is one of the largest at-ris.... Read More

AMA and Google Launch Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge

Apr 09, 2018 at 02:07 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the AMA Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge sponsored by Google to inspire novel examples of mo.... Read More

Five Essentials of a Winning Office Culture

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:41 pm by Staff

. By TRAVIS JACOB In an environment of an ever-changing workforce and (sometimes daily) changes in technology, the one thing that can and must remain constant in.... Read More

Top Seven FAQs on Planning Your Exit Strategy

Apr 08, 2018 at 07:01 pm by Staff

By JAY A. SHORR, and MARA SHORR They say the days are long and the years are short. For medical providers and practice owners approaching the back nine of their careers, y.... Read More

Video Brochures: Advanced Marketing Technology, Unique Prospects

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:57 pm by Staff

By MARTIN PURMENSKY In our modern age, the speed with which new technology emerges and integrates into our lives is nothing short of impressive. Each year products evolve,.... Read More

What if Prevention is the Cure?

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:19 pm by Staff

. By SINDY PEGUS, MedSpeaks Clinical research historically spends more money studying the cure for diseases, rather than studying preventive medicine for those same condit.... Read More

Gaming for Patient Education

Apr 07, 2018 at 11:12 pm by Staff

. By BETH RUDLOFF, MedSpeaks Gaming in Healthcare? Healthcare has been going through a major transformation; integration of new business models, emerging technologies, compu.... Read More

Looking at the Pros/Cons of a Cloud Service Provider for Medical Practices

Apr 05, 2018 at 05:42 pm by Staff

By RON FRECHETTE The demand for healthcare practices to adopt cloud computing solutions has become extremely popular, almost to the point of necessity for building a profi.... Read More

California Takes On Health Giant Over High Costs

Apr 01, 2018 at 12:46 pm by Staff

. Concerns are mounting nationally about consolidation among hospitals, insurers and other industry middlemen Chad Terhune, and Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News California.... Read More

Calling All Docs: New 'Movement Website' Wants You

Mar 29, 2018 at 04:18 pm by Staff

A new "movement website" called Physicians Rise launched this week in an effort to galvanize disenfranchised doctors nationwide, both independent and employed. Designed by A.... Read More

Officials, Docs, AID Speak Out on Transparency, Mergers, HSAs, Safe Harbor Repeal

Mar 23, 2018 at 08:11 pm by Staff

. Transparency, site-neutrality, and stopping the consolidation of hospitals and independent medical groups were all on the agenda this week at the National Physician.... Read More