North Central Florida Local News

HIPAA Audits: A Five Step Survival Guide for Healthcare Providers

Oct 08, 2020 at 06:38 pm by pj

By JEFF RAMOS and LEAM DEGNAN If you ask any health IT security professional today about what keeps them up at night, a full-scale data breach is probably at.... Read More

Importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare

Oct 08, 2020 at 11:40 am by pj

By Dr. Debra Andree, President & CEO at Community Health Centers, Inc. While diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has always been an important initiative for all.... Read More

AdventHealth Breaks Ground on ER, Health Park in Clermont Area

Oct 07, 2020 at 06:15 pm by pj

AdventHealth has broken ground on an innovative health care complex that will bring much-needed medical services to Clermont and south Lake County. Loc.... Read More

AMA Announces New CPT Codes for Multi-virus Tests to Detect COVID-19 and Flu

Oct 07, 2020 at 10:02 am by pj

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) has published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new code addit.... Read More

Samaritan Village to Hold Fundraiser to Continue Serving Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking

Oct 06, 2020 at 07:00 pm by pj

Orlando-based Samaritan Village, a safe home and therapeutic program for adult survivors of sex exploitation, is holding its first-ever virtual fundraiser on October 15th.... Read More

Siemens Healthineers Announces First U.S. Installation of SOMATOM X.cite Premium CT Scanner

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:42 am by pj

Florida’s Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) recently became the first healthcare institution in the United States to install the SOMATOM X.ci.... Read More

Hospital Volunteers: The Unsung Heroes of 2020

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:40 am by Melissa

By Chris Cosby, CEO of Poinciana Medical Center The COVID-19 pandemic has created many unexpected challenges for our local community and beyond. At Poinciana Medical Ce.... Read More

Easier-to-Use Coronavirus Saliva Tests Start to Catch On

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:34 am by pj

By David Tuller, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus pandemic broke out across the country, health care providers and scientists relied on the standard method.... Read More

Use of Cannabis Prior to Bodily Trauma Limits Damage and Increases Recovery

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:16 am by pj

By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON A recent study published in the August 2020 edition of Journal of Surgical Research demonstrates patients who arrive into a hospital t.... Read More

Amidst the Global Pandemic, Let’s Not Forget About the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:03 am by pj

By JANELLE HOM While the headlines focus on the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is an epidemic that threatens our youth here in Orlando that ca.... Read More

The Top Three Legal Ways to Maximize Your Tax Savings

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:00 am by pj

Typically, we only think about taxes as April 15 draws near. Instead, we should be thinking about taxes year-round and looking for ways to maximize our deductions and.... Read More

Moffitt Cancer Center and AdventHealth Announce Next Step in Research Partnership

Oct 06, 2020 at 10:17 am by pj

Steven R. Smith, M.D., appointed to oversee and build collaboration, with goal of achieving National Cancer Institute Consortium status Moffitt Cancer Center&.... Read More

AMA: Modify Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule To Reflect Pandemic Challenges

Oct 05, 2020 at 04:50 pm by pj

CHICAGO -- Submitting detailed comments today on the proposed Medicare fee schedule for 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) warned that some propose.... Read More

Five Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’

Oct 05, 2020 at 08:39 am by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump makes no secret he would like a COVID-19 vaccine to be available before the election. But it&rs.... Read More

The Mysterious White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump

Oct 05, 2020 at 12:16 am by pj

By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagno.... Read More

Health Care Fraud and Opioid Arrests Results in Charges Against 345 Defendants Representing Over $6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

Oct 01, 2020 at 05:18 pm by pj

Largest Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department&rs.... Read More