Volusia-Brevard Local News

Parrish Medical Center Officials Warn Against Delaying Care During Pandemic

May 18, 2020 at 09:19 pm by pj

Across the country there are indications that people are foregoing needed treatment, sometimes in emergencies, either because they fear contracting coronavirus or from a desir.... Read More

Administration Issues Guidance to Ensure States Have Plan in Place to Safely Reopen Nursing Homes

May 18, 2020 at 08:17 pm by pj

  Guidance provides critical steps nursing homes should take prior to reopening The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance for state.... Read More

Eight Proven Ways to Inspire Trust and Credibility with Your Healthcare Website 

May 18, 2020 at 08:00 pm by pj

  By KATIE LUNDIN   If you’re in the healthcare industry, you know it’s important to cultivate trust.  Health can be a very person.... Read More

SBA and Treasury Release Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application

May 18, 2020 at 08:44 am by pj

  The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Applic.... Read More

As Congress Weighs COVID Liability Protections, States Shield Health Providers

May 16, 2020 at 12:43 pm by pj

    Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News Coronavirus patients and their families who believe a doctor, nurse, hospital or other provider made serious mistakes during th.... Read More

Chasing The Elusive Dream Of A COVID Cure

May 16, 2020 at 12:35 pm by pj

    Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  Although scientists and stock markets have celebrated the approval for emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, a cu.... Read More

AMA Cautions Physicians, Public About Limitations of Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2

May 16, 2020 at 12:26 pm by pj

    AMA issues guidance to help physicians and the public understand potential uses and limitations of antibody testing, and warns against determining immunity or.... Read More

AdventHealth COVID-19 Update: Testing Delays and Retesting  

May 16, 2020 at 11:10 am by pj

  As a system, AdventHealth has worked hard to provide free COVID-19 testing to our communities at a time when these services are scarce.   To meet the unpre.... Read More

CMS Issues Nursing Homes Best Practices Toolkit to Combat COVID-19

May 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm by pj

  New tool provides innovative solutions for states and facilities to protect our nation’s vulnerable nursing home residents during emergency CMS has released a n.... Read More

The Baby Manual Offers Comprehensive Online Course for New Parents Free During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 13, 2020 at 10:50 pm by pj

  The Baby Manual™ has announced the company is offering its virtual ‘Complete Baby Care Course for New Parents’ free to support parents preparing to g.... Read More

Parrish Medical Center Patient Conquers COVID-19 After 41 days in ICU

May 13, 2020 at 05:37 pm by pj

  BREVARD COUNTY – Joy Medeiros, 62, who has recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) after being hospitalized for 41 days — 35 of them on a ventilator —.... Read More

Privacy and Security Responsibilities of Telehealth Providers During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 13, 2020 at 02:29 pm by pj

 By Brian C. Evander and Michael R. Lowe On March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) iss.... Read More

Hospital Workers Complain of Minimal Disclosure After COVID Exposures

May 13, 2020 at 11:37 am by pj

    Jenny Gold, Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News  Dinah Jimenez assumed a world-class hospital would be better prepared than a chowder house to inform wo.... Read More

Analysis: We Knew The Coronavirus Was Coming, Yet We Failed 5 Critical Tests

May 13, 2020 at 10:31 am by pj

    Elisabeth Rosenthal, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News  The arrival of COVID-19 has provided a nuclear-level stress test to the American health car.... Read More

As Deaths Mount, Coronavirus Testing Remains Wildly Inconsistent In Long-Term Care

May 12, 2020 at 04:48 pm by pj

(Courtesy of Douglas Adkins) Laura Ungar  Mary Lanham’s assisted living complex in Florida tested all residents for COVID-19 — once in March and again in Ap.... Read More

‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills

May 12, 2020 at 04:44 pm by pj

  Judith Graham DENVER ― Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should she become critically ill. “No intubation,” she wrote in l.... Read More

COVID Survivors’ Blood Plasma Is A Sought-After New Commodity

May 12, 2020 at 04:38 pm by pj

(Courtesy of Diana Berrent)   JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  Diana Berrent learned she had tested positive for COVID-19 on a Wednesday in mid-March. Within a.... Read More

CMS Builds on Commitment to Transform Healthcare Through Competition and Innovation

May 11, 2020 at 04:52 pm by pj

  Proposed changes to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System would remove barriers to the development.... Read More

Orlando VA Medical Center to host a One Blood Drive

May 11, 2020 at 02:03 pm by pj

The Orlando VA Medical Center (OVAMC) has partnered with One Blood to host a public Blood Drive on May 13, 2020 by appointment only from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the SimLEARN, 13800.... Read More

Top 10 Tips for Reopening Your Medical Office During COVID-19

May 11, 2020 at 01:51 pm by pj

By Kerin Torpey Bashaw, MPH, RN and Debbie K. Hill, MBA, RN As state and local governments determine that criteria have been met to implement Phase One of the federal Op.... Read More