Clinical

Doctors And Nurses With Addictions Often Denied A Crucial Recovery Option

Sep 19, 2019 at 11:04 am by Staff

. Emma Yasinski, Kaiser Health News Dr. Wesley Boyd, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard, has spent years working with state programs that help doctors, nurses a.... Read More
Business/Technology

Groupons For Medical Treatment? Welcome To Today's U.S. Health Care

Sep 19, 2019 at 02:34 am by Staff

  Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Emory University medical fellow Dr. Nicole Herbst was shocked when she saw three patients who came in with abnormal results from ches.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Winter Garden Named Best Place in Florida to Raise a Family

Sep 18, 2019 at 11:00 pm by Staff

. Winter Garden was recently rated by Forbes magazine as the second fastest growing sub-market in the U.S., named "Best place in Florida to raise a family" by Smart Asset.com.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

DOH-Marion Offering Child Seat Check Appointments to Ensure Safety

Sep 17, 2019 at 05:21 pm by Staff

. OCALA - Car seats provide the additional support and security that Florida law requires and that babies and children need to be protected in the car. However, a car seat c.... Read More
Business/Technology

Local County Medical Societies Unify Under Single Organization

Sep 17, 2019 at 11:53 am by Staff

. ORLANDO - The Orange County Medical Society, Inc. (OCMS) and Seminole County Medical Society (SCMS) are pleased to announce their unification creating a singular physician o.... Read More
Clinical

Central Florida Regional Hospital Introduces Minimally Invasive Heart Procedure for High-Risk Patients

Sep 16, 2019 at 12:55 am by Staff

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Offers Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery . Central Florida Regional Hospital now offers a minimally invasive alternative to op.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Immersive Accelerated Resolution Therapy for PTSD Available

Sep 12, 2019 at 11:15 pm by Staff

Orlando mental health professionals now have available an immersive course in Accelerated Resolution Therapy -- an innovative, effective technique for treating PTSD, anxiety,.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Legislation To End Surprise Medical Bills Has High Public Support -- In Both Parties

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:49 pm by Staff

. Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support legislation to protect people from surprise medical bills, a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundatio.... Read More
Business/Technology

EOCC: How Sweet it Is

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:36 pm by Staff

First things first...dessert that is! By DOROTHY HARDEE Do you often resist the temptation of a luscious dessert because you are counting calories or opting to make health.... Read More
Business/Technology

Can't-Miss Cannabis Conference

Sep 12, 2019 at 08:46 pm by Staff

. By PL JETER Hundreds of healthcare providers and executives will converge at Orlando's Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel Oct. 4-6 for the American Medical Marijuana Ph.... Read More
Business/Technology

Sonata Senior Living Plans $52 Million Community in Lake Mary

Sep 12, 2019 at 05:25 pm by Staff

Sonata Senior Living has announced plans to develop Sonata Lake Mary, a $52 million resort-style community in Lake Mary, Florida. Located on a seven-acre site within t.... Read More
Business/Technology

Nation's Largest Nursing Conference Headed to Orlando

Sep 12, 2019 at 11:06 am by Staff

. Orlando is hosting nearly 11,000 nursing professionals from across the country for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) National Magnet Conference. The three-da.... Read More
Business/Technology

Velazquez Aims to Reduce Burden of Utilization Management on Small Medical Practices

Sep 11, 2019 at 03:57 pm by Staff

. Washington, D.C.-- The House Small Business Committee under Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) met to discuss the impact of utilization management techniques like prior.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

LRMC Wellness Center Celebrates 30 Years

Sep 09, 2019 at 11:06 pm by Staff

. Getting healthy and staying that way is on most everyone's mind and how you achieve that goal is as unique as you are. Backed by the region's most trusted hospital, the Le.... Read More
Business/Technology

Why So Much Staff Turnover?

Sep 09, 2019 at 07:47 pm by Staff

By QUINTIN L. GUNN, SR. Staff Instability, What's It Really Costing Your Practice? It's clear to me after working with practice groups for the better part of fifteen years.... Read More
Business/Technology

Federal Court Upholds PSQIA Protections for Hospital Critical Self-Analysis Work Product

Sep 09, 2019 at 06:48 pm by Staff

Opinion cites amicus brief submitted by Smith Hulsey & Busey on behalf of health systems The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a significan.... Read More
Clinical

DOH Orange Encouraging Flu Vaccine

Sep 09, 2019 at 06:40 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County encourages all Floridians to keep vaccine between you and disease by getting a flu shot ahead of the 2019 flu season. Fl.... Read More
Clinical

Hippocrates for How We Live and Die Now

Sep 07, 2019 at 03:08 am by Staff

By Lewis M. Cohen Hippocrates, the father of medicine in Western culture, forbade medical assistance in dying 2,500 years ago. However, nowadays, most Americans want to.... Read More
Clinical

AMA Intensifies Campaign to End Burnout with Launch of Practice Transformation Initiative

Sep 06, 2019 at 09:02 pm by Staff

. CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an escalation in its prominent efforts to fight the root causes of physician burnout and dissatisfaction with.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Announces New Enforcement Authorities to Reduce Criminal Behavior in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP

Sep 06, 2019 at 08:49 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule that strengthens the agency's ability to stop fraud before it happens by keeping unscrupulou.... Read More