Clinical

Mysterious Vaping Lung Injuries May Have Flown Under Regulatory Radar

Aug 29, 2019 at 01:09 pm by Staff

. Sydney Lupkin, Kaiser Health News and Anna Maria Barry-Jester It was the arrival of the second man in his early 20s gasping for air that alarmed Dr. Dixie Harris. Young pa.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

How And When Immigrants' Use Of Government Benefits Might Affect Their Legal Status

Aug 29, 2019 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News A new rule to restrict legal immigration, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety even among im.... Read More
Clinical

Addiction Clinics Market Pricey, Unproven Treatments To Desperate Patients

Aug 29, 2019 at 12:55 pm by Staff

. Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media Jason was hallucinating. He was withdrawing from drugs at an addiction treatment center near Indianapolis, and he had hardly slept f.... Read More
Business/Technology

HHS Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam

Aug 29, 2019 at 12:26 pm by Staff

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Genetic testing fraud occur.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment

Aug 27, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

. Will Stone, Kaiser Health News The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. "I really was, at the beginning, very nervous," Tipton.... Read More
Business/Technology

AdventHealth, GE Healthcare Opens Nation's Largest Medical 'Mission Control'

Aug 27, 2019 at 03:29 pm by Staff

. The high-tech command center uses artificial intelligence to help ensure efficient patient care across nine Central Florida hospitals. . AdventHealth has opened the door.... Read More
Clinical

HCA Healthcare - Orlando Market Hosts "Crush The Crisis" Opioid Take Back Day September 7

Aug 27, 2019 at 03:14 pm by Staff

. On Saturday, September 7, HCA Healthcare - Orlando Market will host "Crush the Crisis," an opioid take back event at three of its area hospitals and freestanding emergency r.... Read More
Business/Technology

Bending the Trend in Healthcare Costs

Aug 27, 2019 at 02:53 am by Staff

By DARREN REYNOLDS As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States, companies are scrambling to find solutions that will drive down expenses without putting empl.... Read More
Business/Technology

Physician & Healthcare Professional's Guide to Capital

Aug 26, 2019 at 09:30 pm by Staff

By MARISSA IGNATOWICH A business owner's personal credit score can seal the fate of the business by determining access to capital, cash flow, and its ability to grow. Heal.... Read More
Business/Technology

What's New in the Use of Restrictive Covenants by Florida Medical Practices and Healthcare Businesses?

Aug 26, 2019 at 09:20 pm by Staff

By DON WEINBREN It is expensive to own and operate a medical practice or healthcare business - the costs of electronic health records technology, medical and office equipm.... Read More
Business/Technology

Keeping Up with Orlando's Medical Real Estate Needs

Aug 26, 2019 at 08:57 pm by Staff

By TAMARA KHAN With Millennials being the largest living generation of 74 million (based on U.S. Bureau of Statistics projections from 2016 Census), Orlando is.... Read More
Business/Technology

Pain & Suffering

Aug 26, 2019 at 08:42 pm by Staff

By ROBERT HALL Many have written about it; the lament that history repeats itself. When I was a younger man, in 1994, I started my career as the managing agent for a nat.... Read More
Business/Technology

Is Your Practice Doing What HIPAA Requires it to Do?

Aug 26, 2019 at 08:33 pm by Staff

By M BRETT JAFFEE The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that protects the privacy and security of patient's health infor.... Read More
Business/Technology

Is it Enough to Have Satisfied Employees? Must They be Engaged??

Aug 26, 2019 at 07:56 pm by Staff

By Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady If you are in management, leadership or HR, you know the buzz is all about having engaged employees. So, what the heck does this mean and why.... Read More
Business/Technology

Being A Student of Your Practice is Better Than Being an Owner. Why?

Aug 26, 2019 at 07:21 pm by Staff

By QUINTIN L. GUNN SR. Being a student of your practice is better than being an owner? Why do you ask? So often practice owners get bogged down in the day to day task of run.... Read More
Business/Technology

National Media Outlet Seeks Private Equity Stories and Sources

Aug 23, 2019 at 01:03 am by Staff

. A reporter from Bloomberg News, whom the Association of Independent Doctors has been working with on a story about private equity's impact on the health-care market, is lo.... Read More
Clinical

Medical Cannabis Use Continues to Increase with Senior Citizens

Aug 22, 2019 at 06:34 pm by Staff

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   In the United States, cannabis use is growing faster with seniors than any other age group. A 2016 study from the National Survey of D.... Read More
Clinical

Small Fiber Neuropathy

Aug 22, 2019 at 03:31 pm by Staff

. By RAMI PACKARD Small Fiber Neuropathy, sometimes referred to as Autonomic Neuropathy, is caused by damage to the small nerves that supply feeling to the body, assist in b.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

What The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like

Aug 22, 2019 at 03:28 pm by Staff

.. Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the "high, shrill" sound of her dialysis machine's alarm. Something was wrong. It was 1 a.m. and Ep.... Read More
Business/Technology

To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun

Aug 22, 2019 at 03:23 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News CANCUN, Mexico -- Donna Ferguson awoke in the resort city of Cancun before sunrise on a sweltering Saturday in July. She wasn't hea.... Read More