Business/Technology

CMS Redesigns ACO Model to Provide Better Care for People with Traditional Medicare

Feb 24, 2022 at 08:53 pm by pj

Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model Transitioning to ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model   Building on the Biden-Harris A.... Read More

Now Is Our Chance to Invest in Florida’s Future

Feb 22, 2022 at 10:18 pm by pj

By Gerry Glynn As Florida’s legislature deliberates how best to use a nearly $4 billion budget surplus – the product of unexpected tax revenue combined with an in.... Read More

56 Percent of Healthcare Professionals Haven’t Been Cybersecurity Trained

Feb 21, 2022 at 10:58 am by pj

A new study reveals gaps in cybersecurity in the workplace around healthcare institutions in the US   A staggering 56% of employees in the healthcare sector haven&rsquo.... Read More

As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

Feb 20, 2022 at 05:07 pm by pj

By Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News  For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mand.... Read More

Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

Feb 20, 2022 at 05:00 pm by pj

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News The drug industry, patient advocates, and congressional Republicans have all attacked federal officials’ decision to decline ro.... Read More

Orlando Health is Highest Ranking Healthcare Employer in Florida and Ranks in Top 20 Nationwide

Feb 17, 2022 at 05:09 pm by pj

Orlando Health has been named the highest ranking healthcare organization in the state of Florida on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. The healthca.... Read More

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

Feb 09, 2022 at 04:54 pm by pj

  By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News  The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as amo.... Read More

Mental Health Therapists Seek Exemption from Part of Law to Ban Surprise Billing

Feb 05, 2022 at 03:43 pm by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News   Groups representing a range of mental health therapists say a new law that protects people from surprise medical bills puts.... Read More

Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care

Feb 05, 2022 at 03:37 pm by pj

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News    Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.... Read More

After Miscarriages, Workers Have Few Guarantees for Time Off or Job-Based Help

Feb 02, 2022 at 09:56 am by pj

By Bryce Covert, Kaiser Health News For three years, Rachel Makkar said, she thrived in her job as a broker and asset manager at J&B Building Co. in Colorado. She ex.... Read More

With a Vaccine Mandate Looming, Nursing Homes Face More Staffing Problems

Jan 26, 2022 at 12:53 pm by pj

By Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News Jamie Smith, a staffing agency nurse who loves end-of-life care, said she has been warmly welcomed by staffers and residents at Fronti.... Read More

Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests

Jan 26, 2022 at 12:42 pm by pj

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News  What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of covid-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? Seniors. And who will.... Read More

Is Conventional Wisdom Costing You Money?

Jan 16, 2022 at 12:13 pm by pj

  By J. MICHAEL BASS   We have been the victims of conventional wisdom since the beginning of time. The earth is not flat. Bloodletting is not a valid medical tre.... Read More

Seven Key Advantages of a Proven SEO Strategy

Jan 16, 2022 at 12:01 pm by pj

In it for long-term exposure   By SCOTT RICHARDS, Faceless Marketing This month we provide you with 7 key advantages of having an SEO strategy in place and while there.... Read More

Covid-19 Liability Protection Advancing Through Legislature

Jan 16, 2022 at 10:07 am by pj

The past week has seen rapid progress for extending Covid-19 legal protection for healthcare providers, hospitals and nursing homes set to expire March 29. Thursday the Senat.... Read More

No Surprises Act Parts 1 and 2

Jan 13, 2022 at 08:05 pm by pj

By Sara D. McLaughlin, Michael R. Lowe, Brian C. Evander, Esquires          On January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act went into effect. T.... Read More

Recent UCF PhD Nursing Grad Develops App to Help Youths with Epilepsy Transition to Self-Managed Care

Jan 12, 2022 at 05:27 pm by pj

  Michelle Tall, MSN, PhD, recently completed her Nursing PhD at the University of Central Florida after developing and testing the Medilepsy app to help youths ages 16-.... Read More

AMA Announces CPT Update for Third Dose of the Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine

Jan 12, 2022 at 03:34 pm by pj

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the nation’s leading medical terminology code.... Read More

EOCC: Happy New Year - Looking Ahead & Elevating Your Business

Jan 10, 2022 at 08:19 pm by pj

By DOROTHY HARDEE    “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one” – Brad Paisley Happy 365 Days of the New Year! Ring.... Read More

Hospitals Recruit International Nurses to Fill Pandemic Shortages

Jan 10, 2022 at 08:02 pm by pj

  By Nick Ehli, Kaiser Health News BILLINGS, Mont. — Before Mary Venus was offered a nursing job at a hospital here, she’d never heard of Billings or v.... Read More