Medicare Spending on Physician Services Declined $13.9 billion in 2020

Dec 02, 2021 at 01:27 pm by pj

A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) documents unprecedented changes in Medicare spending as people decided to delay or forgo health care services during t.... Read More

Patients Who Recover from Severe COVID-19 Still Have Significant Risk of Death, UF Study

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:39 pm by pj

By Jill Pease GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients who have recovered from severe COVID-19 have more than twice the mortality risk within the year following their illness than.... Read More

HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity and Reduce Disparities in Organ Transplantation, Improve Life-Saving Donations, and Dialysis Facility Quality of Care

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:36 pm by pj

   This effort builds upon the recent Organ Procurement Organizations’ Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) final rule to help thousands of patients on waitlists&nb.... Read More

Omicron and Other Coronavirus Variants: What You Need to Know

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:29 pm by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, Kaiser Health News  Americans, already weary of a pandemic nearly two years long, were dealt a new blow during the long Thanksgiving week.... Read More

Announcing the PSCF 2022 Annual Meeting

Nov 30, 2021 at 10:07 pm by pj

ANNOUNCING THE PSCF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Interlachen Country Club 6:30PM     MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The 2022 Physicians Society of Centr.... Read More

Shepherd's Hope Reaches Out to Underserved Communities to Provide Healthcare to Under and Uninsured

Nov 30, 2021 at 09:44 pm by pj

In the wake of the pandemic, which has caused limited access to medical services, Central Florida uninsured and underinsured residents have convenient access to acute and spec.... Read More

Leapfrog Safety Grades for Central Florida Hospitals

Nov 29, 2021 at 01:45 pm by pj

For the first time, hospitals graded on post-operative sepsis, kidney injury, and blood leakage    The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employer.... Read More

Nemours Children’s Health Receives TD Bank Grant to Improve Equitable Access to Pediatric Mental Health Services

Nov 29, 2021 at 11:53 am by pj

  Nemours Children's Health was recently awarded a grant from TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, to implement and lead a pilot program that will provide equit.... Read More

Black Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time

Nov 29, 2021 at 11:46 am by pj

  By Cara Anthony, Kaiser Health News When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them.... Read More

Patients Went Into the Hospital for Care. After Testing Positive There for Covid, Some Never Came Out.

Nov 29, 2021 at 11:39 am by pj

  By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News They went into hospitals with heart attacks, kidney failure or in a psychiatric crisis. They left with covid-19 —.... Read More

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Hosts Happy Hour

Nov 29, 2021 at 08:30 am by pj

     Pisces Rising, in charming downtown Mount Dora, was the setting for the first live event for Lake and Sumter County physicians in over a year!  .... Read More

Governor Signs Legislation Protecting Jobs from Vaccine Mandates

Nov 25, 2021 at 09:24 am by pj

Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson to sign legislation that will protect Floridians from losing their jobs d.... Read More

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Announces New In-Patient Unit

Nov 24, 2021 at 11:57 am by pj

  Partnership with Courtenay Springs Village expands nonprofit’s reach to central Brevard, Merritt Island, and the beaches   TITUSVILLE - St. Francis R.... Read More

EPA Approves Registered Salt for use in De Nora ClorTec-SD On-site Generator to Produce Hard Surface Disinfectant  

Nov 23, 2021 at 08:29 pm by pj

  Allows companies to generate disinfectant where and when they need it.    De Nora announces the launch of the ClorTec® SD disinfectant generator. Whe.... Read More

US Department of Labor launches initiative to protect professional caregivers’ wages, rights

Nov 23, 2021 at 12:01 pm by pj

  Wage and Hour Division leads ongoing education, outreach, enforcement effort   WASHINGTON – As the nation concludes National Home Care and Hospi.... Read More

PCAN sets Three Times the Number of Certified Navigators to Help Guide Healthcare.gov Clients

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:28 am by pj

By ANNE PACKHAM   Central Florida residents who are planning to enroll for insurance through the Health Care Marketplace will have access to three times the number of l.... Read More

New Survey: Most Americans Don’t Know About Lifesaving Lung Cancer Screening

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:24 am by pj

American Lung Association in Florida reveals new data; Highlights local activities for Lung Cancer Awareness Month   By JANELLE HOM   Survey data recently releas.... Read More

UF Health Virologist Talks about Variants and the Future of the Coronavirus

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:18 am by pj

By Bill Levesque   The novel coronavirus is doing what viruses do — in fact, what all life does. It’s mutating and creating new variants. This is evolution.... Read More

UF, Scripps Research Green-light Integration for Florida Science Powerhouse

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:12 am by pj

The University of Florida and California-based Scripps Research have signed a definitive agreement to welcome the Florida branch of the science powerhouse into the research ar.... Read More

Marion County Positivity Rate Remains Below 3%

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:09 am by pj

    Ocala — Marion County’s COVID-19 positivity rate remained below 3% for a second consecutive week, according to the most recent state report..... Read More