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High-Tech TLC | Nemours Children’s Hospital, The Logistics Center, Daniela Melendez, Dr. Al Torres, Nicole Johnson.
High-Tech TLC

Nemours’ new Clinical Logistics Center works ‘like well-oiled machine’

When examining a patient in a room at Nemours Children’s Hospital, a nurse in the medical/surgery unit discovered her young charge was having difficulty...


 
Taking the Next Step | Dr. William Kang, Dr. Deborah German, UCF College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Match Day, Ochsner Clinic.
Taking the Next Step
UCF COM charter class students prepare for residency; William Kang follows family’s footsteps

On Match Day, William Kang stood with 35 fellow charter class students at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine in front...

 
Gearing Up for the Alzheimer’s Burden | Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Mariana B. Dangiolo, Dr. Stephen A. Berman, UCF Pegasus Health, UCF College of Medicine.
Gearing Up for the Alzheimer’s Burden
Orlando providers discuss challenges in research, legislative advocacy

The statistics for Alzheimer’s disease in Florida are staggering.
The sunshine state houses the nation’s second largest population...

 
IT Acceleration | Dr. Bill Hefley, Dr. William Franklin Hefley Jr., Steve Pierce, MedEvolve, Medical Business Services, OrthoSurgeons.
IT Acceleration

MedEvolve finds ‘sweet spot’ niche providing PM and EMR software and RCM services to physician practices nationwide

LITTLE ROCK – When Bill Hefley, MD, was a junior partner at a Little Rock orthopedic practice more than two decades ago, he was tasked with...


 
Succession Planning | Ted Sheppe, Fifth Third Bank.
Succession Planning

How to concoct a good exit strategy

In uncertain economic times, planning for the future – retirement, selling a company, or transitioning a family business into the next generation...

 
Pay or Play … What Makes Sense for Your Company?
Pay or Play … What Makes Sense for Your Company?
Preparing for the Affordable Care Act Implementation in 2014

When it comes to health benefits, the rules are about to change dramatically for companies with 50 or more full-time employees...

 
McDonald’s Corporation Rocked by Poor Customer Service Ratings
McDonald’s Corporation Rocked by Poor Customer Service Ratings

Could your practice be a McDonald’s?

Good help is hard to find regardless of what type of business you are in. But in today’s economy, even McDonald’s is having major trouble finding employees who can give good, strong service with a smile...

 
Are You Ready For Some Money?
Are You Ready For Some Money?
Yes, there is money out there in the form of Medicare and Medicaid incentives!

Okay, so what’s the catch?  Meaningful Use. By now most providers, and their staff, are quite familiar with this term...

 
Health Information Technology and the Effect on Public Health
Health Information Technology and the Effect on Public Health
Public health involves and affects everyone. From catching the common cold to the onset of a sudden, wide-spread disease—the health of the public is...
 
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The Move from Social Media Marketing to Social Business Strategies
Earlier this year, Andrew Dixon, senior vice president of marketing and operations with Igloo Software and the former chief marketing officer for Microsoft Canada, was invited...
 
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Unconventional Wisdom | Autoimmune Disorders, Dr. Stephen Paget, Rheumatology, Lyme Disease, Chlamydia-induced Reactive Arthritis, Hospital for Special Surgery, Synovial Inflammation, Immunosuppressive Therapy, Antibiotics
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What if the standard treatment approach was the wrong one? In the case of several autoimmune disorders, it’s a theory that is gaining traction bolstered by recent research findings...


 
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PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Terry Mamounas, MD, MPH Medical Director, Comprehensive Breast Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
Title: Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
Category: Health News
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Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
Title: Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
Category: Health News
Created: 5/17/2013 4:35:00 PM
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College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
Title: College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
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Metformin appears to be associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk - Family Practice News Digital Network

Metformin appears to be associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk
Family Practice News Digital Network
By: NASEEM S. MILLER, Family Practice News Digital Network. ORLANDO – Metformin may be associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis that included mostly observational studies.

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Study links coffee to lower risk for rare liver disease - KTBC Channel 7 - MyFox Austin

Study links coffee to lower risk for rare liver disease - KTBC Channel 7
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"While rare, PSC has extremely detrimental effects," Dr. Craig Lammert, an instructor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, said in a news release from the Digestive Disease Week annual meeting in Orlando. "We are always looking for ways to mitigate risk ...

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Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 10:32 am CDT

100 Leaders of Great Hospitals in America - Becker's Hospital Review

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Formerly the seven-year COO for Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., Mr. Jackson was named chief executive of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, as well as Sacred Heart Children's Hospital and Providence Holy Family Hospital, ...

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