Making Strides
Healthcare Leaders, FMA Working toward PCMH Legislation Passage in 2011
Earlier this year during the regular Florida legislative session, House Health & Family Services Policy Council Chair Ed Homan, MD, worked diligently to bring legislation to a vote for approval of adopting the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model for the state, arguably the best of four options presented to the Florida House of Representatives in a Medicaid Managed Care Evaluation by The Pacific Health Policy Group in March.
LYNNE JETER |
Health Insurers Tackle Deluge of Changes
Reform Regulations Are Kicking In Already
Healthcare reform requires changes of all stakeholders, but probably none more so than third-party payers, usually portrayed as wearing the black hat in this ongoing drama. In fact, President Obama hasn’t hesitated to cast insurers in the role of characters more worried about money than patient care.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Image Sharing Moves Up a Level
New Technology Helps Save Trauma Care Resources, Costs
Diagnostic imaging has gone high tech at Orlando Health. The health organization is the first tertiary care facility in the state of Florida to use a new diagnostic image sharing platform that lets doctors view high resolution test results by computer or I-phone. The organization is primarily using the technology for trauma transfers.
DEANNA MOREY |
How Do I Rescue My Retirement?
You are asking yourself that question because you're honestly worried about your future lifestyle. A significant portion of your career achievement is represented by the accumulated assets in your 401K/IRA plans. Now you feel as if you're walking around with a target painted on your back. Tax law changes from a Federal Government desperately needing revenues are threatening to confiscate a major portion of your savings.
DON NESTOR, Certified Financial Planner |
Curbside Consults with CFMGMA
Got a Minute?
Are you finding it difficult to stay ahead of the mountain of reports, e-mails, meetings, phone calls and various daily crisis interventions? The list of demands on our time is endless and although most managers recognize the value of networking, rarely do we add it to our "To Do" List. So, why not grab a cup of coffee and give yourself ten minutes to read what some of your peers are thinking about important, current issues that affect us all. This quarter, we asked CFMGMA members to share their thoughts about the impact of the current economy and healthcare reform on their practices.
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Having Trouble Sleeping?
Sleep is an important part of your overall health.
Sleep disorders are usually easy to treat. However, if left untreated they can increase related health risks. You may recognize some of the symptoms of sleep disorders...
Rahul Dewan, MD |
Valuing a Medical Practice
As much as assuring investors of a healthy return after the sale, getting a proper, independent valuation of your medical practice can set the stage for its survival over the long run.
LAURA WILLIAMS-TRACY |
Amendment 4: Higher Taxes, Fewer Jobs, More Lawsuits
Amendment 4—a statewide "stimulus package" for special interest lawyers—is a grave threat to Florida's future. A comprehensive economic study by the Washington Economics Group indicates that this proposed amendment to our state constitution will imperil Florida's economy, cost tens of thousands of jobs, and force local governments to either "cut services or raise taxes".
JONATHAN MOORE |
MD Anderson Awarded $1.5 million Research Grant
The Bulk of the Funds Go Toward Bladder Cancer Research
Charles Rosser, MD, MBA, has a rare opportunity as a urologic oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando where he splits his time between treating patients and conducting experiments on mice.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
Children Are Not Small Adults
Nanopediatrics Emerges to Ensure Nanotechnology Encompasses Kids
Imagine a pump the size of a molecule delivering medicine directly in the body where it's needed. Or a miniscule tool programmed to seek out and destroy the first cancer cells of a tumor. That's the promise of nanomedicine, medical applications in the much broader field of nanotechnology. Yet, as such customized medical innovations are being researched, Edward R.B. McCabe III, MD, has one reminder: Kids are different.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Children's Hospital Launches Innovative Approach to Obesity
A Multi-disciplinary Team of Pediatric Specialists Hopes to Find the Key to Treating Childhood Obesity
Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, gets a special satisfaction when the children she works with to lose weight have that first moment of recognition.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
How to Determine Who Will Go the Distance: Provider V. Payor
It's fair to state that everyone should get paid for a provided service. We pay for food at the supermarket. We pay for gas at the gas station. Our taxes pay for law enforcement to serve and protect. Money is always coming out of our pocket to pay for a necessity or luxury that improves our quality of life. It is the sole purpose we all work, given it's a means to provide for ourselves and our loved ones. While there are many reasons we work where we work, it's safe to state that the number one reason we all do what we do is for money. If we did not get paid for the hours we worked or didn't pay for what things we wish to purchase, it would be criminal.
MINERVA DEJESUS and AURIANA REYES |
Maximizing Reimbursements
In an environment of rising costs and diminishing returns, it's easy to hone in on contracted rates as the sole source of financial woes. Certainly, negotiating favorable reimbursements with payers is key to a healthy bottom line, but it's really only half the story.
CINDY SANDERS |
Physician Spotlight: Seela Ramesh, MD
From an idyllic childhood in India to practicing medicine with his brothers in
the United States, devotion to family has had a profound effect on the life of
Orlando gastroenterologist Seela Ramesh, MD.
LISA GATES |
Innovative 3D Imaging Technologies for Breast Cancer Detection
Modern imaging has produced new and innovative imaging technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), targeting the early detection of breast cancer, with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency. In fact, there are few centers in Florida equipped with integrated 3D Breast MRI and 3D Breast Ultrasound, in combination with Computer Aided Detection (CAD) Technology, for early breast cancer detection.
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