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Orlando Law Firm Files Class Action Suit for Antitrust Violations

Aug 08, 2018 at 12:10 am by Staff

The Health Law Firm filed a class action lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida on July 11, 2018, on behalf of three dermatologists who allege they represent a class o.... Read More
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Nemours Children's Health System Names Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 08, 2018 at 12:03 am by Staff

Sarah C. Sanders appointed to newly created enterprise-wide leadership role . Nemours Children's Health System today announced Sarah C. Sanders has been named Senior Vice.... Read More
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Florida Hospital Surgeon Performs 1st-in-the-nation Procedures with New Surgical Robot

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:59 pm by Staff

The TransEnterix Senhance system offers innovative features that benefit both patients and surgeons. Florida Hospital is the first health care system in the nation usin.... Read More
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CareSpot and Orlando Health Continue Expansion with New CareSpot Urgent Care

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:52 pm by Staff

A new CareSpot Urgent Care | Orlando Health center in Ocoee will open on July 30, 2018, becoming the partnership's tenth facility and its second expansion location. In June 20.... Read More
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Martin Health, Nemours Children's Health System to Partner for Pediatric Care

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:46 pm by Staff

. Partnership will bring Nemours' pediatric expertise for inpatient care and outpatient specialties . Martin Health System and Nemours Children's Health System have affiliat.... Read More
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Orlando Regional Medical Center Announces New Medical Chief Quality Officer

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:42 pm by Staff

. New Medical CQO Will Lead ORMC's Commitment to High-Quality Care . Orlando Health has named George Ralls, MD, as the new medical chief quality officer for Orlando Regiona.... Read More
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The 15th Annual Caribbean Health Summit is Coming

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:28 pm by Staff

. The community is invited to the 15th Annual Caribbean Health Summit on September 8, 2018 at the Central Florida Fair & Exposition Park (Fairgrounds), 4603 West Colonia.... Read More
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Osceola Regional Medical Center Adds Advanced CT Scanner

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:20 pm by Staff

. The First Diagnostic Imaging Technology of Its Kind in Central Florida. . Cardiac, emergency, trauma, stroke and pediatric care at Osceola Regional Medical Center just.... Read More
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Oviedo Medical Center Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

Aug 07, 2018 at 11:16 pm by Staff

. Oviedo Medical Center announced that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Heart-Che.... Read More
Clinical

3 Tips for Dealing with Mean Nurses

Aug 07, 2018 at 08:32 pm by Staff

  By Nancy Congleton, RN   Regardless of the career you choose, you are likely to face mean people in the workplace. But in the medical profession the stakes are.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Once Its Greatest Foes, Doctors Are Embracing Single-Payer

Aug 07, 2018 at 06:45 pm by Staff

.   Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News When the American Medical Association -- one of the nation's most powerful health care groups -- met in Chicago this June, its m.... Read More
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Clinical Awareness Training Hosted in Orlando by Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:20 am by Staff

. The Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative (FFSHC) hosted a two day Clinical Awareness Training in Orlando, Florida. The Florida Firefighters Safety & He.... Read More
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New Chief Medical Officer at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:10 am by Staff

. Vincent Carifi, M.D. is trading in his surgical scrubs for a suit and tie as he becomes the first Chief Medical Officer for Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. In his.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Moves Toward Transparency, Price Parity

Aug 07, 2018 at 01:04 am by Staff

. In the last two weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have proposed two rulings that would directly advance two of AID's main goals: price transparency and.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medicaid Expansion Making Diabetes Meds More Accessible To Poor, Study Shows

Aug 06, 2018 at 08:16 pm by Staff

. Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford their medications and manage their disease in states that expanded Medicaid.... Read More
Clinical

Doctors Reckon With High Rate Of Suicide In Their Ranks

Aug 06, 2018 at 08:07 pm by Staff

. Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News Alarms go off so frequently in emergency rooms, doctors barely notice. And then a colleague is wheeled in on a gur.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

To Tame Prescription Prices, HHS Dips A Toe Into Drug Importation Stream

Aug 06, 2018 at 07:15 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the administration was exploring.... Read More
Clinical

Stanford's Chief Wellness Officer Aims To Prevent Physician Burnout

Aug 06, 2018 at 06:58 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News Stanford Medicine hired Dr. Tait Shanafelt as chief wellness officer last year, not so much for the well-being of the patient.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

The Villages Regional Hospital Earns Three-Year Accreditation for Inpatient Rehabilitation

Aug 06, 2018 at 12:37 pm by Staff

. Inpatient rehabilitation is often needed for those who suffer from dysfunction from recent illness or conditions such as, not limited to, stroke, spinal cord injury, ampu.... Read More
Clinical

Trying To Pinpoint Hurricane's True Toll, Researchers Say 1,139 Died In Puerto Rico

Aug 02, 2018 at 08:35 pm by Staff

  Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News The question of how many people perished after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has stirred controversy because of the wide.... Read More