Business/Technology

AMA Analysis Examines Competition among Drug Middlemen and Integration with Insurers

Oct 15, 2022 at 02:04 pm by pj

First-of-its-kind data assess national and local markets for commercial PBM servicesCHICAGO – A new analysis by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds a.... Read More
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DOH and DCF Visit Marion County CORE Network

Oct 15, 2022 at 02:02 pm by pj

  Ocala  —  State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Famili.... Read More
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AdventHealth University and Full Sail University Open the “Full Sail University Healthcare Technology Lab Powered by AdventHealth University”

Oct 15, 2022 at 01:52 pm by pj

  New Health Care Technology Lab to Advance Health Care Through Virtual Reality Research and Creation   Full Sail University and AdventHealth University are pleas.... Read More
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Orlando Health ORMC Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation helps Central Florida mom who experienced sudden paralysis walk again

Oct 15, 2022 at 01:48 pm by pj

  Geneva Brier-Daniels developed transverse myelitis following a COVID-19 infection   Geneva Brier-Daniels and dozens of other spinal cord injury patients reunite.... Read More
Clinical

New partnership allows historically Black university students a pathway to earn UF nursing degree

Oct 15, 2022 at 01:13 pm by pj

  By Anna Hoffman   Students from a historically Black university in Florida will soon have a dedicated pathway to earn a bachelor of science in nursing, or B.S.N.... Read More
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Wertheim Foundation Provides Lead Gift Of $100 Million to UF Scripps

Oct 15, 2022 at 01:11 pm by pj

The largest individual gift in UF history will name the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology and launch a $1 billion public-private.... Read More
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Lighthouse Works Presented with Award as it Expands to Over 500 Employees

Oct 15, 2022 at 01:00 pm by pj

    Social Enterprise Continues to Create Meaningful Work for Visually Impaired   Lighthouse Works, an organization that provides competitive job opportunit.... Read More
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AdventHealth Leader Testifies to U.S. Senate, Surgeon Agrees Organ Transplant System has Failed

Oct 11, 2022 at 12:33 am by pj

  In August,  Barry Friedman, executive director of the AdventHealth Transplant Institute addressed the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, along with.... Read More
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HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Now Re-Opened

Oct 10, 2022 at 06:18 pm by pj

  PORT CHARLOTTE – HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, 21298 Olean Blvd. in Port Charlotte, has re-opened its Emergency Services today following repairs at the 238-bed a.... Read More
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Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando Joins with Orlando Health, Creates Orlando Health Colon and Rectal Institute

Oct 10, 2022 at 06:01 pm by pj

    The Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando (CRC) is joining Orlando Health to create the Orlando Health Colon and Rectal Institute. The agreement will add CRC&rsq.... Read More
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Central Florida Senior Resource Event

Oct 07, 2022 at 03:23 pm by pj

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DOH-Orange: Flooding and Mosquito-borne Diseases

Oct 07, 2022 at 11:35 am by pj

ORLANDO – With the flooding produced by Hurricane Ian, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County reminds residents and visitors of the importance of pr.... Read More
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HCA Healthcare to Donate Up to $1.5 Million Toward Hurricane Ian Disaster Recovery in Florida

Oct 07, 2022 at 10:15 am by pj

  HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, has announced that it will contribute up to $1.5 million through communi.... Read More
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Denny’s Mobile Relief Diner Heads to Florida to Feed People Affected by Hurricane Ian 

Oct 06, 2022 at 06:00 pm by pj

  Hot meals will be served to Floridians from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Denny’s is deploying its Mobile Relief Diner to Orlando to serve affected res.... Read More
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HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Now Re-Opened

Oct 06, 2022 at 08:43 am by pj

ENGLEWOOD – HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, 700 Medical Blvd. in Englewood, has re-opened following the restoration of full power and water service to the 100-bed acute.... Read More
Business/Technology

Cultivating a Culture of Safety in Healthcare: Four Experts Tell Us Their Stories

Oct 05, 2022 at 07:16 pm by pj

  By David L. Feldman, MD   Despite more than 20 years of focus on patient safety, many hospitals and healthcare professionals still struggle to create an en.... Read More
Clinical

DBS trial for difficult-to-treat Tourette syndrome shows promise

Oct 05, 2022 at 06:46 pm by pj

By Michelle Jaffee In a first-in-human clinical trial of four participants, closed-loop deep brain stimulation was shown to be a feasible, safe and beneficial treatment for d.... Read More
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UF Health researcher co-leading landmark study on autism’s role in aging

Oct 05, 2022 at 06:43 pm by pj

  By Doug Bennett   While the number of adults affected by autism is growing, very little is known about the way the condition is impacted by aging. Now, a Univer.... Read More
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Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center’s Environmental Services Earns National Award

Oct 05, 2022 at 06:25 pm by pj

The Association for the Health care Environment recently presented the 2022 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award.   Orlando — Orlando Health Orland.... Read More
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Lighthouse Central Florida Welcomes Noreen Levitt as VP Of Mission Advancement

Oct 05, 2022 at 06:18 pm by pj

    Lighthouse Central Florida, a nonprofit that provides vision rehabilitation services to Central Floridians living with vision impairment or blindness, recently.... Read More