Business/Technology

Florida Board of Medicine Invites AID to Speak on Credentialing Issues and You Can Help

Jan 25, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

Ever have a problem with hospital credentialing? Have you or a colleague ever been denied an application to apply for privileges, been denied privileges, or had your privile.... Read More
Business/Technology

Hospitals' Best-Laid Plans Upended By Disaster

Jan 24, 2018 at 04:11 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News It was 3:35 a.m. and flames from a massive Northern California wildfire licked at the back of a Santa Rosa hospital. Within three h.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Sanford Burnham Revival

Jan 24, 2018 at 01:20 pm by Staff

By PL JETER During the Jan. 23 meeting of Orange County Commissioners weighing two proposals to resuscitate the dwindling Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute (SBP), the diffe.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Emergency Medicine Human Trafficking Advocates Encourage Awareness as NFL Pro Bowl Expects to Draw Crowds

Jan 23, 2018 at 05:17 pm by Staff

The 2018 NFL Pro Bowl will be returning to Orlando, Florida on January 28, expecting to bring fans from all over the country. With Greater Orlando ranking third in the U.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

VA, Health and Human Services Announce Partnership to Strengthen Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Efforts

Jan 23, 2018 at 04:16 pm by Staff

Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a partnershi.... Read More
Clinical

Florida Hospital opens first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Seminole County

Jan 23, 2018 at 04:14 pm by Staff

Florida Hospital Altamonte is providing an important new service in Seminole County that will allow its tiniest and most vulnerable patients to get care closer to home. The h.... Read More
Grand Rounds

AMA Launches New Podcast Series to Tackle the Most Salient Issues in Medicine

Jan 21, 2018 at 05:00 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the launch of a new podcast series for physicians, residents and medical students. "AMA Doc Talk" is a lively, informa.... Read More
Business/Technology

Health Care Leaders Collaborate to Streamline Prior Authorization and Improve Timely Access to Treatment

Jan 21, 2018 at 04:55 pm by Staff

Physicians, pharmacists, medical groups, hospitals, and health insurance providers are working together to improve prior authorization processes for patients' medical tr.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Announces Additional Special Enrollment Periods to Help Individuals Impacted by Hurricanes in Puerto Rico

Jan 21, 2018 at 04:45 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional opportunities for individuals affected by the 2017 hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

It's In The Mail: Aetna Agrees To $17M Payout In HIV Privacy Breach

Jan 21, 2018 at 03:17 pm by Staff

  Elana Gordon, WHYY Aetna settled a lawsuit for $17 million Wednesday over a data breach that happened in the summer of 2017. The privacy of as many as 12,000 people i.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

Jan 21, 2018 at 02:50 pm by Staff

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health Kaiser Health News The government shutdown will have far-reaching effects for public health, including the nation's response to the.... Read More
Clinical

Alzheimer's 'Looks Like Me, It Looks Like You'

Jan 18, 2018 at 07:58 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Until last year, Jackie Coleman was a disability rights lawyer -- a good one, too. "I was an excellent att.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill

Jan 18, 2018 at 07:47 pm by Staff

  Susan Jaffe Photos by Heidi de Marco Kaiser Health News Colin Campbell needs help dressing, bathing and moving between his bed and his wheelchair. He has a feeding t.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Volusia County Medical Society Congratulates Dr. Bill Dunn

Jan 18, 2018 at 01:52 pm by Staff

VCMS Member William J. Dunn, MD, FACS, CHE was awarded the "Life Fellow" Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2017 for over 35 years of continuous and uninter.... Read More
Clinical

Cervical Cancer: Preventable and Curable

Jan 14, 2018 at 01:27 pm by Staff

  By LEENA KAMAT, MD   It's January and cervical health awareness month! The purpose of this article is to highlight the facts of one of the most preventable canc.... Read More
Clinical

Hospital Honchos Hone New Message In Wake Of Opioid Epidemic: Expect Pain

Jan 13, 2018 at 09:00 pm by Staff

  Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News Doctors at some of the largest U.S. hospital chains admit they went overboard with opioids to make people as.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Corporate Law Boutique, Forster Boughman & Lefkowitz, Adds Healthcare Law Specialist, Michael R. Lowe, P.A., Forming Forster Boughman Lefkowitz & Lowe

Jan 12, 2018 at 01:30 pm by Staff

ORLANDO -- Central Florida law firm continues expansion of boutique service in 2018 with the addition of Michael R. Lowe, P.A. "Michael allows us to expand our corporate, t.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Planning Under the New Tax Bill

Jan 12, 2018 at 01:21 pm by Staff

Thanks to the massive new tax legislation, big changes are going into effect in 2018. Most changes will not affect 2017 returns filed this year. "Due to the new tax codes, t.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Still Time to Sign Up for Volusia County Medical Society MIPS Workshop

Jan 11, 2018 at 06:03 pm by Staff

You Shouldn't Miss This! MIPS Full-Day Workshop! Get a head start on 2018 requirements and how you can be better prepared for whatever may come your way! FRIDAY, January 19,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Nation's Physicians Support 12.6 Million Jobs, Contribute $2.3 Trillion in Economic Activity

Jan 11, 2018 at 05:51 pm by Staff

CHICAGO - Physicians add opportunity, growth and prosperity to the national economy by creating 12.6 million jobs and generating $2.3 trillion in economic activity, acco.... Read More