Business/Technology

Cybersecurity Year in Review and Future Trends in Healthcare

Jan 11, 2018 at 05:19 pm by Staff

By RON FRECHETTE As we reflect on 2017, it will most likely be remembered in the Digital Age archives as the year that phishing, and ransomware attacks pulverized small he.... Read More
Business/Technology

Staffing: A Sensible Burden Lift for Office Administrators

Jan 11, 2018 at 05:10 pm by Staff

By PATRICK DUDLEY The Medical Office Administrator - Is there another position in the business world that asks for more? A normal medical office manager job description us.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

CMS Announces New Payment Model to Improve Quality, Coordination, and Cost-effectiveness

Jan 11, 2018 at 02:16 pm by Staff

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled.... Read More
Business/Technology

J.P. Morgan Health Conference All About The Deals Amid Uncertainty For Millions

Jan 11, 2018 at 02:13 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News SAN FRANCISCO - There's so much money floating around here this week, you can almost see it wafting through the air. About 1.... Read More
Clinical

For Elder Health, Trips To The ER Are Often A Tipping Point

Jan 11, 2018 at 02:05 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Twice a day, the 86-year-old man went for long walks and visited with neighbors along the way. Then, one afternoon he fell while m.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

VA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use

Jan 09, 2018 at 11:39 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News "Don't ask, don't tell" is how many veterans have approached health care conversations about marijuana use with the doctors they.... Read More
Clinical

Defending Against This Season's Deadly Flu: 5 Things To Know Now

Jan 09, 2018 at 11:29 pm by Staff

  Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News The nation is having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad flu season. Flu is widespread in 46 states, according to report.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Half Of Hospitals In Conn., Del. Hit By Medicare's Safety Penalties

Jan 07, 2018 at 11:29 am by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News As the federal government penalizes 751 hospitals for having too many infections and patient injuries, some states are feeling the cuts.... Read More
Business/Technology

New Transparency Bills You'll Want to Support

Jan 05, 2018 at 10:33 am by Staff

Two transparency bills are being introduced in the U.S. Congress this session that could benefit independent doctors. We at AID encourage you to support them by reaching.... Read More
Business/Technology

2018 Predictions: Medicaid, the ACA, Insurance and More

Jan 05, 2018 at 10:21 am by Staff

David C. Pate, M.D., J.D. It's been a full and eventful year on all levels, local to global and everything in between, in health care and in so many other areas of our economy.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Focus Needed: Time Quickly Running Out to Avoid MIPS Penalties

Jan 04, 2018 at 07:06 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society As we stride into 2018, time is quickly running out for physicians to make sure they have complete.... Read More
Business/Technology

Trump Administration Rule Paves Way For Association Health Plans

Jan 04, 2018 at 03:56 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News The Department of Labor on Thursday released proposed new rules that proponents say will make it easier for businesses to band toget.... Read More
Clinical

Wrecked And Retching: Obscure Vomiting Illness Linked To Long-Term Pot Use

Jan 04, 2018 at 01:43 pm by Staff

  Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News For 17 years, Chalfonte LeNee Queen suffered periodic episodes of violent retching and abdominal pain that would knock her off h.... Read More
Clinical

Pharmacists Slow To Dispense Lifesaving Overdose Drug

Jan 04, 2018 at 01:30 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Gale Dunham, a pharmacist in Calistoga, Calif., knows the devastation the opioid epidemic has wrought, and she is glad the anti-overdo.... Read More
Business/Technology

PONTE HEALTH Releases Sneak Peek and Issues Invitation for Unveiling

Jan 04, 2018 at 09:52 am by Staff

PONTE HEALTH has released a Sneak Peek of the Design of their new Concept Tower project to be unveiled during their first Building Health Forum taking place this coming Friday.... Read More
Digital Editions

January 2018 Digital Edition

Jan 03, 2018 at 11:17 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Mentorship in Entrepreneurship

Dec 31, 2017 at 09:06 pm by Staff

Providers can make the difference in successful innovation By KELLI MURRAY, MedSpeaks When we started the Health Innovators community in Orlando back in the Fall of 2014,.... Read More
Clinical

Revolutionizing Cancer Care - Part 2

Dec 31, 2017 at 08:59 pm by Staff

By BETH RUDLOFF, MedSpeaks Integrative Medicine is a popular term in healthcare today, but what does it really mean for cancer care? I spent some time with Diane Robinson,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Dear HR Lady

Dec 31, 2017 at 08:53 pm by Staff

By WENDY SELLERS Orlando Medical News is proud to bring you the first of many Q&As with human resources expert Wendy Sellers of BlackRain Partners. Question: Does my.... Read More
Business/Technology

MIPS: Which Improvement Activities Work Best for Your Practice?

Dec 31, 2017 at 08:32 pm by Staff

By SONDA EUNUS, MHA, CMPE, CPB MIPS, or the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, will have a significant impact on eligible Medicare clinicians in coming years. MIPS will.... Read More