Grand Rounds

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center Breaks Ground on New Four Corners ER

Oct 19, 2017 at 01:38 pm by Staff

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center broke ground on the newest addition to the Four Corners area: Four Corners ER. With shovels in hand, dignitaries, EMS, and local leade.... Read More
Grand Rounds

During October, Mammogram Is Donated for Each New Mammogram Patient

Oct 18, 2017 at 08:13 pm by Staff

For the fifth consecutive year, Shepherd's Hope and Sand Lake Imaging are partnering to provide free mammograms to women in need through their "Get a Mammogram, Give a Mammog.... Read More
Clinical

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center Announces ER Expansion

Oct 18, 2017 at 07:59 pm by Staff

In November 2017, St. Cloud Regional Medical Center will break ground on a multi-million dollar ER Expansion project. The project will significantly expand the facility a.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

2 Senators Reach Deal On A Health Law Fix, But Bringing Congress Along Is Tricky

Oct 18, 2017 at 08:06 am by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News After nearly two months of negotiations, key senators said Tuesday they have reached a bipartisan deal on a proposal intended to stab.... Read More
Business/Technology

Chasing Millions In Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy Up Nursing Homes

Oct 18, 2017 at 07:58 am by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added 25 beds and two kitchens to speed.... Read More
Business/Technology

What Healthcare Needs is Another Elvis Presley Moment

Oct 18, 2017 at 07:45 am by Staff

Abhinav Shashank Perhaps in the history of music, one of the most important days is the day Elvis Presley died - August 16, 1977. He, along with this day, is remembered stil.... Read More
Clinical

AMA to Unleash a New Era of Patient Care

Oct 16, 2017 at 11:52 am by Staff

  A new collaborative initiative founded by the American Medical Association (AMA) announced today it is working to unleash a new era of better, more effective patient c.... Read More
Grand Rounds

PONTE HEALTH Hosts 1st Annual Golf Tournament

Oct 16, 2017 at 11:11 am by Staff

PONTE HEALTH hosted its 1st Annual Golf Tournament October 11, at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Lake Nona. During the reception, Ponte honored Mara Ramirez -founder of Internation.... Read More
Business/Technology

Advancing Your Practice's Technology Can Help Boost Practice Value

Oct 15, 2017 at 10:56 am by Staff

By Christopher Langehaug A practice valuation can be daunting. For young physicians looking to establish themselves in the world of private practice, the valuation they recei.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Trump Acting Solo: What You Need To Know About Changes To The Health Law

Oct 15, 2017 at 10:04 am by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News Apparently frustrated by Congress' inability to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, Pr.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Actress and Advocate, Mira Sorvino to Join The Stage IV Stampede And Launch of The 2017-2018 Advocacy Agenda for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Oct 12, 2017 at 08:56 pm by Staff

METAvivor Research and Support Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for Stage IV, metastatic breast cancer, announced the launch of its Stage IV Stam.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Trump's Order Advances GOP Go-To Ideas To Broaden Insurance Choices, Curb Costs

Oct 12, 2017 at 05:57 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News   The Trump administration Thursday advanced a wide-ranging executive order aimed at expanding lower-cost insurance options, a.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Deadline for Physicians to Dispute PQRS and QRUR Report is December 1st

Oct 12, 2017 at 05:29 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society If you ever want to hear the sound of crickets, try asking a room full of physicians how many.... Read More
Clinical

Training New Doctors Right Where They're Needed

Oct 11, 2017 at 07:59 pm by Staff

  By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco   Kaiser Health News BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Dr. Olga Meave didn't mind the dry, 105-degree heat that scorched this.... Read More
Business/Technology

California Slaps Surcharge On ACA Plans As Trump Remains Coy On Subsidies

Oct 11, 2017 at 07:44 pm by Staff

  Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News California's health exchange said Wednesday it has ordered insurers to add a surcharge to certain policies next year because the Trum.... Read More
Digital Editions

October 2017 Digital Edition

Oct 11, 2017 at 10:24 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Breakthrough Medicine for All of Us

Oct 10, 2017 at 08:11 pm by Staff

By KELLI MURRAY, MedSpeaks The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently launched a pilot-project called All Of Us that will collect and study the genetic, lifestyle, and e.... Read More
Clinical

When Pain is Untreatable with Drugs

Oct 10, 2017 at 08:01 pm by Staff

By DR. JEN GOLDIN It is in our very nature as physicians, to try to have answers for all our patients' ailments. What happens when you have a patient in chronic pain.... Read More
Clinical

Annual Screening Mammograms Beginning at Age 40 Saves the Most Lives

Oct 10, 2017 at 07:37 pm by Staff

By CLARK ROGERS, MD A mammogram is the only breast cancer screening method proven to save lives. Despite recent controversy in screening mammogram guidelines, the American Co.... Read More
Business/Technology

Trends and Takeaways from the SHSMD 2017 Conference

Oct 10, 2017 at 07:16 pm by Staff

By JENNIFER THOMPSON This past month, several thousand healthcare strategy professionals met at the Orlando World Center Marriott for the annual SHSMD conference to discuss s.... Read More