Clinical

Las Vegas Faced a Massacre. Did It Have Enough Trauma Centers?

Oct 04, 2017 at 09:30 pm by Staff

  Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Las Vegas is not only a glittering strip of casinos and hotels but a fast-growing region with more than 2 million.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake Sumter Medical Society Expo Medical Trade Show

Oct 04, 2017 at 08:42 pm by Staff

Extend your brand to those who matter most by advertising in the 2017 Lake-Sumter Membership Directory and Conference Guide. Click here to advertise
Grand Rounds

Ponte Health Pleas for Baby Food Puerto Rico

Oct 02, 2017 at 03:01 pm by Staff

Victoria is a blessing, and largely the inspiration that founded Ponte Health; our mission at the firm is To Help Expand the Healing Community. Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.... Read More
Business/Technology

Lakeland Regional Health Joins Orlando Health

Oct 02, 2017 at 01:28 pm by Staff

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) and Orlando Health (OH) completed an affiliation to create an integrated regional health care system on October 1, 2017. This regional system be.... Read More
Business/Technology

Business Matters

Oct 01, 2017 at 03:41 pm by Staff

By Erika D. Peterman FMA Managing Editor Many of the problems we deal with in medicine today are not actually the science of medicine. It's trying to get it delivered to pe.... Read More
Business/Technology

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Often Keep Pricey New Cholesterol Drugs Out Of Reach, Study Finds

Oct 01, 2017 at 10:53 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that few.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Board of Governors Meeting October 3

Sep 30, 2017 at 08:52 pm by Staff

Due to Hurricane Irma's shenanigans, the semi-monthly Board of Governors meeting was jostled around and is now set for Tuesday, October 3rd. The meetings are open to all int.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Expands Relief to Puerto Rico, Sends Critical Medical Supplies and Water

Sep 30, 2017 at 08:31 pm by Staff

Florida Hospital continues to assist in the relief and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. Early today, a private jet owned by a Florida Hospital supporter set off from Orlando.... Read More
Clinical

The Einstein Method

Sep 29, 2017 at 07:36 pm by Staff

There are 3 methods to treat obstructive sleep apnea non-invasively. Two methods have been traditional. The earliest method was CPAP which continues to be effective especially.... Read More
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Humanitarians Recognized by We Care of Lake County

Sep 28, 2017 at 07:50 pm by Staff

Borys Mascarenhas, MD, was recently honored as Volunteer Physician of the Year by We Care of Lake County at their Starry Night Gala. Dr. Mascarenhas was joined by family an.... Read More
Business/Technology

Need An MRI? Anthem Directs Most Outpatients To Independent Centers

Sep 27, 2017 at 05:19 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer allow many patients to get MRIs or CT scans a.... Read More
Clinical

As Loyal Blood Donors Age, Industry Is Out For Young Blood

Sep 27, 2017 at 05:02 am by Staff

  JoNel Aleccia Kaiser Health News When Corinne Standefer retires as a volunteer from the Lane Bloodworks in Eugene, Ore., this month, she will have donated 37 years.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicaid Covers All That? It's The Backstop Of America's Ailing Health System

Sep 27, 2017 at 04:30 am by Staff

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of child.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Doctors Make Puerto Rico Trip

Sep 27, 2017 at 03:36 am by Staff

As a response to the struggles Puerto Rico is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a group of Florida Hospital emergency physicians gathered Tuesday evening to make th.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Facing Certain Defeat, GOP Pulls Graham-Cassidy

Sep 26, 2017 at 08:26 pm by Staff

In its latest version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has once again found itself short of passage and will not to bring the bill up for consideration. Se.... Read More
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Becker's Conference Roundup: A Winning Collaboration Between an ACO and the Care Intelligence System

Sep 25, 2017 at 04:24 pm by Staff

Nathan Riggle, Director of Analytics at the Mercy Accountable Organization of Iowa, took the time to walk us through their successful strategy to achieve value-based care at.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

12 Facts About the Graham-Cassidy 'Repeal' Bill

Sep 25, 2017 at 03:52 pm by Staff

The U.S. Senate plans to hold a vote this week on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. There's just one problem, says Citizens' Council for Health Freed.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

GOP Health Bill's Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions

Sep 23, 2017 at 08:31 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The latest GOP effort to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act is getting a lot of attention, even if its passage seems unlike.... Read More
Clinical

To Wage War On Superbugs, FDA Clears Way For Scope With A Disposable Piece

Sep 23, 2017 at 03:08 pm by Staff

  Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Seeking to prevent superbug outbreaks, federal health officials said they have approved the first gastrointestinal medical scope wit.... Read More
Business/Technology

Money-Saving Offer For Medicare's Late Enrollees Is Expiring. Can They Buy Time?

Sep 23, 2017 at 02:52 pm by Staff

  Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News Many older Americans who have Affordable Care Act insurance policies are going to miss a Sept. 30 deadline to enroll in Medicare, and.... Read More