Clinical

As Care Shifts From Hospital To Home, Guarding Against Infection Falls To Families

Sep 21, 2017 at 08:19 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey Kaiser Health News Angela Cooper arrived home from work to discover her daughter's temperature had spiked to 102 degrees -- a sign that the teenager,.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Last-Ditch Effort By Republicans To Replace ACA: What You Need To Know

Sep 21, 2017 at 08:09 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News Republican efforts in Congress to "repeal and replace" the federal Affordable Care Act are back from the dead. Again. While the chan.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Nursing Home Disaster Plans Often Faulted As 'Paper Tigers'

Sep 21, 2017 at 07:46 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk when disaster strikes. Around the country, facilities have been cau.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Having Difficulty Finding the Right MIPS Outcome Measures to Report?

Sep 21, 2017 at 03:48 pm by Staff

If you are really struggling to identify the best MIPS measures to report to maximize your chances of earning Medicare bonuses, Mingle Analytics has a Measure Identification.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Innovaccer Launches its Disruptive Care Intelligence SystemTM

Sep 19, 2017 at 10:59 pm by Staff

Innovaccer, Inc., one of the fastest growing health tech companies, announced the launch of Care Intelligence SystemTM, a groundbreaking platform that combines the next-gener.... Read More
Videos-Podcasts

Tabitha Ponte, AIA, Focusing on Healthcare Facility Design

Sep 18, 2017 at 01:06 pm by Staff

Tabitha Ponte, AIA, the CEO of a woman-led, woman-owned professional architecture and construction services firm, exclusively serving the healthcare market sector, discusses h.... Read More
Business/Technology

The ABC of FHIR: Reinventing Interoperability

Sep 16, 2017 at 02:06 pm by Staff

By Abhinav Shashank The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, or FHIR (pronounced 'fire'), is a new term in healthcare that's witnessing growing interest and spreading a.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Postcard From The Hill: Senators Shelve Histrionics In Search Of Obamacare Fix

Sep 16, 2017 at 01:51 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News After a summer of flame-throwing over the Affordable Care Act's repeal, Republicans and Democrats are now engaged in a serious coll.... Read More
Business/Technology

Reporter's Notebook: In Health Care, A Good Price (Or Any Price) Is Hard To Find

Sep 16, 2017 at 01:38 pm by Staff

  Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News A recent story about why Northern California is the most expensive place in the country to have a baby began as a tip from an obstetric.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

FDA Moves To Guard Against Abuse Of 'Orphan Drug' Program

Sep 16, 2017 at 11:58 am by Staff

  Sarah Jane Tribble Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves medicines known as "orphan drugs" after revelations that drug.... Read More
Clinical

Prevention Experts Propose Easing Advice On Number Of Cervical Cancer Screenings

Sep 16, 2017 at 11:48 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Don't get two when one will do. Instead of getting both a Pap test and an HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, many women sho.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Medicare Should Reverse Proposal to Publish Patient Satisfaction Data

Sep 14, 2017 at 04:58 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society In response to pressure from a number of consumer groups including the AARP, CMS is considering.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Foundation to Build an Interoperable Ecosystem: APIs

Sep 13, 2017 at 04:43 pm by Staff

By Abhinav Shashank Have you ever thought how giant enterprises like Facebook, Google and Microsoft have harnessed big data technology so spectacularly well? These consumer-c.... Read More
Clinical

AMA Awards Research Grants to Advance the Study of Women in Medicine

Sep 13, 2017 at 04:10 pm by Staff

Each September, the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes influential female physician leaders as part of Women in Medicine Month. To showcase the accomplishments of t.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Importance of Hiring a Licensed Contractor

Sep 13, 2017 at 03:51 pm by Staff

During post-storm cleanup, unsuspecting consumers can be easy prey for unlicensed contractors whose bids almost inevitably will be much lower than bids from licensed contracto.... Read More
Digital Editions

September 2017 Digital Edition

Sep 13, 2017 at 07:08 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Eclipsing the Competition: How a Well-Timed Facebook Video Earned More Than 60,000 Views in 3 Days

Sep 13, 2017 at 02:40 am by Staff

By JENNIFER THOMPSON One video. Five minutes. More than 140,000 impressions and 60,000 views. Sounds like a pretty good return on investment, no? The truth is, getting pos.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Medical Visits 24/7 Free of Charge for Polk County's Hurricane Irma Victims

Sep 13, 2017 at 02:16 am by Staff

As our Polk County community begins to repair and restore from the effects of Hurricane Irma this week, Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center and Lake Wales Medical Center.... Read More
Clinical

And Baby Makes Three

Sep 13, 2017 at 02:02 am by Staff

By MAYTEL SORONDO BONHAM For most couples, the idea of having their own child is not one that they have to spend a lot of time considering, it's a natural process. That proce.... Read More
Business/Technology

Engage Millennials - Have Fun at Work

Sep 13, 2017 at 01:17 am by Staff

By DAVE DAGGETT Research over the past two decades has demonstrated what our grandmothers always knew to be true; Laughter really is Good Medicine! But Fun in the workplace.... Read More