Grand Rounds

New Assisted Living-Focused Primary Care Practice Serving Central Florida

Jul 20, 2017 at 12:39 am by Staff

Cloud Care Medicine is a new, family owned, on-site primary care medical practice that focuses on assisted living and home care for patients throughout Central Florida. The.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Fraud And Billing Mistakes Cost Medicare -- And Taxpayers -- Tens Of Billions Last Year

Jul 19, 2017 at 05:54 pm by Staff

Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Encore at Avalon Park Launches Virtual Reality Pilot Program with MyndVR

Jul 19, 2017 at 05:42 pm by Staff

Only at Encore at Avalon Park will seniors be relaxing on a virtual beach. They'll be hearing great music at 1950's styled jazz clubs. They also will be able to play games.... Read More
Grand Rounds

New Wearable Health and Safety Product Introduction

Jul 19, 2017 at 05:31 pm by Staff

Thursday, August 10, 2017 7:00 pm EDT Be one of the first to learn about a NEW Wearable Health device with capabilities surpassing any wearable device to date.... Read More
Business/Technology

Obamacare Exchanges In Limbo

Jul 19, 2017 at 09:43 am by Staff

Chad Terhune and Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News   California's Obamacare exchange scrubbed its annual rate announcement this week, the latest sign of how the ongoing.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unpaid Premiums? Switching Plans? What Changes Are Coming For 2018 Coverage

Jul 18, 2017 at 12:46 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News   People are anxious about what's going to happen with marketplace coverage next year. Even as Republicans contemplate their next m.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Medical Societies' Reminder on Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

Jul 18, 2017 at 12:17 pm by Staff

Now that summer is here, and our lakes, rivers, springs, and other freshwater bodies are once again popular for all types of bathing activities, the possibility of Primary Ame.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Florida Hospital Part of 2017 Most Wired Health System

Jul 17, 2017 at 07:24 pm by Staff

Adventist Health System (AHS), Florida Hospital's parent company, has been named a 2017 Most Wired health system based on the results of HealthCare's Most Wired survey, releas.... Read More
Business/Technology

New Nursing Degree (BSN) at Seminole State College for Spring 2018 to Help Mitigate Central Florida's Nursing Shortage

Jul 17, 2017 at 07:18 pm by Staff

More highly trained, qualified nurses will join the Central Florida workforce by 2020 as a result of today's State Board of Education approval of Seminole State College of F.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Experts Release Report Detailing BCRA Impact in Key Swing State

Jul 17, 2017 at 07:12 pm by Staff

Given the announced postponement of the Senate vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) will utili.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA Responds to CMS Update of Physician Payment Fee Schedule

Jul 17, 2017 at 07:08 pm by Staff

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) responded today to policies outlined last week in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedul.... Read More
Business/Technology

CMS proposes 2018 payment and policy updates for the Physician Fee Schedule

Jul 17, 2017 at 07:05 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment and policies for doctors and other clinicians who trea.... Read More
Business/Technology

Health Insurers Try Paying More Upfront To Pay Less Later

Jul 17, 2017 at 02:58 pm by Staff

Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio Kaiser Health News   Michael McBrayer of St. Paul, Minn., needs to pay a lot attention to his health. "I give myself shots multi.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Calif. Hits Nerve By Singling Out Cardiac Surgeons With Higher Patient Death Rates

Jul 17, 2017 at 02:41 pm by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News   Michael Koumjian, a heart surgeon for nearly three decades, said he considered treating the sickest patients a badge of honor. The San.... Read More
Business/Technology

Demand a Healthcare Solution Now!

Jul 17, 2017 at 02:32 pm by Staff

The Orlando Medical News makes observations in the following bullets specific to the Affordable Care Act: Physician Reimbursement determined by MACRA rewards physician Re.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Senate Health Bill Still Short On 'Yays' But Leaders Vow Vote This Week

Jul 16, 2017 at 02:00 am by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News Senate Republican leaders Thursday released their revised bill to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, but they acknowledged that fu.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake-Sumter Medical Society News & Events

Jul 14, 2017 at 03:29 pm by Staff

FREE Webinar MACRA: Incentives to Outcomes The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 has changed the future of Medicare Payments. With a new emph.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Jul 13, 2017 at 11:49 am by Staff

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement acti.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Insurance Carriers Need to Eliminate Administrative Waste

Jul 13, 2017 at 11:32 am by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society A key component of bending the health care cost curve is rooting out waste and nonvalue added proce.... Read More
Clinical

Double-Booked: When Surgeons Operate On Two Patients At Once

Jul 13, 2017 at 02:44 am by Staff

Sandra G. Boodman Kaiser Health News   The controversial practice has been standard in many teaching hospitals for decades, its safety and ethics largely unquestioned.... Read More