Orlando Regulatory

Group Says House-Passed AHCA Is Still Government-Controlled Health Care

May 04, 2017 at 02:22 pm by Staff

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA), but before the bill goes to the U.S. Senate, Citizens' Council fo.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Statement on House Passage of American Health Care Act

May 04, 2017 at 02:17 pm by Staff

CHICAGO - American Medical Association (AMA) President Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Amer.... Read More
Business/Technology

How To Ease The Financial Pain Of High-Deductible Health Plans

May 04, 2017 at 01:02 am by Staff

Emily Bazar Kaiser Health News   No matter what happens to the Affordable Care Act, one health care trend is fairly certain to continue: A growing number of you will h.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Clock Is Ticking On GOP Bill: 5 Ways Health Care Tug-Of-War May Play Out

May 04, 2017 at 12:53 am by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News   The House may pass its bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act. But Republicans' pathway to fulfilling their sev.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Life Expectancy of African Americans Rising and More Help Could be on the Way

May 03, 2017 at 07:22 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society Wednesday's edition of the AMA Morning Rounds included a series of media reports delivering good.... Read More
Grand Rounds

MedicFP® Names New CEO to Lead the Healthcare Program Integrity Company and Protect Patient Identity

May 03, 2017 at 09:54 am by Staff

Hollywood, FL. - MedicFP®, the company bringing to market breakthrough software which protects patient identity and prevents healthcare fraud has appointed its Chairman of t.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Federal Money For State-Level Zika Tracking, Prevention May End This Summer

May 03, 2017 at 01:32 am by Staff

Ana B. Ibarra Kaiser Health News Money that has helped states with Zika tracking and education may come to an end by this summer, putting at risk efforts to better understand.... Read More
Clinical

Urgent Care Sites Cater To Cancer Patients, Letting Them Check Some Worries At Door

May 03, 2017 at 01:22 am by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News On an afternoon a few weeks ago, Faithe Craig noticed that her temperature spiked to just above 100 degrees. For most people, the change.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Study comparing MAGiC to conventional MR imaging published in American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR).

May 02, 2017 at 10:59 am by Staff

The study - now published in AJNR - was conducted by GE Healthcare as a blinded, multi-center, multi-reader clinical study comparing MAGiC to conventional MR imaging. MAGiC.... Read More
Digital Editions

May 2017 Digital Edition

May 01, 2017 at 02:51 pm by Staff

Clinical

'Center Of Excellence' Designation Doesn't Rule Out Complications Of Bariatric Surgery

Apr 29, 2017 at 10:14 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Getting bariatric surgery at a "center of excellence" doesn't mean that patients can be assured that they will avoid serious complication.... Read More
Business/Technology

Before Ransomware Strikes

Apr 29, 2017 at 08:05 pm by Staff

By CRAIG MUSGRAVE Senior Vice President, Information Technology The Doctors Company The bar has been raised on HIPAA and ransomware attacks. Under its guidance released last.... Read More
Independent Physicians

OCMS and SCMS 2017 Legislative Update

Apr 25, 2017 at 06:01 pm by Staff

Supported Bills: Ambulatory Surgery Centers - (SB 222 & HB 145) Summary: Bill extends length of stay in an ASC to 24 hours from the start of the procedure. Creates li.... Read More
Grand Rounds

HealthFirst Joins Association of Independent Doctors to Form Vermont Chapter

Apr 25, 2017 at 04:23 pm by Staff

Frustrated by the increasing pressures on independent doctors to sell out to hospitals and health systems, a group of doctors from HealthFirst, Vermont's largest independent.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Adventist Health System Names David Ottati as New Regional CEO

Apr 25, 2017 at 04:05 pm by Staff

Adventist Health System has named a new regional CEO to lead what was formerly known as the Florida Hospital East Florida Region. "The recent passing of our friend and colle.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Leesburg Regional Medical Center First in Central Florida to Offer Naturally Dissolving Heart Stent

Apr 25, 2017 at 03:17 pm by Staff

The interventional cardiology team at Leesburg Regional Medical Center (LRMC) recently became the first in Central Florida to offer patients with coronary artery disease a new.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS, States Move To Help Insurers Defray Costs Of Sickest Patients

Apr 25, 2017 at 01:37 pm by Staff

Steven Findlay Kaiser Health News As congressional Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act remain in limbo, the Trump administration and some stat.... Read More
Clinical

For Doctors, A Clamp Down On Visas Could Have An Uneven Effect In The U.S.

Apr 23, 2017 at 06:48 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Limiting the number of foreign doctors who can get visas to practice in the United States could have a significant impact on cert.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Conservatives' Goal To Relax Mandatory Health Benefits Unlikely To Tame Premiums

Apr 23, 2017 at 06:43 pm by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News As House Republicans try to find common cause on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, they may be ready to let state.... Read More
Business/Technology

Drugmakers Dramatically Boosted Lobbying Spending In Trump's First Quarter

Apr 23, 2017 at 06:36 pm by Staff

Sydney Lupkin Kaiser Health News Eight pharmaceutical companies more than doubled their lobbying spending in the first three months of 2017, when the Affordable Care.... Read More