Feature Profiles

Jeffrey J. Lehman, MD

Feb 10, 2017 at 03:50 pm by Staff

By PL JETER WINTER PARK - Singing was a catalyst for Jeffrey J. Lehman, MD, to pursue a career in medicine, but it was mid-college before he made a commitment, a surprise to.... Read More
Business/Technology

The 3 Essential Rules for Content Development

Feb 09, 2017 at 04:17 pm by Staff

By BETH RUDLOFF, Innovation Executive, MedSpeaks When you are ready to build your social media presence, you will need to develop content. If you aren't as comfortable tweeti.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Legislation Advances that will Protect Patients from Formulary Changes

Feb 09, 2017 at 03:21 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society One of the most significant considerations for individuals and employers when analyzing.... Read More
Feature Profiles

CAPI 2017 President Addresses Philanthropic Goals

Feb 08, 2017 at 08:20 pm by Staff

By JUDY OTTO It is fitting that, as a new president took the helm of the Central Florida Association of Physicians from the Indian Subcontinent (CAPI) in December, a new an.... Read More
Business/Technology

How the Lake Nona Impact Forum 2017 Can Change Orlando's Health Innovation

Feb 08, 2017 at 08:13 pm by Staff

By BETH RUDLOFF, Innovation Executive, MedSpeaks Orlando might best be known for theme parks and citrus, but the Lake Nona Institute wants to make it a destination for health.... Read More
Business/Technology

Five Simple Ways to Invest in Today's Health Tech

Feb 08, 2017 at 08:10 pm by Staff

By KELLI MURRAY, Founder, MedSpeaks The Central Florida market is ripe with a variety of emerging technologies and ambitious inventors positioning to bring meaningful soluti.... Read More
Business/Technology

Communicating with Patients for Increased Patient Collections

Feb 08, 2017 at 08:06 pm by Staff

By SONDA EUNUS, MHA Collecting patient payments at the time of service is one of the most daunting tasks that a medical practice's front office employees face on a daily basi.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

If Obamacare Is Being Repealed, Do The Uninsured Still Face Penalties?

Feb 07, 2017 at 12:19 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News In some recent emails, readers asked about what to expect as Republicans move to overhaul the health law. Should people bother paying th.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HSAs: 'Tax-Break Trifecta' Or Insurance Gimmick Benefiting The Wealthy?

Feb 05, 2017 at 10:09 am by Staff

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News They are just three little words -- "health savings accounts" -- but they are generating a lot of buzz as Republicans contemplate plans t.... Read More
Clinical

Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI), Subspecialists and Your Patients: Why Partnering with Subspecialized Radiologists Matters

Feb 03, 2017 at 08:46 am by Staff

Sponsored Editorial When patients are sent for medical imaging, most of the time they don't realize that a radiologist is reading their images. In fact, they often think that.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Trump's Immigration Ban Fuels Fear For Young Doctors Whose Jobs May Be In Limbo

Feb 02, 2017 at 07:11 pm by Staff

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, which sparked protests abroad and in the U.S., is also raising fears ab.... Read More
Events

Prescribing Opioids To Seniors: It’s A Balancing Act

Feb 02, 2017 at 02:26 am by Staff

By Jenny GoldKaiser Health NewsThe national conversation about the opioid epidemic has mostly focused on young people who buy drugs illegally on the street. But the scrutiny o.... Read More
Business/Technology

Demand For Popular Short-Term Insurance Plans Could Surge If Health Law Is Relaxed

Feb 01, 2017 at 07:43 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Short-term health plans have been around for decades, bridging coverage gaps for people who are between jobs or have recently graduated.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Hospitals Worry Repeal Of Obamacare Would Jeopardize Innovations In Care

Feb 01, 2017 at 07:19 pm by Staff

By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR Kaiser Health News Much has been written about the 20 million people who gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and what cou.... Read More
Digital Editions

February 2017 Digital Edition

Feb 01, 2017 at 04:43 pm by Staff

Independent Physicians

Department of Health Enables Physician Designees to Query Drug Database

Feb 01, 2017 at 10:53 am by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society The Florida Department of Health has finalized a rule that will enable physicians to use designees t.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare's Coverage Of Therapy Services Again Is In Center Of Court Dispute

Jan 30, 2017 at 06:24 pm by Staff

By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News Four years after Medicare officials agreed in a landmark court settlement that seniors cannot be denied coverage for physical therapy and oth.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Repeal Ripples: Five Obamacare Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future

Jan 29, 2017 at 03:43 am by Staff

Kaiser Health News The health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are in their third year of selling health insurance plans to people who don't get insur.... Read More
Clinical

Custom Truck Helps Rehab Inpatients Get on the Road

Jan 28, 2017 at 02:55 pm by Staff

WINTER PARK -- Getting in and out of a parked car is exactly the sort of movement that you rarely give a passing thought -- until the day an injury means you can't. For years,.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Victory: Judge Blocks Aetna-Humana Merger

Jan 25, 2017 at 11:22 pm by Staff

From the American Medical Association Presented by OCMS/SCMS In a landmark win January 23 for organized medicine and the nation's patients, federal judge John D. Bates blocke.... Read More