Clinical

Iron Absorption

Jan 11, 2017 at 02:41 pm by Staff

By HARINATH SHEELA, MD, with IVANA OKOR Iron is a key element for survival; it is essential for oxygen transport, infection resistance and generation of energy via enzyme-cata.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS Secretary: Give Medicare Authority To Negotiate Drug Prices

Jan 09, 2017 at 07:19 pm by Staff

By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News Giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices is the best way to keep those spiraling costs under control for the program's recipients,.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Importance of Employee Engagement

Jan 08, 2017 at 10:05 pm by Staff

Sonda Eunus, MHA A healthcare organization's success is impossible without the right team in place. The manager responsible for hiring and training the employees who will ulti.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Obama's Challenge To GOP: Show Me Your Plan Before Repealing Mine

Jan 07, 2017 at 07:58 pm by Staff

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News Trying to protect his signature Affordable Care Act from being hastily dismantled by the new GOP Congress, President Barack Obama took to th.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Federal Judge Denies Request To Delay EEOC Rules On Wellness Programs

Jan 07, 2017 at 07:51 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Last week, a federal judge refused to halt new rules allowing employers to tie participation in wellness programs to financial incentive.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show

Jan 07, 2017 at 07:41 pm by Staff

By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Six years ago, federal health officials were confident they could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually by auditing privat.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

AMA Releases Letter to Congressional Leaders on Reform of Health Care System

Jan 04, 2017 at 11:45 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) released the following letter to congressional leadership from Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, M.D.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Leading Republicans See A Costly Malpractice Crisis -- Experts Don't

Jan 04, 2017 at 11:29 pm by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News As top Republicans see it, a medical malpractice crisis is threatening U.S. health care: Frivolous lawsuits are driving up malpractice insur.... Read More
Independent Physicians

Physicians Urged to be Patient with Implementation of Medical Marijuana

Jan 04, 2017 at 10:48 pm by Staff

Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society Health News Florida published a good story this week of the challenges physicians and patients face.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Bundled Payments Work, Study Finds, But HHS Nominee No Fan

Jan 03, 2017 at 11:00 pm by Staff

By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News A recent change in the way Medicare pays for joint replacements is saving millions of dollars annually -- and could save billions -- without.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And Risks

Jan 03, 2017 at 10:30 pm by Staff

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The 115th Congress started work Tuesday with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate in agreement on their top priority -- to rep.... Read More
Digital Editions

January 2017 Digital Edition

Jan 01, 2017 at 04:32 pm by Staff

Business/Technology

A Message from the Association of Independent Doctors

Dec 29, 2016 at 09:44 pm by Staff

As we put a bow on 2016, and kick off a new year, let's take a minute to celebrate the strides we've made -- thanks to the wonderful support of our members. We still have a lo.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

New Medicare Rules Should Help 'High Need' Patients Get Better Treatment

Dec 29, 2016 at 10:33 am by Staff

Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Doctors have complained for years that they're not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill old.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs

Dec 21, 2016 at 09:45 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibi.... Read More
Business/Technology

Unprecedented Policy Agreement

Dec 19, 2016 at 11:03 pm by Staff

BY P L JETER LAKE BUENA VISTA - Health reform was top-of-agenda at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates 2016 Interim Meeting, held just days after the pre.... Read More
Clinical

Women Doctors May be Better for Patients' Health

Dec 19, 2016 at 10:49 pm by Staff

By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News When a patient goes to the best hospital, he or she usually hopes for a doctor who is knowledgeable and experienced. Something else to wis.... Read More
Clinical

Grilled About Deadly Superbug Outbreaks, Execs At Scope Maker Olympus Take Fifth

Dec 19, 2016 at 10:33 pm by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Three senior executives at scope maker Olympus Corp., which is under federal investigation for its role in superbug outbreaks, repeatedly in.... Read More
Clinical

After-Hours ER Care May Come With A Doctor's Surcharge

Dec 18, 2016 at 01:13 am by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News If an emergency department is open 24 hours a day, why would patients be charged extra for coming in "after hours"? Good question, say e.... Read More
Clinical

The Throwaway Scope: A Way To Ditch Superbugs?

Dec 18, 2016 at 01:04 am by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News In response to a series of superbug outbreaks around the country, some doctors and hospitals are trying out disposable scopes to combat the.... Read More