Clinical

In Battle Against Zika, Researchers Seek Foolproof Test For Infection

Sep 20, 2016 at 10:38 pm by Staff

John Pope Kaiser Health News NEW ORLEANS -- The Zika virus has struck fear throughout the Americas, but determining whether people have been infected can be difficult. Here's.... Read More
Events

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Business/Technology

The Seven-Year Itch?

Sep 14, 2016 at 05:10 pm by Staff

LAKE NONA--It's a head scratcher. Leaders at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute at Lake Nona began closed-door meetings with University of Florida (UF) officia.... Read More
Clinical

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Advances Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Sep 14, 2016 at 05:05 pm by Staff

After more than 10 years of clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration last fall approved the use of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to treat prostate cancer..... Read More
Feature Profiles

Kevin M. Sherin, MD, MPH

Sep 14, 2016 at 04:55 pm by Staff

In his last position before returning to Orlando, Kevin Sherin, MD, MPH, oversaw a staff of 376 and a budget of $275 million in his role as deputy director of the California D.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Fraser Cobbe

Sep 14, 2016 at 04:45 pm by Staff

It's difficult to believe Fraser Cobbe has been executive director of the 108-year-old Orange County Medical Society for only two years. A Florida State University political s.... Read More
Business/Technology

Your Visual Branding May Be Killing Your Business

Sep 14, 2016 at 04:37 pm by Staff

Remember when we were children and wanted to buy something? We had to go to the store, physically. It seems almost surreal in today's Amazon-shipped reality, but this was real.... Read More
Clinical

GuideWell's Take on Cancer and the Conference Experience

Sep 14, 2016 at 04:29 pm by Staff

By BETH RUDLOFF - Healthcare Executive in Residence for Health Innovators and COO Emeritus of UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health Late August, GuideWell's Innovation Cent.... Read More
Grand Rounds

The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida Announces New Physician

Sep 14, 2016 at 04:17 pm by Staff

Drs. Srinivas Seela, Seela Ramesh, Harinath Sheela, and Sergio Larach and staff are pleased to welcome Dr. Megan Delimata to the practice. "We are very excited to welcome Dr..... Read More
Clinical

CDC Deploys New Rapid Response Teams To Fight Zika

Sep 14, 2016 at 12:23 pm by Staff

Virginia Anderson Kaiser Health News ATLANTA -- It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared. An elderly man in Salt Lake City die.... Read More
Clinical

Physicians, Specialists Hold Summit on Brain-eating Amoeba

Sep 10, 2016 at 11:23 am by Staff

ORLANDO -- An event months in the making, conceived with the goal of bringing clinicians and specialists together in a national discussion about a deadly brain-eating amoeba,.... Read More
Business/Technology

HEALTH INNOVATORS / GuideWell's Take on Cancer and the Conference Experience

Sep 09, 2016 at 11:15 pm by Staff

. Health Innovators is a community focused organization created to showcase the most exciting healthcare developments within our region and spark collaborative, problem solv.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

MACRA, SGR Deja Vu

Sep 08, 2016 at 09:13 pm by Staff

Contributed by J. B. Bitar, MD In 1997, Congress passed the SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) bill as part of the "balanced budget act of 1997", which was then signed into law by.... Read More
Clinical

Gaps In Care Persist During Transition From Hospital To Home

Sep 07, 2016 at 09:02 pm by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News SAN DIEGO -- Alton Rodgers had just come in from gardening when he suddenly blacked out and collapsed on the floor. The 89-year-old Kentucky nat.... Read More
Clinical

Experts Say Stepped-Up Monitoring Is Crucial As Zika's Threat Lasts Beyond A Baby's Birth

Sep 06, 2016 at 08:53 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News As the Zika virus spreads both at home and abroad, new information is bringing to light how children -- even those who at birth do not show o.... Read More
Business/Technology

'Simple Choice Plans' To Debut In 2017 Marketplace Enrollment

Sep 05, 2016 at 11:15 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Despite much hand-wringing about health insurers exiting the marketplaces where people buy individual coverage, in many areas consumers wil.... Read More
Clinical

Attending To The 'Human Element' Is Key To Keeping Patients Healthy

Sep 04, 2016 at 11:53 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Racial minorities and lower-income people typically fare far worse when it comes to health outcomes. And figuring out why has long been one.... Read More
Clinical

It's Not "Giving Up"

Sep 02, 2016 at 09:44 pm by Staff

All too often, I hear the question, "How do people know when it's the right time to 'give up' and turn to hospice?" Those of us who work with patients with advanced illness kn.... Read More
Digital Editions

September 2016 Digital Edition

Sep 01, 2016 at 11:09 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Shared Responsibility for Preventing Malpractice Suits--Patient Interactions

Sep 01, 2016 at 10:13 am by Staff

Susan Shepard, MSN, RN, and Carol Murray, RHIA, CPHRM Each member of a healthcare team plays an important role in reducing the number of incidents that cause patient dissatis.... Read More