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
Clinical

'America's Other Drug Problem': Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly

Sep 01, 2016 at 10:02 am by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Dominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication lists of patients in the geriatric unit. A doctor had p.... Read More
Clinical

Cardiac Rehab Improves Health, But Cost And Access Issues Complicate Success

Sep 01, 2016 at 09:02 am by Staff

Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Mario Oikonomides credits a massive heart attack when he was 38 for sparking his love of exercise, which he says helpe.... Read More
Clinical

Another Reason To Diet: Experts Find Additional Evidence Of Obesity-Cancer Link

Aug 25, 2016 at 09:30 pm by Staff

Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News There may be plenty of room for debate about whether some aspects of everyday life cause cancer -- whether it's drinking too much coffee, eatin.... Read More
Business/Technology

Doctors Raise Concerns For Small Practices In Medicare's New Payment System

Aug 25, 2016 at 10:40 am by Staff

Steven Findlay Kaiser Health News Dr. Lee Gross is worried. He has practiced family medicine in North Port, Florida, near Sarasota, for 14 years. But he and two partners are t.... Read More
Business/Technology

Government-Protected 'Monopolies' Drive Drug Prices Higher, Study Says

Aug 24, 2016 at 06:31 am by Staff

Sydney Lupkin Kaiser Health News The "most important factor" that drives prescription drug prices higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world is the existence.... Read More
Business/Technology

How Healthy is Healthcare in Your Practice?

Aug 24, 2016 at 06:17 am by Staff

Contributed Editorial Joan Spadafina Phelps As one who has been a lifelong proponent of practicing a healthy lifestyle, I never quite related to my "disease management" orient.... Read More
Clinical

Preventive Care, Specialists Key To Controlling Kidney Failure Treatment Costs

Aug 22, 2016 at 09:17 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Kidney failure costs Medicare close to $30 billion per year, and the disease is only expected to become more common. But new research suggest.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Obamacare Marketplace Shakeout Rocks Southeast

Aug 20, 2016 at 10:01 pm by Staff

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Some of the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what's.... Read More
Clinical

Medical Providers Try Uber, Lyft For Patients With Few Transportation Options

Aug 20, 2016 at 09:52 pm by Staff

Zhai Yun Tan Kaiser Health News Edith Stowe, 83, waited patiently on a recent afternoon at the bus stop outside MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia..... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Hidden Plan Exclusions May Leave Gaps In Women's Care, Study Finds

Aug 18, 2016 at 08:37 am by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language that allows them to refuse to cover a range of services, ma.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap

Aug 18, 2016 at 08:37 am by Staff

Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But Farmington physician Jean Antonucci says she continues to feel unprepared.... Read More
Clinical

Researchers Identify A Key Weapon of Zika Virus

Aug 14, 2016 at 04:05 pm by Staff

Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used by the Zika virus to ravage the brains of infected.... Read More
Business/Technology

More Small, Midsized Firms Choose To Pay Workers' Medical Costs Directly

Aug 14, 2016 at 03:59 pm by Staff

Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Instead of buying a health insurance policy to cover their workers, a growing number of small and midsized companies are opting to pay thei.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?

Aug 14, 2016 at 03:51 pm by Staff

Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict "ruthless," "brutal" and "relentless" pressure on prices charged by suppliers, busin.... Read More
Grand Rounds

LRMC Maternity Department Participates in Groundbreaking Program

Aug 10, 2016 at 04:37 pm by Staff

Leesburg Regional Medical Center (LRMC) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the training for the Safety Program for Perinatal Care sponsored by the Agenc.... Read More
Grand Rounds

UCF, Osceola Regional Partner to Address State's Residency Shortage

Aug 10, 2016 at 04:35 pm by Staff

In the newest graduate medical education (GME) program available through a partnership between the UCF College of Medicine and Osceola Regional Medical Center, seven new docto.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Night Lite Pediatrics Targets Tourism Market with Medical Concierge Services

Aug 10, 2016 at 04:33 pm by Staff

Night Lite Pediatrics (NLP), the leading urgent care practice for evening outpatient pediatric medical care in Central Florida, announces its new medicine concierge services,.... Read More
Business/Technology

Ransomware - Is Your Practice Vulnerable?

Aug 10, 2016 at 04:03 pm by Staff

Ransomeware, Cryptolocker, Cryptowall, whatever you call it, is costing medical practices and hospitals lots of money in ransom actually paid, lost time in dealing with the is.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Julie Laybourne Swee, BSN, RN

Aug 10, 2016 at 03:53 pm by Staff

LAKE NONA--Gliding quickly down a bright hallway despite a crouched position, Julie Laybourne Swee catches up to squirmy 7-year-old "Pom-Pom" Palmer. The young girl feigns sur.... Read More