Digital Editions

April 2016 Digital Edition

Apr 01, 2016 at 10:53 am by Staff

Orlando Regulatory

Physicians Ask Florida Attorney General to Block the Aetna-Humana Mega-Merger

Mar 18, 2016 at 12:12 pm by Staff

In a letter to the attorney general, the physician organizations outlined their strong concern that the anticompetitive consequences of the merger would negatively impact heal.... Read More
Clinical

UCF Adds New Medical Residencies

Mar 02, 2016 at 05:46 pm by Staff

The nation's second-largest hospital network and second largest university have collaborated to significantly boost the number of residency slots in hospitals across the sunsh.... Read More
Clinical

FACS and UnitedHealthcare Launch ACO

Mar 02, 2016 at 05:38 pm by Staff

WINTER PARK - Florida Accountable Care Services (FACS) and UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), are launching an accountable care program to improve.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Head and Neck Surgeon Focuses on Cancer Treatment, Reconstruction

Mar 02, 2016 at 05:34 pm by Staff

Like a frequent marathoner who takes the miles in stride, head and neck surgeon Terry Su, MD, DDS, practices a rhythm of endurance and recovery. In procedures that can take 10.... Read More
Business/Technology

Medical, Biomedical, Clinical Informatics; Tomorrow's Healthcare

Mar 02, 2016 at 05:29 pm by Staff

U.S. healthcare professionals have been given the option of continuing to deliver care in a costly, unsustainable and inequitable system (which will eventually disappear) or d.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Advancing Telehealth

Mar 02, 2016 at 01:26 pm by Staff

Of the two telemedicine bills moving through the Florida Legislature this year, only one seems poised to have a chance to become law: Senate Bill (SB) 1686, which authorizes h.... Read More
Clinical

Environmental Health and End of Life Care

Mar 02, 2016 at 01:04 pm by Staff

Sally was 73 years old. She was in the hospital for her third time in four months. Her cancer was spreading in spite of the treatments offered by her cancer specialist. Her do.... Read More
Business/Technology

Marketing Your Practice Effectively and Efficiently

Mar 02, 2016 at 12:31 pm by Staff

The three primary goals of any successful medical practice are maintaining a high appointment conversion rate, growing your new patient base, and retaining existing patients..... Read More
Business/Technology

Physician Entrepreneurs Beware: Diversification and Consolidation Efforts Can Be Criminal

Mar 02, 2016 at 12:16 pm by Staff

As consolidation occurs in the healthcare industry, diversification follows. Consolidation and diversification have a yin and yang effect. Consolidation of similar types of se.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Mobile Devices and HIPAA Compliance

Mar 02, 2016 at 12:12 pm by Staff

Mobile device are proliferating in medical practices today. Laptops, tablets, even cell phones are now used to access PHI about patients. If you use any of these devices, your.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for Mobile Health Unit

Mar 02, 2016 at 11:48 am by Staff

The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) hosted a Mobile Health Unit Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on February 16, in Sanford. Several dignitaries from Sem.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Nemours Expands in West Orange County

Mar 02, 2016 at 11:44 am by Staff

Families in West Orange County now have greater access to Nemours Children's Health System through a new pediatrician in the area. Nemours Children's Primary Care. Dr. Christi.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Orlando Health Attorney George F. Indest III Selected to 2016 Florida Super Lawyers List

Mar 02, 2016 at 11:40 am by Staff

George F. Indest III, President and Managing Partner of The Health Law Firm, has been selected to the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list. This honor is limited to no more than fi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Physician CME on Infectious Diseases in Orlando, June 27-28

Mar 02, 2016 at 09:52 am by Staff

The American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS) will offer continuing medical education (CME) on Updates in Infectious Disease, June 27 and 28, 2016, at the Wyn.... Read More
Digital Editions

March 2016 Digital Edition

Mar 01, 2016 at 10:47 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Use Video to Attract More Patients

Feb 09, 2016 at 11:35 am by Staff

If you have a web site and no video, you are missing one of the best opportunities available on the Internet. Today it is all about video. You can take a deadly dull website a.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Times They are A-Changing

Feb 09, 2016 at 11:31 am by Staff

Leo Tolstoy once wrote that "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." In this era of great change in the healthcare industry, stakeholde.... Read More
Clinical

Clinical Collaboration

Feb 09, 2016 at 11:26 am by Staff

ORLANDO - When Robert Hirschl makes a new acquaintance, the 38-year-old frequently receives a well-intentioned, but awkward, compliment. "Most people who meet me say 'I can't.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Osceola Regional and Nemours Expand Specialty Pediatric

Feb 09, 2016 at 10:31 am by Staff

KISSIMMEE-- Under a new agreement with Osceola Regional Medical Center, Nemours Children's Health System now provides hospital-based pediatric physicians who specialize in tre.... Read More