Clinical

Self-Managed Abortions Gain Attention, but Helpers Risk Legal Trouble

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:52 pm by pj

  By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News At a recent rally in Nashville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out.... Read More
Clinical

Vaccine and Testing Delays for Monkeypox Echo Failures in Early Covid Response

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:44 pm by pj

  By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist say.... Read More
Clinical

Widely Used Hospital Gowns Show Signs of Exposing Workers to Infection

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:37 pm by pj

  By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperfo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Feds Want a Policy That Advocates Say Would Let Hospitals Off the Hook for Covid-Era Lapses

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:34 pm by pj

  By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing&n.... Read More
Business/Technology

Health Tech 50: Annual List of Top Venture Capitalists to Put on Your Radar

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:30 pm by pj

In addition to creating new challenges related to people's health and well-being, COVID-19 has exposed the disturbing level of fragmentation across healthcare systems globally.... Read More
Business/Technology

How Pfizer Won the Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit and Influence

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:28 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making.... Read More
Business/Technology

How Much Health Insurers Pay for Almost Everything Is About to Go Public

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:25 pm by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will soon get an unprecedented look a.... Read More
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Digital Mental Health Companies Draw Scrutiny and Growing Concerns

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:22 pm by pj

By Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News When Pat Paulson’s son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Seeking to Kick-Start Biden’s Agenda, Schumer Unveils a Bill for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:10 pm by pj

  By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News  Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agend.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

‘My Body, My Choice’: How Vaccine Foes Co-Opted the Abortion Rallying Cry

Jul 12, 2022 at 04:06 pm by pj

  By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News  LOS ANGELES — In the shadow of L.A.’s art deco City Hall, musicians jammed onstage, kids got their fac.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital names new Chief Quality Officer 

Jul 12, 2022 at 03:37 pm by pj

 Amit Bansal, MD MBA has joined Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital as chief quality officer (CQO) and assistant vice president, Orlando Health. In his role as CQO, D.... Read More
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Orlando Health, United Way of Broward County, and Moffitt Cancer Center complete pilot for a health equity training program

Jul 12, 2022 at 03:33 pm by pj

The health care and community organizations begin program with support from a combined $2.5 million Health Equity Grant by Florida Blue Foundation.   Together, Orlando.... Read More
Grand Rounds

PSI Services Partner with American Association of Medical Assistants® to Implement and Expand CMA (AAMA) ® Certification Testing Sites Nationwide

Jul 12, 2022 at 03:30 pm by pj

Global Leader in Testing Solutions and Premier Medical Assisting Association Increase Testing Availability in Support of Growing Demand for Credentialed Medical Assistants &n.... Read More
Grand Rounds

DOH-Orange Welcomes Dr. Asim Jani as the new Medical Director, Communicable Diseases

Jul 11, 2022 at 03:56 pm by pj

Beth A. Paterniti, Interim Administrator and Health Officer of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange), welcomes Asim Jani, M.D., M.P.H. as the dep.... Read More
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Jess Parrish Medical Foundation Accepting Karla Foster, RN, Scholarship Applications

Jul 11, 2022 at 11:11 am by pj

TITUSVILLE — Jess Parrish Medical Foundation (JPMF) is now accepting applications for Karla Foster, RN, Memorial Scholarships.  Applicants must be residen.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Honored with Two Top-Tier Nursing Awards

Jul 11, 2022 at 11:09 am by pj

The pediatric hematology/oncology and critical care units at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children have each been honored by the American Association of Cr.... Read More
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Rooney Family Pledges $8 Million to NCH Healthcare System

Jul 09, 2022 at 05:22 pm by pj

Local philanthropists Francis and Kathleen Rooney are making an $8 million donation to support the establishment of the NCH Heart, Vascular, and Stroke Institute. NCH Healthca.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Six Orlando Health Hospitals Receive National Recognition for Providing Life-Saving Stroke Care 

Jul 08, 2022 at 04:14 pm by pj

Orlando Health received six awards from the American Heart Association for consistently following the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of st.... Read More
Clinical

Easing the Toll of PTSD for Military Veterans

Jul 07, 2022 at 03:35 pm by pj

    By LYNNE JETER   An intricate shot in the neck has proven to be a much needed “reset” for military veterans suffering from the debilitating.... Read More
Business/Technology

How to Become the Leading Medical or Dental Practice Using Google Business Profile

Jul 07, 2022 at 03:03 pm by pj

By JORGE CRUZ   One of the main reasons a physician or dental professional would like to become the best choice in town is because they know that by achieving this posi.... Read More