Business/Technology

AMA Highlights Health Coverage Options for Newly Unemployed

Apr 30, 2020 at 06:15 pm by pj

AMA urges individuals who lost their employer coverage to seek out coverage through ACA marketplaces or Medicaid; Warns consumers against sham insurance policies With the sig.... Read More

As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data In Electronic Health Records Hard To Harvest

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

    Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News  When President Donald Trump started touting hydroxychloroquine as “one of the biggest game changers” for tr.... Read More

Free Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:53 pm by pj

(Michaela Morris for KHN)     Michaela Gibson Morris, Kaiser Health News   TUPELO, Mississippi — Joe Delbert hadn’t needed the Tree of Life Fre.... Read More

AdventHealth Outlines Procedures for Re-opening Operations

Apr 30, 2020 at 01:20 pm by pj

  AdventHealth announced Thursday morning, that in conjunction with Governor DeSantis’ phased-in reopening of the state’s economy, it will be ready to contin.... Read More

Gov. DeSantis Beginning Phase One of "Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step" Plan to Reopen State Monday, May 4

Apr 30, 2020 at 08:21 am by pj

Governor DeSantis held a press conference Wednesday in Tallahassee to announce Phase I of the Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan to Re-Open Florida.   At the con.... Read More

Liability Protection Under State or Federal Emergency Declarations

Apr 29, 2020 at 12:52 pm by pj

  By MICHAEL R. LOWE, Esq. and BRIAN C. EVANDER, Esq.   During declared emergencies the legal environment changes. Emergency declarations trigger an array of nont.... Read More

Amid Coronavirus Distress, Wealthy Hospitals Hoard Millions

Apr 28, 2020 at 02:19 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration) Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Inova Health System, with campuses in some of the wealthiest suburbs of Washington, D.C., and Truman Medical.... Read More

Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments

Apr 28, 2020 at 02:15 pm by pj

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Steven Findlay  As doctors and consumers are forced to put most nonemergency procedures on hold, many health insurers foresee str.... Read More

Telehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed.

Apr 28, 2020 at 02:09 pm by pj

    Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News  Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a doctor in early April. COVID-19 cases had just exceed.... Read More

Orlando's Andor Health Delivers New Template in Microsoft Teams to Safeguard Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19

Apr 27, 2020 at 12:07 am by pj

  ThinkAndor™ delivers real-time alerts, configures video screenings for patients, and enables real-time care team collaboration.... Read More

East Orlando Chamber of Commerce Free Webinar: Enabling Remote Work Efficiency & Productivity  

Apr 26, 2020 at 10:15 pm by pj

  REGISTER   Working from home or remotely is our new normal from now until, who knows when. As we continue down this path, we wanted to speak with the experts on.... Read More

Changes to Telehealth and the Healthcare Market in the Aftermath of COVID-19

Apr 26, 2020 at 09:20 pm by pj

    Lindsay Lowe is an associate attorney at Wolfe Pincavage, a Florida boutique law firm whose entire career has been dedicated to public.... Read More

 Administration Launches New Toolkit to Help States Navigate COVID-19 Health Workforce Challenges 

Apr 23, 2020 at 02:00 pm by pj

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released a new toolkit to help state and local h.... Read More

Coronavirus Fuels Explosive Growth In Telehealth ― And Concern About Fraud

Apr 23, 2020 at 01:35 pm by pj

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News  On March 17, Medicare chief Seema Verma stepped to the podium at a White House coronavirus briefing and unveiled a “histo.... Read More

How to Close Your Revenue Gap in a Value-based World

Apr 19, 2020 at 11:45 pm by pj

   By JASON CONSIDINE Did you know a whopping 90 percent of missed revenue opportunities can be linked to denied claims, according to a study by Frost an.... Read More

East Orlando Chamber of Commerce: The New Normal 2020

Apr 19, 2020 at 11:40 pm by pj

  By DOROTHY HARDEE   In February, Sean Snaith spoke about an optimist outlook for 2020.  The year began with what could be considered an optimistic beginnin.... Read More

As Ventilators Become Crucial In Saving Lives, Repair Roadblocks Remain

Apr 19, 2020 at 11:00 pm by pj

    Markian Hawryluk  Kaiser Health News     DENVER — For years, manufacturers of ventilators and other medical equipment have kept a tight.... Read More

CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Certain Areas

Apr 19, 2020 at 10:38 pm by pj

  As the United States continues to face the unprecedented public health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tide is turning and some areas throughout the country.... Read More

CARES Act Section 3221 

Apr 19, 2020 at 02:55 pm by pj

  Changes to consents and disclosures of confidentiality requirements of substance use disorder records   On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronaviru.... Read More

Security for Remote Access to Keep People Working

Apr 19, 2020 at 02:20 pm by pj

By JAY A. COHEN     Today with the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus practices are changing the way jobs are done. While a lot of companies are shutting down acr.... Read More