Business/Technology

New Research Intensifies AMA’s Call for Improved EHR Usability

Nov 14, 2019 at 12:28 pm by pj

Correlation Found Between Poor EHR Usability and Physician Burnout Statement attributed to: Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. President, American Medical Association “A n.... Read More

Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital Receives its Ninth 'A' Grade from the Leapfrog Group

Nov 12, 2019 at 07:04 pm by pj

With the fall 2019 release of hospital safety grades by The Leapfrog Group, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital has earned its ninth A grade since the rating servic.... Read More

Preventing Human Error at Healthcare Organizations

Nov 12, 2019 at 06:39 pm by pj

 By TIM DUBES   Human error at healthcare organizations is often associated with physicians unintentionally harming patients. While this scenario is common and ser.... Read More

How to Have Happier Employees That Want to Stay with You

Nov 11, 2019 at 11:52 pm by pj

By DALE MCMINDES Are you like me, a small business owner trying to grow my business, always trying to evaluate ways to make business better and ensure clients are happy and c.... Read More

Community Health Centers, Inc. Names New President/CEO

Nov 09, 2019 at 06:04 pm by pj

Community Health Centers, Inc. (CHC), has announced that Debra Andree, MD will become the health system’s next President/CEO. Dr. Andree, who has served as the organizat.... Read More

Part 2: Questions to Ask When Upgrading/Building MRI or Radiology Facilities

Nov 07, 2019 at 04:04 pm by pj

By MARK BAY As promised, we will now address some specific questions for when you have found an existing Radiology Facility or an empty space in an existing building and need.... Read More

FDA Keeps Brand-Name Drugs On A Fast Path To Market ― Despite Manufacturing Concerns

Nov 07, 2019 at 03:38 pm by pj

Sydney Lupkin, Kaiser Health News After unanimously voting to recommend a miraculous hepatitis C drug for approval in 2013, a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Admi.... Read More

The Lines of Office Compliance Have Never Been So Blurred, Or Carry Such Liability

Nov 06, 2019 at 03:45 pm by pj

By TONY COWAN What was once a very simple designation of “medical office” has been blurred. Just the term medical office used to mean a doctor’s office with.... Read More

PONTE HEALTH and Client Award MMG Contract to Mulligan Constructors

Nov 06, 2019 at 12:49 am by pj

After two years in the design process and in entering the permitting process, PONTE HEALTH along with its client have awarded the construction of what the firm calls MMG, a ne.... Read More

The Internet is Still Great for Your Medical Practice

Oct 31, 2019 at 02:47 pm by pj

  By QUINTIN L. GUNN SR.   In June of 2015, I wrote an article on Linkedin entitled Is Social Media Good for Your Practice? Most of what I said then still applies.... Read More

Mortgage Programs Designed for Medical Professionals

Oct 31, 2019 at 02:13 pm by pj

When you’re looking to buy a home of your own   By DAMON VAN DYKE, Silverton Mortgage   Being a medical professional means working year-round to provide qu.... Read More

Hospitals Take Shot At Opioid Makers Over Cost Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction

Oct 29, 2019 at 04:14 pm by pj

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in a federal court,.... Read More

AdventHealth, Seminole County to Open First-of-its-kind Addictions Recovery Center

Oct 24, 2019 at 09:47 pm by pj

New partnership brings the expertise of law enforcement and health care together to help break the cycle of addiction.    AdventHealth, the Seminole County Sherif.... Read More

For Generation Juul, Nicotine Addiction Happens Fast And Is Hard To Shake

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:37 pm by pj

Elly Yu, WAMU, Kaiser Health News When Will tried his first vape during his sophomore year, he didn’t know what to expect. It was just something he had vaguely heard ab.... Read More

A Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms

Oct 22, 2019 at 12:48 pm by pj

Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News When Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens made an appointment for a mammogram last year, she expected a simple breast cancer screening ― not a heavy-hand.... Read More

Why Hospitals Are Getting Into The Housing Business

Oct 18, 2019 at 09:26 pm by Staff

. Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News   One patient at Denver Health, the city's largest safety net hospital, occupied a bed for more than four years -- a hospital re.... Read More

AdventHealth Opens Freestanding ER in Oviedo

Oct 17, 2019 at 06:20 pm by Staff

  The ER will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and emergency nurses. .   AdventHealth opened a freestanding ER in Oviedo today, providing Sem.... Read More

Questions to Ask When Upgrading/Building MRI or Radiology Facilities

Oct 17, 2019 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. By MARK BAY Whether you are planning an upgrade to your existing MRI/Radiology facility or are planning to open a new one, there are extremely important and preliminary.... Read More

Networking for Healthcare Professionals

Oct 17, 2019 at 12:25 pm by Staff

.. By DOROTHY HARDEE, East Orlando Chamber of Commerce Healthcare providers are some of the busiest people around dedicating significant time to their patients as well as co.... Read More

AdventHealth Breaks Ground on ER, Health Park to Serve Residents of Osceola County

Oct 11, 2019 at 12:57 am by Staff

AdventHealth broke ground today on an emergency room and a first-of-its-kind health park that will expand access to care for residents of Kissimmee, St. Cloud and surrounding.... Read More