Business/Technology

Taking Ambulatory EHRs From Obstacles to Enablers of Care

Oct 23, 2018 at 03:50 pm by Staff

.     By Dana Bensinger and Jeanette Ball   If there has been one consistent mantra among physicians about technology, especially those in ambulatory setti.... Read More

Where Does Your Innovation Live?

Oct 18, 2018 at 07:42 pm by Staff

. By JOHN NOSTA, NostaLabs What is the zip code of your innovation lab? Or, should I ask for the genetic sequencing of your innovation connective tissue? My concern is t.... Read More

It's Time for Business Continuity and Data Protection

Oct 18, 2018 at 06:31 pm by Staff

. By CURTIS PARTRIDGE When we think of business continuity or disaster recovery, disasters such as hurricanes or a structure fire come to mind. Though these do live top of.... Read More

Children's Hospitals Again Cry For Help From Voters. But Are They Really Hurting?

Oct 18, 2018 at 06:10 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News Back in 2004, California's children's hospitals asked voters to approve a $750 million bond measure to help fund construction and ne.... Read More

Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters' Top Issue

Oct 18, 2018 at 06:01 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Health care has emerged as the top issue for voters headed into the midterm elections, but fewer than half of them say they are h.... Read More

TV Ads Must Trumpet Drug Prices, Trump Administration Says. Pharma Tries A Plan B.

Oct 15, 2018 at 08:55 pm by Staff

. Shefali Luthra, Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News   The Trump administration proposed Monday that drugmakers reveal the list prices of their medicines in televi.... Read More

Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors

Oct 15, 2018 at 12:31 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Health care experts widely expected the Affordable Care Act to hobble Medicare Advantage, the government-funded private health pl.... Read More

No More Secrets: Congress Bans Pharmacist 'Gag Orders' On Drug Prices

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

.   Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News For years, most pharmacists couldn't give customers even a clue about an easy way to save money on prescription drugs. But the rest.... Read More

Doctors Give Medicare's Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:12 pm by Staff

.   Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News The Trump administration wants Medicare for the first time to embrace telemedicine across the country by paying doctors $14 for a.... Read More

Are Millennial's Health Care Preferences Bad for Business?

Oct 11, 2018 at 09:43 pm by Staff

. Fraser Cobbe Orange County Medical Society Seminole County Medical Society There are a number of media reports this week that further illustrate the drastic shift in uti.... Read More

Healthcare Hiring Event in Orlando

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:17 pm by Staff

Wednesday, October 24th from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Community Health Centers, Inc. is hosting a hiring event for various positions in the healthcare field on Wednesday, O.... Read More

Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors

Oct 08, 2018 at 11:52 am by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News STUART, Fla. -- Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He'd just learned an elderly patient at high risk of falling was resi.... Read More

In The Battle To Control Drug Costs, Old Patent Laws Get New Life

Oct 07, 2018 at 06:30 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News In the drug pricing battle, progressive lawmakers such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and patients' rights activists rarely find th.... Read More

From The Ashes: Medical Village at Lake Nona Prospering

Oct 05, 2018 at 12:22 pm by Staff

. Despite the rumors to the contrary, the project known as Medical Village at Lake Nona is a true "phoenix rising from the ashes" story within the medical real estate world..... Read More

High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

Oct 04, 2018 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News With workers harder to find and Obamacare's tax on generous coverage postponed, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based.... Read More

Drugmakers Play The Patent Game To Lock In Prices, Block Competitors

Oct 04, 2018 at 09:42 pm by Staff

.   Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News David Herzberg was alarmed when he heard that Richard Sackler, former chairman of opioid giant Purdue Pharma, was listed as.... Read More

Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

Oct 01, 2018 at 07:43 pm by Staff

Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma, Kaiser Health News Air ambulance rides are literal lifesavers. But how much should they cost? In the ongoing, crowdsourced "Bill of the.... Read More

American Childhood Cancer Organization Applauds World Health Organization's New Global Childhood Cancer Initiative

Sep 28, 2018 at 05:19 pm by Staff

. The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), the sole U.S. member of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) provided its overwhelming support today for the World Hea.... Read More

A Strategy to Conquer Burnout

Sep 25, 2018 at 09:20 pm by Staff

. By THOMAS P. BURNS, MD I just spent two days at the Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting. We were there to help educate the physicians on real asset investing. I m.... Read More

Cybersecurity Insurance for Medical Practices - the Basics

Sep 23, 2018 at 08:28 pm by Staff

. By DAVID J. EISMONT More medical practices are purchasing - or at least considering - an insurance policy to cover the substantial costs of a data breach. Medical malpra.... Read More