Business/Technology

Bainum Family Foundation Commits $12.75 Million to Help Florida Hospital Foundation, LIFT Orlando

Jun 24, 2018 at 05:04 pm by Staff

. Revitalization efforts in Orlando's West Lakes area will receive a major boost from a new partnership between the Florida Hospital Foundation and the Bethesda-based Bainum F.... Read More

Orlando Health CFOs Recognized by Prominent Healthcare Publication Three Years in a Row

Jun 18, 2018 at 02:52 pm by Staff

. Two Orlando Health Chief Financial Officers were recognized as one of 150 health system CFOs to know in 2018 by prominent industry publication, Becker's Hospital Review..... Read More

Health Innovators: Let's Get Practical, Blockchain in Healthcare

Jun 16, 2018 at 05:55 pm by Staff

. By NINA TALLEY, MedSpeaks When it comes to blockchain in healthcare, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) dominate the conversation. The need to secure and move this highly.... Read More

Health Innovators: Opportunity is Perishable

Jun 16, 2018 at 05:41 pm by Staff

. By Ted DellaVecchia For many of us who recall the friction-free wheeling and dealing days of the late nineties and now look back on what was retrospectively labeled the.... Read More

"Suck It Up, Buttercup" Get Wendy Sellers' Leadership Book Now!

Jun 15, 2018 at 09:20 am by Staff

. Suck it up, Buttercup. You might be part of the problem. . Dominant, direct leaders who don't get emotional get the job done, right? Take charge and cut to the chase, righ.... Read More

Dr. R. Lawrence Moss Named Next President, CEO Of Nemours Children's Health System

Jun 15, 2018 at 01:09 am by Staff

. The Board of Directors of the Nemours Foundation has announced Dr. R. Lawrence Moss has been selected to succeed Dr. David Bailey as the President and CEO of Nemours Chi.... Read More

Doctors Seeking Freedom from Hospital Employment Now Have New Tool Kit

Jun 15, 2018 at 12:38 am by Staff

. The recent release of 90 doctors in Charlotte, North Carolina, from their untenable hospital-employment contract has caused many doctors nationwide to wonder if they, too.... Read More

AMA Passes First Policy Recommendations on Augmented Intelligence

Jun 14, 2018 at 03:45 pm by Staff

. The promise of augmented intelligence (AI) in spurring technological innovation in medicine has generated growing interest among health care stakeholders. It also has spur.... Read More

AMA Outlines Ambitious Approach Toward Health Equity

Jun 13, 2018 at 07:57 pm by Staff

. With well-documented gaps in health and health care across segments of the United States, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual M.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policies at 2018 Annual Meeting

Jun 13, 2018 at 07:54 pm by Staff

. The American Medical Association (AMA) today voted to adopt new policies related to immigration, gender equity in medicine, and increased access to naloxone on commercial a.... Read More

Addressing Physician Burnout, AMA Adopts Policy to Improve Physician Access to Mental Health Care

Jun 13, 2018 at 12:58 pm by Staff

. With growing concern among the medical community and the public regarding physician and medical student depression, burnout, and suicide, the American Medical Association.... Read More

MDsave and St. Cloud Regional Medical Center Help Patients Save Money, Access Needed Care

Jun 12, 2018 at 01:16 pm by Staff

Online healthcare marketplace offers patients transparent pricing and savings on medical care MDsave and St. Cloud Regional Medical Center are working together to help loc.... Read More

Nemours and the GiveWell Community Foundation Team Up to Support Healthy Habits Early In Life

Jun 12, 2018 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. Children and families of Polk County, Fla. will soon benefit from a $20,000 Impact Polk grant from the George W. Jenkins Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation an.... Read More

New AMA Policy Reflects Physician and Patient Frustration over Ongoing Drug Shortages

Jun 12, 2018 at 12:31 pm by Staff

. Physicians strengthen current AMA policy to combat national drug shortages Responding to ongoing national drug shortages that threaten patient care and safety, physic.... Read More

Georgia Physician Elected as AMA President-Elect

Jun 12, 2018 at 12:24 pm by Staff

. Patrice A. Harris, M.D., a psychiatrist from Atlanta, Ga., was elected as the new president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA) by physicians gathered at the An.... Read More

The Lowedown on Health Law

Jun 10, 2018 at 08:26 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL R. LOWE, Esq. Fight Cyberattacks, but Be Just as Ready for Breaches Cyber attackers understand the value of the data that is held by healthcare organizati.... Read More

With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From 'Don't' to 'Delay'

Jun 10, 2018 at 07:45 pm by Staff

. Carrie Feibel, KQED, Kaiser Health News California legalized marijuana in 2016, and this past New Year's Eve eager customers lined up in the darkness outside medical marij.... Read More

A Hospital ER Charges An 'After-Hours' Fee. Who Has To Pay It?

Jun 07, 2018 at 08:28 pm by Staff

.   Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News This week, I responded to readers who were unhappy with their health plan's decision not to pay an emergency department surcha.... Read More

AI to Save Healthcare Sector US$52 Billion in 2021

Jun 04, 2018 at 10:36 pm by Staff

. New Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare will lead to billions in savings within the sector over the next four years announced ABI Research, a market-fo.... Read More

Social Media Contest Offers Prize Packages Valued at More Than $10,000 Each to Medical Practices in Florida

Jun 04, 2018 at 01:57 pm by Staff

. Prize packages valued at more than 10 thousand dollars each are up for grabs this week in a recently launched social media contest for healthcare practices. The "Pay it Forw.... Read More