Business/Technology

Last Thing Patients Need During Pandemic: Being Last to Know a Doctor Left Network

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:37 pm by pj

(KHN Illustration/Getty Images)   By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News NEW YORK — As the coronavirus spread silently through New York City early this yea.... Read More

Technology Divide Between Senior ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’ Roils Pandemic Response

Jul 28, 2020 at 02:27 pm by pj

(KHN Illustration/Getty Images) By Judith Graham Family gatherings on Zoom and FaceTime. Online orders from grocery stores and pharmacies. Telehealth appointments with.... Read More

Getting Telemedicine Right: Key Considerations for Technology, Workflow and Measuring Success

Jul 28, 2020 at 12:28 pm by pj

  By Jeanette Ball, RN, PCMH CCE and Dana Bensinger, MSN, RN-BC    The benefits of telemedicine are becoming increasingly known, eve.... Read More

CNS Healthcare Announces Local Enrollment for Late Stage Global Study of mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Jul 28, 2020 at 12:06 pm by pj

  Mike Dever, MD will lead the CNS Healthcare study program   Potential participants can visit www.covidvaccinestudy.com to learn more about.... Read More

Scientists Want to Know More About Using UV Light to Fight COVID-19 Spread

Jul 23, 2020 at 03:00 pm by pj

(Sergei Karpukhin/TASS via Getty Images)   By Will Stone, Kaiser Health News High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Fir.... Read More

Orlando Health Teams with Excelera Network for Limited Distribution Drugs

Jul 23, 2020 at 01:53 pm by pj

    The health system is the network’s first member in the state of Florida   Orlando Health is the first health system in Florida to partner wit.... Read More

Lake Mary's Accel Research Sites Begins Enrolling Participants in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

Jul 23, 2020 at 01:41 pm by pj

Lake Mary company brings COVID-19 trials to Central Florida    LAKE MARY — Central Florida residents will be part of the development of a vaccine against COV.... Read More

The Sneeze Guards are Everywhere!

Jul 23, 2020 at 01:44 am by pj

  By DOUG MINTZ   We are living in very challenging times right now. The COVID-19 virus continues to spread all over the country. Yes, there are select “hot.... Read More

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

Jul 23, 2020 at 01:31 am by pj

  By MARK BAY   In our continuing series of MRI Construction articles, we will look at an ongoing case study in which some or all the circumstances may apply in a.... Read More

Yeas and Nays of an IT Managed Service Provider for Your Medical Practice

Jul 23, 2020 at 12:47 am by pj

  By JAY A. COHEN   In today's very competitive environment, meeting customer demands is extremely vital for every business. Unfortunately, it is not always possi.... Read More

Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here’s What Contact Tracers Really Do

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, contact tracing is downright buzzy, and not a.... Read More

Cleaning Up the Finances Once the COVID-19 Circus Leaves Town

Jul 15, 2020 at 03:27 pm by pj

By SEAN KIRBY   Right now, hospitals and other care facilities (especially those in “hot spots”) are pulling out all stops to treat patients who have acquir.... Read More

Community Health Centers Opens New Center in Four Corners

Jul 14, 2020 at 07:04 pm by pj

  NEW CENTER NOW OPEN IN CAGAN CROSSINGS IN SOUTH LAKE COUNTY   WINTER GARDEN, FL - Community Health Centers, Inc., has opened a new medical center in t.... Read More

States Allow Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm by pj

(Rosa Garcia/Getty Images) By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when the corona.... Read More

AMA Expands Online Education Hub Physicians and Health Care Professionals

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:48 am by pj

  AMA Ed HubTM features new educational content from American Society of Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Society of Hospita.... Read More

Orlando Pioneers New, Personalized Medical Concierge Program for Convention Events  

Jul 10, 2020 at 11:36 pm by pj

  The country’s leading meetings and convention destination, Orlando,  announced a collaboration between the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC),.... Read More

As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times for Results Jump to a Week or More

Jul 09, 2020 at 03:17 pm by pj

 (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)   By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore on June 15 in Tucson, Arizona, to get tested.... Read More

Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries

Jul 09, 2020 at 03:09 pm by pj

The Image Bank/Getty Images By Samantha Young Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive care units, forcing.... Read More

Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly

Jul 09, 2020 at 02:56 pm by pj

  By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News Yes, of course, Americans’ health is priceless, and reining in a deadly virus that has trashed the economy.... Read More

COVID-Tracking Apps Proliferate, But Will They Really Help?

Jul 09, 2020 at 02:52 pm by pj

Getty Images   By Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News My 18-year-old daughter, Caroline, responded quickly when I told her that she’d soon be able t.... Read More