North Central Florida Local News

VA Health Chat App Now Available to Veterans

Mar 18, 2020 at 10:25 am by pj

    The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network’s Clinical Contact Center is growing by leaps and bounds and making a positive difference in the lives of hu.... Read More

CMS Approves Florida's 1135 Medicaid Waiver for Greater Flexibility in COVID-19 Response

Mar 18, 2020 at 02:36 am by pj

  On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation a national emergency.   This bold action enables the Centers for Medicare.... Read More

VA Medical Facilities in Florida Taking Additional Precautions for COVID-19

Mar 17, 2020 at 11:42 pm by pj

  The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) is taking additional steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 to protect healthcare system’s capabilities, healthcare wor.... Read More

Near Trump’s Florida Home, Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Gets Off To Rocky Start

Mar 17, 2020 at 04:35 pm by pj

Cars line up outside FoundCare, a community health center in West Palm Beach, Florida, for drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday. (Phil Galewitz/KHN)     Phil Galewi.... Read More

In Face Of Coronavirus, Many Hospitals Cancel On-Site Training For Nursing And Med Students

Mar 17, 2020 at 04:30 pm by pj

Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News March 17, 2020 Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the clinical training that’s so essential for America&.... Read More

And Then There Were Two: Biden, Sanders Debate With Coronavirus On Everyone’s Mind

Mar 17, 2020 at 02:07 am by pj

    Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News March 16, 2020 In the midst of a global health crisis that has disrupted daily life and heightened anxieties for mi.... Read More

For Providers: Updated Coronavirus Testing Criteria

Mar 16, 2020 at 02:31 pm by pj

  The Florida Department of Health has issued updated testing criteria for COVID-19, easing the stringent policy of DOH to this point. The guidelines can be found here o.... Read More

Florida Department of Health Launches New COVID-19 Case Dashboard

Mar 16, 2020 at 02:12 pm by pj

  137 positive cases in Florida Residents and 18 positive cases in non-Florida residents   TALLAHASSEE — In the state’s ongoing efforts to provid.... Read More

Former Federal Virus Hunter Says U.S. Needs To Act Before New Germs ‘Kick Your Door In’

Mar 16, 2020 at 10:18 am by pj

    Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News (Photo, Dennis Carrol) When the federal government decided to investigate the threat viruses in animals pose.... Read More

Florida Division of Emergency Management Issues Emergency Order to Protect Residents in Nursing Homes, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities

Mar 12, 2020 at 11:03 am by pj

  Today, at Governor DeSantis’ direction, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz issued an Emergency Order temporarily restricting visit.... Read More

How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It

Mar 12, 2020 at 01:07 am by pj

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes.... Read More

VCU Health Halts 30-Year Campaign That Seized Patients’ Wages, Put Liens On Homes

Mar 12, 2020 at 12:58 am by pj

    Jay Hancock, and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News  In one of the most sweeping moves yet by a nonprofit hospital system to reduce aggressive bill coll.... Read More

NeuMoDx Preparing to Launch Coronavirus Test for its Fully Automated Testing Systems

Mar 11, 2020 at 11:33 pm by pj

  NeuMoDx™ Molecular, a sample-to-result molecular diagnostic company focused on providing testing solutions to hospital and commercial reference laboratories, ann.... Read More

CMS Issues Guidance to Help Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans Respond to COVID-19

Mar 11, 2020 at 12:36 am by pj

  Agency provides flexibility to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to waive unnecessary barriers that could prevent access to care   Today, the Centers for Medi.... Read More

Surging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads

Mar 10, 2020 at 08:59 pm by pj

    Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News March 9, 2020 As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care worke.... Read More

New Federal Rules Will Let Patients Put Medical Records On Smartphones

Mar 10, 2020 at 08:54 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration; Getty Images)   Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune March 9, 2020   Federal officials on Monday released gro.... Read More

CMS Offers Detailed Guidance for Dialysis Facilities and Home Health Agencies on COVID-19

Mar 10, 2020 at 08:24 pm by pj

  Healthcare workers in home health agencies and dialysis facilities are the latest group to receive important information on protecting staff and at-risk patients &nbs.... Read More

CMS Issues Key Protective Mask Guidance for Healthcare Workers

Mar 10, 2020 at 07:43 pm by pj

  Guidance expands types of facemasks healthcare workers can use to protect themselves and patients   Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS.... Read More

HHS Finalizes Historic Rules to Provide Patients More Control of Their Health Data

Mar 10, 2020 at 04:53 pm by pj

Final rules require access to health information, spur innovation and aim to end information blocking The U.S. Department of H.... Read More

Chronic Health Condition Management Classes Available

Mar 10, 2020 at 03:01 pm by pj

Managing chronic health conditions can be overwhelming, but it’s a reality that many residents face. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 78 percent of US.... Read More