North Central Florida Local News

One on One with Medicare And Medicaid Chief Seema Verma

Jan 09, 2020 at 02:03 am by pj

  Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News    Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare one-on-one intervi.... Read More

AdventHealth Waterman Foundation Recognized by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

Jan 07, 2020 at 02:59 pm by pj

  The AdventHealth Waterman Foundation was recently recognized by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and was one of 83 organizations included on the 2019 High P.... Read More

AdventHealth Waterman Celebrates Final Phase of 111,000-square-foot, $85 Million Expansion and Grand Opening of 12-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Center

Jan 07, 2020 at 01:38 pm by pj

The community joined AdventHealth Waterman to celebrate the opening of a new 12-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Center. The was the final phase of a 111,000-square-foot, $85 mill.... Read More

Ocala Regional Medical Center Receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

Jan 06, 2020 at 02:50 pm by pj

    Ocala Regional Medical Center has received certification from DNV GL Healthcare as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a prestigious designation that reflects the h.... Read More

Mobile Clinics to Puerto Rico Prove the Value of Quality Medical Care to Rural Communities

Jan 06, 2020 at 01:56 am by pj

  Up a steep hill from the city center on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, past the VA hospital that has never re-opened, at the back of a cinderblock housing communi.... Read More

MAT: It's Time

Jan 03, 2020 at 04:46 pm by pj

By COLETTA DORADO The last few months, I have received quite an education on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and why it is considered a best practice in addiction treatme.... Read More

Our Aging Population Needs Regenerative Medicine

Jan 03, 2020 at 03:13 pm by pj

  By QUINTIN L. GUNN, SR.   There is an exciting development in China; Chinese hospitals are starting to sell experimental cell therapies... China is cr.... Read More

Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer

Jan 02, 2020 at 05:14 pm by pj

  Sharon Jayson, Kaiser Health News Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61, are Golden Rollers, a group of the over-50 set that gets out on a.... Read More

A Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?

Jan 02, 2020 at 05:05 pm by pj

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News   Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable se.... Read More

Being a Long-Distance Caregiver Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful

Dec 27, 2019 at 02:26 am by pj

By CLAIRE WENTZ     Are you a long distance caregiver to an elderly parent or relative? Being a caregiver can be exhausting, and if you live far away from your lov.... Read More

Vaccinations and Screenings for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Dec 26, 2019 at 06:20 pm by pj

  By SRINIVAS SEELA, MD; DR. AMISH PATEL; RITHVIK SEELA   Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an increased risk for developing&nb.... Read More

Texas Law Highlights Dilemma Over Care For Patients With No Hope Of Survival

Dec 25, 2019 at 10:51 pm by pj

Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News FORT WORTH, Texas ― Critically ill Tinslee Lewis ― a Fort Worth baby embroiled in a dispute between her family and a hospital over whether.... Read More

Electronic Health Records Creating A ‘New Era’ Of Health Care Fraud

Dec 25, 2019 at 10:08 pm by pj

The federal government funneled billions in subsidies to software vendors who overstated or deceived the government about what their products could do, according to whistleblo.... Read More

Reports Of Patients’ Deaths Linked To Heart Devices Lurk Below Radar

Dec 25, 2019 at 09:21 pm by pj

    Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration continues to file thousands of reports of patients’ deaths related to medical devi.... Read More

Voice Your Opinion on CMS rule to Weaken Stark Law

Dec 21, 2019 at 09:12 pm by pj

Open comment period closes Dec. 31   The Administration is seeking comment from the public and health professionals on a proposed regulation that could signficantly imp.... Read More

Medical Malpractice Arbitration Cap Upheld

Dec 19, 2019 at 04:02 pm by pj

  On Wednesday, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of a damage cap in medical malpractice cases tied to an arbitration system..... Read More

Listen: The Cost Of PrEP, The HIV Prevention Pill

Dec 19, 2019 at 03:20 pm by pj

  KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra joined a discussion on the Vox podcast “Today, Explained” about the cost dynamics surrounding pre-exposure prophylaxis,.... Read More

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare

Dec 19, 2019 at 03:12 pm by pj

    Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans dealt another blow to the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, agreeing with a lowe.... Read More

Analysis: In Medical Billing, Fraudulent Charges Weirdly Pass As Legal

Dec 17, 2019 at 05:08 pm by pj

  Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector. I have been circling aroun.... Read More

What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?

Dec 17, 2019 at 04:56 pm by pj

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News Any day now, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could rule the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. At least it.... Read More