North Central Florida Local News

Surprising Swings In Momentum For Legislation On Surprise Medical Bills

Dec 17, 2019 at 04:50 pm by pj

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News After months of hearings and negotiations, millions of dollars in attack ads, full-court press lobbying efforts and countless rounds.... Read More

Anxiety, Sleep and the Use of CBD

Dec 16, 2019 at 05:31 pm by pj

By CONNIE ORTIZ   CBD oil is derived from hemp – industrial hemp. It’s grown specifically with low levels of THC. However, just because CBD has the legal li.... Read More

Price Transparency, Not 'Medicare for All,' is the Answer to Reducing Health Care Costs

Dec 16, 2019 at 04:53 pm by pj

  By Cynthia Fisher,      Reposted with permission from the Association of Independent Doctors     The cost of health care is the number on.... Read More

With Flu Season in Full Swing, It’s Never Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot

Dec 16, 2019 at 03:38 pm by pj

Major holidays are just around the corner, and with them, more chances to become exposed to (and then sick with) the flu. To help ensure you don’t get the flu this seaso.... Read More

The Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep

Dec 12, 2019 at 02:17 pm by pj

Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News It was a promise Matt Perrin wasn’t able to keep. “I’ll never take away your independence,” he’d told his mot.... Read More

AdventHealth Names Chief Financial Officer for Medical Group

Dec 11, 2019 at 09:23 pm by pj

AdventHealth has selected Sam Fulton as chief financial officer for AdventHealth Medical Group in the Central Florida Division – North Region.   Effective Jan. 6.... Read More

AdventHealth Waterman Celebrates the Grand Opening of the New Pediatric ER

Dec 11, 2019 at 02:03 am by pj

TAVARES, Fla., December 10, 2019 – More than 700 community members joined AdventHealth Waterman this evening for the grand opening of the new pediatric ER, celebrating t.... Read More

UF Health Acquiring Central Florida Health's Regional Hospitals

Dec 10, 2019 at 05:31 pm by pj

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Building on a strategic affiliation that has connected local residents to leading-edge stroke care and other health care services for several years,.... Read More

Gainesville-based etectrx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker

Dec 10, 2019 at 12:16 pm by pj

  ID-Cap System Uses Advanced Wireless Technology to Reliably Track Ingestion Events   GAINESVILLE -  etectRx®, Inc. (etectRx), a privately-held digital.... Read More

Central Florida Regional Hospital Receives the Florida Award for Safely Reducing Primary C-Sections

Dec 10, 2019 at 11:20 am by pj

   The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced Central Florida Regional Hospital as one of 19 Florida hosp.... Read More

New Wound Care, Lymphedema and Ostomy Clinic

Dec 10, 2019 at 12:00 am by pj

 Dr. Nilma Elias Santiago     Altamonte Springs - Integumentary Physiotherapy Clinic is delighted to announce the opening of the office in 616 E. Altamonte D.... Read More

Benefits and Reasons for Molecular PCR Testing

Dec 09, 2019 at 09:31 pm by pj

  By DR. ESTÉE DAVIS AND RAMI PACKARD   The use of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world. Antib.... Read More

Florida’s Medical Marijuana Patients Double in 2019

Dec 09, 2019 at 09:19 pm by pj

How is your healthcare practice affected?   By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   The Florida Medical Marijuana (MMJ) industry has doubled in less than one year.  As of.... Read More

Stimulate and Motivate Through Productive Feedback

Dec 09, 2019 at 08:35 pm by pj

By WENDY SELLERS   Are you sick and tired of talking to your employees until you’re blue in the face about their work performance? Try providing feedback. Critici.... Read More

Importance of Updating Your Website Now That Google Has Gone Mobile First

Dec 09, 2019 at 06:57 pm by pj

By QUINTIN L. GUNN, Sr.   In the last two years, there have been significant changes within and surrounding the internet as mobile phones have become a dominant factor.... Read More

The Aide Crisis in Healthcare

Dec 09, 2019 at 06:42 pm by pj

1.2 million additional aides needed in the next ten years   By TINA MARRELLI   The lack of qualified and compassionate aides is a crisis that impacts many facets.... Read More

How to Increase Patient Loyalty in 2020

Dec 09, 2019 at 06:20 pm by pj

By AMBER WOJCEK   The new year is when business owners often start thinking critically about changes they want to see in the new year. This is the time to put into plac.... Read More

SB 732: The New Office Surgery Statute

Dec 09, 2019 at 04:30 pm by pj

 Can You Afford Not to Comply?   By CHAIRES, BROODERSON & GUERRERO As discussed in last month’s issue, a doctor’s office can be many things these.... Read More

Tackling Physician Burnout Requires Unprecedented Leadership

Dec 08, 2019 at 01:12 am by pj

By ROBERT D. MORTON   The term “burnout” has been questioned as a labeling error – and rightfully so. Burnout implies victim shaming. What many health.... Read More

AdventHealth Waterman Opening New Pediatric ER

Dec 08, 2019 at 12:52 am by pj

Event wraps completion of phase II expansion     TAVARES - As AdventHealth Waterman celebrates the completion of its $85 million phase II expansion, it will.... Read More