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Florida's Changing Insurance Landscape
Providers Compensate for Enrollment Loss
Last year, Florida's seven largest commercial health insurers, representing two of three working Floridians, lost nearly 200,000 enrollees as the rising unemployment rate prompted a 2.1 percent drop in total membership over 2007.
LYNNE JETER |
The Top 25 Mistakes Physicians Make in DOH Investigations
Orlando Area Health Attorney Warns Against Taking Action That Could Lead to Medical License Revocation George F. Indest III, a board-certified health lawyer practicing in Altamonte Springs, knows all about the pitfalls physicians face when notified of a Department of Health (DOH) investigation. He understands how making the wrong moves could result in the revocation of a physician's license following the investigation of a complaint—all unnecessarily so.
LYNNE JETER |
E-Prescribing for Medicare Patients
Leslie Witkin Explains Bonus Potential Outweighed By Ultimate Penalty and Other Nuances The good news is that e-prescribing, as described in the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) passed by Congress last July, provides for a bonus for compliance initially. The bad news is that it may be outweighed by a penalty for not successfully prescribing.
LYNNE JETER |
Ozone and UVGI Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
The most pervasive problem that health care facilities experience today is the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Several studies have been conducted which demonstrate that ozone is the most effective and practical antibacterial agent. The antimicrobial activity of ozone is based essentially on its powerful oxidizing effect, which causes irreversible damage to the fatty acids in the cell membrane and to cellular macromolecules, such as proteins, and DNA. The disinfection rate depends on the type of organism and is affected by ozone concentration and treatment time.
Dr. Halden S. Shane |
Five Minutes with Umesh Sharma, MD
New Addition to Neurology Faculty Practice Brings Epilepsy and Sleep Disorder Expertise The Neurology Faculty Practice and graduate medical education program at Orlando Regional Medical Center recently added a neurologist who is well known for his expertise in epilepsy and sleep medicine.
LYNNE JETER |
Psychological Assessment and Preparation of Bariatric Patients
The number of bariatric procedures being performed in the U.S. is on the rise. A comprehensive assessment of bariatric candidates includes a medical/surgical evaluation, nutritional screening and psychological assessment. The medical evaluation is designed to identify and treat medical comorbities that may affect perioperative risks and long-term outcomes. The psychological assessment identifies risk factors that may affect the bariatric candidate's optimal post-surgical outcome.
Mary Holcomb, Psy.D. |
You Would Not Operate on Yourself, Now Would You?
How many times have we heard this stupid cliché? Why is it stupid? Because we would absolutely not operate on ourselves. But, comparing a medical procedure to educating ourselves and taking control of our own financial destinies are totally separate events or issues in our lives.
CARMINE TUTERA |
HFMA Takes Healthcare's Financial Pulse
'Weakened but still beating' is probably an accurate summary of findings in "Healthcare Financial Pulse," an ongoing initiative of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). The program was set up to track the emerging trends affecting the industry's bottom line.
CINDY SANDERS |
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Women and Stroke
Research Shows Gender Disparities are RealNothing less than an epidemic. That's what the American Stroke Association calls the prevalence of stroke among women, who account for more than 60 percent of stroke deaths in the United States.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Mont Cartwright, MD
Mont Cartwright, MD, has been a practicing physician for 18 years. In another five, he'd like to take that shingle down so he can play music for a living.
"That's a good career (in medicine)," said Cartwright, an ophthalmologist with Medical Eye Associates in Orlando and Kissimmee. "But I'm going pro, opening up a club. Of course, we'd be the featured band."
Patricia Gannon |
BEST PRACTICE: Dr. P. Phillips Hospital
Hyperbaric Oxygen TherapyOne of the key components of wound healing is oxygen delivery. Many of the healing processes are oxygen-dependent. Although the body needs to undergo periods of hypoxia as a normal phase of the healing process, it is ultimately more important to insure that appropriate oxygenation is occurring during other periods. There is good evidence that supports intermittent hyperbaric oxygenation for more rapid healing.
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Preferred Care at Home sweeps up the competition offering the best caregivers and care for their clients
Preferred Care at Home cares for those individuals that you care about. We really do! As professionals, each day we provide care for individuals that we may have met before or that we have just met. Some of these individuals come through our office doors with blank stares on their faces, some come well informed. Each of these individuals that come into our lives each day have something in common, they are all looking for an answer from a medical professional.
Gabriel DeFranco |
Evaluating Sleepiness A to Zzz!
Excessive daytime sleepiness affects 10-20% of the population. The causes are many, and the presentations variable. The consequences may be disabling or even lethal. Patients may not complain about drowsiness until they have had an automobile or occupational accident, or are threatened with job loss.
Dr. Adam L. Griggs, DO, FCCP, FAASM |
Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery
Hip pain is known to affect up to two-thirds of all people at some point in their life. It can be quite debilitating and affect some of the most basic activities of our lives. It can occur as the result of an injury or it can have a more insidious onset developing over months or even years.
Bryan Reuss, M.D. |
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