May 5, 2024
Healthcare
Hospital leaders in Florida take on the competition
NCH's Allen Weiss combines number-crunching with a focus on prevention. “What's disappointing and a little surprising is that our nation is not embracing prevention. We need economic incentives to get people to do healthy things. And we need to reward physicians and hospitals for keeping people healthy,” Weiss said.
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Published on 11/28/2017
In Florida, malpractice lawsuits rarely lead to discipline
A weekly alert that contains in-depth news, information, insight and analysis on the most critical health care related issues and topics facing Florida.
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Published on 11/20/2017
Florida Hospital is first in nation to receive innovative surgical robot
Florida Hospital is proud to partner with TransEnterix on the introduction of a new surgical robotic system, available to patients in the United States for the first time.
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Published on 11/15/2017
23 Nursing Homes Have Not Responded to Requirements in the AHCA Emergency Rule
On Wednesday, Secretary Justin Senior of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) announced that 23 nursing homes have not responded to requirements in Emergency Rule 59AER17-1.
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Published on 11/9/2017
BayCare Health System Welcomes Publix Retail Pharmacies
Collaboration Includes Walk-in Care Centers and Health Screening Stations at Publix
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Published on 10/23/2017
Hospitals Make Housing the Homeless Part of Their Job
During the five years Tony Price roamed the streets and dozed in doorways, the emergency rooms of Sacramento's hospitals were a regular place for him to sleep off a hard day's drinking.
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Published on 10/17/2017
Backers Worry About How Medical Marijuana Data Will Be Used
Gov. Rick Scott this summer signed into law a bill that implemented the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, known as Amendment 2, which mandated an expansion of the state's medical cannabis program.
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Published on 10/17/2017
Florida Blue statement regarding President Trump's announcement that he will end health care subsidies
The following is Florida Blue's statement from Oct. 13 in response to President Trump's announcement that he will stop health care subscidies to participants of the Affordable Care Act:
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Published on 10/17/2017
Single Case of Locally Transmitted Zika Identified in Manatee County
The Florida Department of Health has announced that a locally transmitted case of Zika has been confirmed in Manatee County. There is no evidence of ongoing, active transmission of Zika. According to CDC guidance, this isolated case does not constitute a Zika zone.
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Published on 10/13/2017
NSU's New M.D. College Receives Preliminary Accreditation; First Class to Start in 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Allopathic Medicine has received preliminary accreditation - a major milestone that allows the new medical school to accept an inaugural class of 50 students into its innovative and coveted Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program, which will matriculate in August 2018.
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Published on 10/11/2017
Primer: Why Florida Obamacare health insurance rates are going up 45%
Companies offering insurance on Florida's health care marketplace are increasing individual premiums by $208 dollars a month on average next year.
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Published on 10/10/2017
Common antibiotics not associated with increased risk of Type 1 diabetes or celiac disease in children
Common antibiotics do not increase the risk of Type 1 diabetes or celiac disease among children who have a genetic susceptibility for developing those diseases, multinational researchers, including those from the University of Florida, have found.
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Published on 10/9/2017
Burmese python's hungry escapades may have consequences for human health
As the large, invasive Burmese python eats its way through south Florida's mammals, the mosquitoes in the area have fewer types of animals to bite. Now, more mosquitoes are drawing blood from a rat that carries a virus dangerous to humans.
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Published on 10/6/2017
Breast Cancer Statistics, 2017
Nationally, breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26 years. And while black women continue to have higher breast cancer death rates than whites nationally, death rates in several states are now statistically equivalent, perhaps reflecting an elimination of disparities in those states.
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Published on 10/3/2017
State lawmakers making opioid abuse session priority
Florida Governor Rick Scott is promising to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the coming legislative session.
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Published on 10/3/2017
Floridians worry about elder care and end-of-life arrangements
Hurricane Irma greatly heightened concerns about the care of Florida's senior population. But even before the storm, Floridians were worried that not enough is being done to care for and protect the state's burgeoning senior population. (Florida has the nation's highest proportion of residents 65 and older—20%.)
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Published on 9/27/2017
FLOIR announces proposed rates for 2018 Federal PPACA Health Insurance Plans
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has posted proposed rates for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - aka the ACA or Obamacare
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Published on 9/27/2017
UF Health Jacksonville names new Chief Executive Officer
Leon L. Haley Jr., M.D., MHSA, C.P.E., FACEP, has been named chief executive officer of UF Health Jacksonville following a vote of the organization's board of directors today (Monday, Sept. 25). The appointment comes less than a year after Haley was named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, a position he will continue to hold.
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Published on 9/25/2017
Nova Southeastern University Receives $200 Million Commitment from Patel Family Foundation
$50 Million Gift plus $150 Million Investment Will Significantly Expand
NSU's Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Care Sciences;
Advance Health Care in Florida and Beyond
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Published on 9/25/2017
Nova Southeastern University's press announcement about $200 million commitment from Patel Family Foundation
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Published on 9/25/2017
Rep. Emily Slosberg hosts Emergency Preparedness Roundtable for Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities
On Thursday, September 28, 2017, Representative Emily Slosberg will join Representative Lori Berman, the Office of Congresswoman Lois Frankel and other elected officials, representatives from the Agency of Healthcare Administration, representatives from AMR, representatives of the Florida Health Care Association, all of whom support protecting our most vulnerable.
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Published on 9/19/2017
Twelve percent of Floridians don't have health insurance
That puts Florida at #46 among all states.
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Published on 9/15/2017
Study: Proposal To Replace Obamacare Particularly Bad For Florida
A proposal by two senators to replace Obamacare would be particularly bad for Florida, costing the state billions of dollars over the next 10 years, a new study says.
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Published on 8/29/2017
3 More Florida Growers Given Green Light to Cultivate Medicinal Cannabis
It's been nearly two years since five Florida farming operations were announced as the lucky recipients of exclusive state licenses to grow, process, and dispense medicinal cannabis, each meeting strict criteria just to qualify for the opportunity.
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Published on 8/29/2017
Immunotherapy treatment shows effectiveness against deadly brain tumor during early tests
Glioblastoma is an aggressive, stubborn brain tumor with low odds of survival for patients. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found a way to target a molecule that lets the tumor grow, migrate and evade the body's immune system.
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Published on 8/21/2017
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
