April 23, 2024
Healthcare
Michael Schultz talks Florida Hospital and trends in state healthcare
Michael Schultz, President, CEO, Florida Region & Tampa Bay Network, Florida Hospital discusses trends in Florida health care...
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Published on 7/22/2013
Jackson Health Systems is in the Black
When Carlos Migoya was hired as CEO of Jackson Health System in May 2011, the tax-supported hospital system was near bankruptcy...
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Published on 7/15/2013
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On a whim, Matthew Berseth decided to enter an online contest to predict who among 10,000 patients would develop Type 2 diabetes.
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Published on 7/4/2013
Overreach at the University of Miami?
UM had to restructure its huge investment in health care and life sciences but makes no apologies for its ambitions.
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Published on 6/11/2013
Private Institutes
Scripps Research Institute, Sanford-Burnham, Torrey Pines and Max Planck
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Published on 5/31/2013
Fast-Tracking Research
In 1993, Norma Sue Kenyon, an immunologist who had done diabetes-related research for the University of Miami...
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Published on 5/31/2013
Didrick Medical X-Finger
The X-Finger is a finalist for the Cade Museum Prize
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Published on 5/7/2013
Medical Math: Mathematicians doing cancer research
In a few years, a mathematician may be part of every medical team that treats a cancer patient.
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Published on 5/6/2013
Prevacus
Neuroscientist Jacob VanLandingham, an assistant professor at Florida State University's college of medicine, began research in 2004 to develop a drug to treat concussions...
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Published on 2/22/2013
Q&A with Mike Gallagher of AvMed Health Plans
Mike Gallagher, President & CEO of AvMed Health Plans, answers questions on Florida's changing demographics and more...
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Published on 1/24/2013
Florida's Top Docs Talk Basics
Medical directors of executive health programs in Florida identify the essential health factors every executive shouldn't ignore.
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Published on 1/14/2013
Cirle
Tiny eye care-related medical technology incubator Cirle has hooked up with a gigantic partner, Bausch + Lomb.
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Published on 1/10/2013
The Year Ahead: Five Key Sectors - Mike Fernandez
Chairman / MBF Healthcare Partners Chairman / Simply Healthcare Plans, Coral Gables
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Published on 1/8/2013
No Mistakes at the Lake - Lake Nona and Florida's High-tech Future
Lake Nona (and, by extension, Florida) has staked out a place on the cutting-edge that deserves attention and investment.
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Published on 12/5/2012
Proof of Residency
Johns Hopkins vowed to establish an innovative pediatric residency program in St. Petersburg as part of the deal with All Children's Hospital.
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Published on 11/14/2012
Pac-Man - Medicaid's Budget Consumption
Medicaid, paid by federal and state dollars,consumes a bigger chunk of the budget each year
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Published on 11/5/2012
Medicaid Fraud: Crime, no punishment
By all accounts, Florida is a hotbed of Medicaid fraud. The state spends $25 million and has 300 people to detect and investigate it but is lousy at catching Medicaid crooks.
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Published on 11/5/2012
Medicaid Fraud Fighters
A small pharmacy in the Keys has earned millions exposing Medicaid fraud.
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Published on 11/5/2012
Scam Orders - Investigating Financial Fraud, Abuse and Neglect
Florida's Medicaid fraud officials are assigned to investigate financial fraud and the abuse and neglect of Medicaid patients, typically in nursing homes.
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Published on 11/5/2012
Taking Credit for Fighting Medicaid Fraud in Florida
Critics say Medicaid fraud investigators exaggerate their role in fighting fraud.
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Published on 11/5/2012
Medical Arms Race
Proton therapy centers are proliferating in Florida, highlighting both the medical industry's push to create new technologies - and their role in driving health care costs.
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Published on 9/12/2012
Capital Gains
Tallahassee-based Capital Health Plan is a rare bird in the health world: An HMO that has both held down costs and kept its customers happy.
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Published on 9/11/2012
Pharmaceuticals - Bitter Pills?
Pinched by insurance companies and increased overhead, physicians have looked for ways to boost their bottom lines — adding money-making services ranging from physical therapy to MRIs to weight management...
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Published on 9/11/2012
Health Care Highlights
» VA Care for Women
When Peggy Mikelonis returned from serving as a nurse in Vietnam in the 1970s, she landed a job at the VA — but she didn’t...
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Published on 9/10/2012
Advanced Training for Health Care Professionals in Florida
Doctors and other medical professionals travel to Florida from around the world to learn at two of the most prominent training facilities in the country.
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Published on 9/10/2012
