Making Strides
Healthcare Leaders, FMA Working toward PCMH Legislation Passage in 2011
Earlier this year during the regular Florida legislative session, House Health & Family Services Policy Council Chair Ed Homan, MD, worked diligently for approval of adopting the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model for the state... Read More



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Making Strides | Ed Homan, Madelyn Butler, Patient Centered Medical Home, PCMH, Florida Legislature, managed care companies, WellCare
Making Strides
Healthcare Leaders, FMA Working toward PCMH Legislation Passage in 2011
Earlier this year during the regular Florida legislative session, House Health & Family Services Policy Council Chair Ed Homan, MD, worked diligently to bring legislation to a vote for approval of adopting the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model for the state, arguably the best of four options presented to the Florida House of Representatives in a Medicaid Managed Care Evaluation by The Pacific Health Policy Group in March.

 
New Federal Study Questions Outpatient Imaging Use | Blake Medical Center, Englewood Community Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Venice Regional Medical Center, Hospital Compare, Barry Straube, Jeffrey Wasserman, Linda Widra, Keyser Enneking
New Federal Study Questions Outpatient Imaging Use
Some Local Hospitals Stand Out for Mammogram, CT, MRI Studies
Several hospitals in Manatee and Sarasota counties may be performing too many mammograms, CT scans and MRI tests, according to a first-ever federal report.

 
New USF Dean of Nursing Sees Growth in Collaboration
New USF Dean of Nursing Sees Growth in Collaboration
She sounds more like the college's public relations officer, or even its head cheerleader.
But Dianne Morrison-Beedy is the new dean of the University of South Florida's College of Nursing, and after a few minutes of conversation it becomes obvious that her enthusiasm for her new job and her new workplace is completely sincere.

 
Lake Erie College Brings Unique Learning Style to Medicine
A 100 Percent Problem-based Learning Curriculum Provides Medical Students a Head Start
When Andrea Apple heard about Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton and its unique Problem-Based Learning or PBL curriculum, she knew it was for her.

 
Grip, Stance, Align... But Read This Before You Swing
Grip, Stance, Align... But Read This Before You Swing
Monday June 16, 2008, US Open. It was the unlikeliest playoff pairing in recent memory. The yet untouched and untarnished superhuman Tiger Woods was desperately fighting for victory against a slightly overweight, middle aged, everyday man Rocco Mediate. While Rocco lost to the chagrin of many weekend golfers, his mere participation was a tremendous achievement.
 
Pediatrics Focus

Children Are Not Small Adults | Edward R.B. McCabe III,  nanopediatrics, Mattel Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research
Children Are Not Small Adults
Nanopediatrics Emerges to Ensure Nanotechnology Encompasses Kids

Imagine a pump the size of a molecule delivering medicine directly in the body where it's needed. Or a miniscule tool programmed to seek out and destroy the first cancer cells of a tumor. That's the promise of nanomedicine, medical applications in the much broader field of nanotechnology. Yet, as such customized medical innovations are being researched, Edward R.B. McCabe III, MD, has one reminder: Kids are different.


 
Provider/Payer Relations Focus

Maximizing Reimbursements | Reimbursements, Physician Payer Relations, Elizabeth Woodcock, Jeffrey Milburn, MGMA, Healthcare Contract, Fee Schedule
Maximizing Reimbursements
In an environment of rising costs and diminishing returns, it's easy to hone in on contracted rates as the sole source of financial woes. Certainly, negotiating favorable reimbursements with payers is key to a healthy bottom line, but it's really only half the story.
 
How to Determine Who Will Go the Distance: Provider V. Payor
It's fair to state that everyone should get paid for a provided service. We pay for food at the supermarket. We pay for gas at the gas station. Our taxes pay for law enforcement to serve and protect. Money is always coming out of our pocket to pay for a necessity or luxury that improves our quality of life. It is the sole purpose we all work, given it's a means to provide for ourselves and our loved ones. While there are many reasons we work where we work, it's safe to state that the number one reason we all do what we do is for money. If we did not get paid for the hours we worked or didn't pay for what things we wish to purchase, it would be criminal.
 
Physician Spotlight

Patricia J. Blanco, MD | Patricia Blanco, Children's Medical Services, Medical Foster Care Program, University Pediatrics, All Children's Hospital, Mystery Diagnosis, Discovery Channel, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Kim Savage, al Abstinence Syndrome, Medical Foster Care Program, prescription medicine
Patricia J. Blanco, MD
University Pediatrics, University Park, Manatee County
Patricia Juarez Blanco was only 19 years old when she accompanied her father, Oscar Juarez, MD, on a humanitarian relief trip to his native Guatemala, where a major earthquake struck in 1976. After their plane landed in Guatemala City, the father-daughter team was flown by helicopter to a desolate mountaintop that not even the Red Cross had reached yet.

 
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Failure Deaths
Title: Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Failure Deaths
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 11:11:00 AM
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Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Title: Selenium May Protect Against Bladder Cancer
Category: Health News
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Gene Test, Preventive Surgery Save Women's Lives
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Casual Sex Can Lead to Long-Term Relationships: Study
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Health Tip: Spot Symptoms of Ringworm
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Disney/ABC, ESPN and Time Warner Cable Sign Long-Term, Wide-Ranging Agreement ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Disney/ABC, ESPN and Time Warner Cable Sign Long-Term, Wide-Ranging Agreement ...
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The subscription VOD service "Disney Family Movies" which features a selection of classic and contemporary films and animated shorts from The Walt Disney ...

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Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 4:42 pm CDT

Garcia still aiming for job in the NFL - ESPN

Garcia still aiming for job in the NFL
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He went to Tampa Bay, made his fourth Pro Bowl, and was cut a year later. Larry French/Getty Images Jeff Garcia talks with then-head coach Jon Gruden of the ...

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Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:43 am CDT

Vein & Cosmetic Center of Tampa Bay Becomes Allergan Diamond Level Provider ... - PR Web (press release)

PR Web (press release)

Vein & Cosmetic Center of Tampa Bay Becomes Allergan Diamond Level Provider ...
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“Our pricing is the lowest you will find in the Tampa Bay area.” Dr. Hunt says he and his practice were able to reach this milestone by maintaining the ...

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