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| Surgeon takes flight to cut costs Posted: 4/2/2009 © Health News Florida Some patients travel to get a price break, but how many take their surgeons with them? Last month, Miami-area surgeon Arnon Krongrad flew to Trinidad with one of his prostate cancer patients so that the uninsured man could afford the procedure he wanted. |
| More doctors say no to Medicare Posted: 4/2/2009 © Sarasota Herald-Tribune So many doctors are opting out of Medicare that a lot of patients seek treatment at urgent-care centers, which were never intended for that purpose. |
| 2 counties dropped from 'medical home' Posted: 4/02/2009 © Tampa Tribune A "medical home" proposal that would have Medicaid patients use health centers for primary care and medical schools for specialty care passed a House panel on Wednesday. However, it now applies to just two counties; two were dropped. |
| In, out, back in: The readmission problem Posted: 4/2/2009 © Washington Post One-fifth of Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, a large study found, and that practice costs billions of dollars a year. The findings suggest patients aren't getting proper follow-up care. (Florida Hospital Association has been working on this issue since last summer; ). |
| Ex-astronaut to get sanity review Posted: 4/02/2009 © Orlando Sentinel A judge has appointed two doctors to determine whether ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak was insane when she attacked her romantic rival two years ago. |
| New Medicaid pilot in the works? Posted: 3/30/2009 © Florida Health News Medicaid Reform could branch off in a new direction under a proposal that could emerge from a House committee this week. It would set up "medical homes" for patients using community health centers, based on the famed Mayo Clinic model of having a whole team consulting on a patient's needs in one site. |
| Antipsychotics' use in kids plummets Posted: 3/29/2009 © St. Petersburg Times The number of children taking antipsychotic drugs like Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel and Zyprexa dropped sharply when doctors had to begin seeking approval for prescribing them to Medicaid patients under 6. |
| Abortions, vasectomies, beatings rise Posted: 3/30/2009 © St. Petersburg Times Doctors and clinics are reporting that many women are ending pregnancies even though they wanted to have their babies and men are having vasectomies because they cannot afford a child in this economy. Also: AP reports a sharp jump in reports of domestic violence. |
| Posted: 3/28/2009 © Miami Herald Trials under way at University of Miami using immature adult stem cells in patients with type 2 diabetes show lower blood-sugar levels and reduced need for insulin injections. |
| Treatment sites must deter identity theft Posted: 3/28/2009 © Naples Daily News A new rule takes effect May 1 requiring hospitals, doctors' offices and clinics to have procedures set up to detect medical identity theft. |
| Doctors still push PSA screening Posted: 3/27/2009 © Palm Beach Post Studies have found little benefit to the PSA blood test used to screen for prostate cancer, yet doctors still push it. Patients, too. |
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