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- Orion Healthcare Ventures to Complete Acquisition of Aspyra
- Surescripts Connects with HealthVault to Let Patients Access Medication History
- Shands eyes special session
- Double-CT radiation a concern
- Medicare bids save 1/3 on costs
- This is an order: Do not resuscitate!
- Hospital charges remain mystery
- Unsealed complaint slams WellCare
| Orion Healthcare Ventures to Complete Acquisition of Aspyra Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:09 AM PDT Orion Healthcare Ventures to Complete Acquisition of Aspyra |
| Surescripts Connects with HealthVault to Let Patients Access Medication History Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:37 AM PDT Surescripts Connects with HealthVault to Let Patients Access Medication History |
| Posted: By Jim Saunders 7/13/2010 © Health News Florida Warning that it will otherwise have to cut services, Shands HealthCare wants to use a special legislative session next week to reverse Gov. Charlie Crist's veto of $9.7 million for the University of Florida teaching hospital. |
| Posted: By Dave Gulliver 7/9/2010 © Health News Florida A type of medical scan that delivers a double dose of radiation to the patient is recommended for only a small number of conditions. But some Florida hospitals perform the scans on more than half of their patients, a new study shows. |
| Medicare bids save 1/3 on costs Posted: By Jim Saunders 7/2/2010 © Health News Florida Medicare patients and taxpayers will save more than one-third on home-health equipment costs in South and Central Florida next year because of a new competitive-bidding program, officials said Thursday. But the industry is trying to kill it, with the help of a Florida Congressman. |
| This is an order: Do not resuscitate! Posted: 7/2/2010 © Kaiser Health News Too often, nursing homes or hospitals ignore patients' Living Wills, resuscitating and intubating against the patient's and family's wishes. It helps to have a physician's order in the medical file. FSU is leading an effort in Florida to spread the news. |
| Hospital charges remain mystery Posted: 6/30/2010 © Kaiser Health News More than 30 states, including Florida, make hospital prices public. But that doesn't mean patients can figure out what a procedure will cost ahead of time, let alone get a binding estimate. |
| Unsealed complaint slams WellCare Posted: By Carol Gentry and Mike Wells 6/28/2010 © Health News Florida The whistleblower complaint that launched a federal investigation of WellCare Health Plans four years ago has now been unsealed, portraying a company so heartless it rewarded employees who dumped hundreds of sick newborns and terminally ill patients from the membership rolls. |
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