Social media participation by healthcare professionals is a popular topic. However, there are few studies about how pharmacists use professional social media. RxEconsult healthcare social network surveyed University of Florida College of Pharmacy students and faculty about their use of social media for advancing their career, the...
The University of Central Florida sent out this article this week, detailing a new student project at the College of Medicine that involves the arts. I found it interesting and wanted to share it. Here's the UCF report: In their latest effort to show the link between the...
Obamacare health insurance exchanges are scheduled to open across the county next week, but more than a few problems are likely to complicate and outright confuse many Floridians looking to sign-up for coverage. Here’s a few things to keep in mind amid the public outcry for...
Florida will seek federal approval to expand funding for a program that is critical to hospitals serving large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients, the state Medicaid director told lawmakers Tuesday. The $1-billion-a-year “Low Income Pool” program will come up for federal renewal in 2014, and...
Nova Southeastern University is pushing to be the site of Broward's first academic research hospital on a university campus: a 100-bed state-of-the-art facility that will use scholarly student work to complement patient care. NSU and HCA East Florida unveiled Monday plans to build a $120 million hospital...
In an industry serving consumers who are often vulnerable, dependent and not always able to pay for what they need, a broad commitment to the delivery of affordable high-quality care services would be lovely. That’s why it’s such a shame that several business associations, as well...
rancis Bevern, (name changed to protect patient identity) had to stop wearing her wedding ring. Even though her husband had died a few years back, she wanted to keep wearing the ring as a reminder of their relationship. But taking off the band was a...
Available now at a hospital near you: Customer-friendly VIP services once reserved for luxury hotels. At Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, a full staff of patient service representatives is at your beck and call, ready to hail a cab for a family member's shopping...
The U. S. Department of Labor issued new rules Tuesday that mandate home health care agencies pay their workers the minimum wage and receive overtime pay starting in 2015. "Almost 2 million home care workers are doing critical work, providing services to people with disabilities and...
Senior Home Care's Palm Beach area office, a Medicare-certified home health care agency located at 2500 Quantum Lakes Drive in Boynton Beach, is pleased to report a patient re-hospitalization score that significantly beats the national average. The office's 30-day re-hospitalization rate for all patients and all...