It’s already May, which means summer is just around the corner. While fun in the sun is mostly left to our children during this season, there is an event coming up that would provide a little recreation for a worthy cause. The “18 Aces to Conquer Cancer Golf Outing & Dinner” is coming up on […]
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Discussing HIPAA security and your protected health information An email arrives in your inbox tomorrow from someone working at one of the large insurance companies. It tells you that someone has attempted to make changes to your information on their systems. It is very specific because it uses your name and says they feel certain
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The paths we are to follow in life are not always clearly laid out. Such is the case with Dr. Maria Martino of Lakeland Ob/Gyn, a Fellow member of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and a Polk County Medical Association member. “There was not an enlightening moment in my life that made me
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Doctors make a lot of sacrifices, putting in long hours, working with patients who are sometimes very sick. A favorable outcome is never assured. So it’s always gratifying when all the hard work pays off,as it did in the case of 20-year-old Nichole Higby,who arrived at Lakeland Regional Medical Center (LRMC) recently in the throes
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Q&A with Judy Monestime, expert on the what, when, where, and how of the new medical coding/billing system For some in the medical field, the delay to the ICD-10 conversion is a welcome deferment, allowing some much-needed extra time for training as well as trial and error of the new medical coding and billing system.
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In your opinion, how is the medical community being affected by the extended deadline to sign-up for plans under the Affordable Care Act? Just when I thought nothing could cause more of a stir among physicians and patients here at our local clinic than the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, along came the Act’s
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If you are a medical professional in the industry today, then you’re here at a time when change is more familiar than constancy. With residents having new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, ongoing local hospital and clinic mergers, as well as continued preparations for the ICD-10 medical coding / billing conversion (which has
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Update on facility mergers and hospital acquisitions amidst massive amendments to healthcare Many area medical facilities have been consolidating as the industry reels from mandated changes required by the Affordable Care Act. With Community Health Systems’ (CHS) acquisition of Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) in January, Davenport’s Heart of Florida and Bartow Regional Medical Centers
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When you sit back and think about the social impact that technology has had on our lives, it’s undeniable—the power of social media over our way of life has become just as impactful as the television, when it revolutionized homes across America in the 20th century. Just think about how the Internet has changed in
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Dr. Brian Patrick, a recently relocated family practice physician and a Polk County Medical Association member, says joining the team at Trinity Medical Group was an easy decision. He was immediately drawn to the established, team-oriented staff, the group’s ability to accept many insurance plans, and the high quality service provided to an underserved population.
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