Perhaps you’ve noticed more than a few patients at the office repeatedly miss their follow-up appointments. If this is the case, it’s important that follow-ups are made to promote patient safety. Also, when necessary, it’s a good idea to monitor handoffs to ensure the quality of patient care as well as reduce the risk of […]
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Liability Insurance Expert Answers Questions on ‘Consent to Settle Authority’ Law, Potential Risks to Look Out For, and More Malpractice insurance entered a new territory recently for physicians and insurers handling liability lawsuits, with a new law passed in October 2011 called Consent to Settle Authority. Dan Reale, a malpractice insurance expert from Danna Gracey
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Frances Martin, MD is a urological oncologist with the Lakeland Regional Cancer Center. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she completed her Urological Surgery residency at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. After her residency, she completed a fellowship and was a clinical specialist in the Department of Urologic Oncology at
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New Regulations on Pharmacy Staffing Leaves for Some Debate The Florida Legislature is entertaining bills related to the number of registered pharmacy technicians that may be supervised by a licensed pharmacist. The House bill (HB671) passed the Florida House vote on Wednesday, April 17. The Senate version of HB671 (SB818) is currently in the Senate
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Calling it Quits: Planning to Retire from Your Medical Career Physicians can put in 12+-hour days, then be on-call during the weekend. Vacations may be punctuated by interruptions to check on patients via the Internet or take phone calls from office staff. So doctors may secretly— or not so secretly— long for the day they
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The Newest, Cutting-Edge Procedures Unfolding in the Local Medical Community When the aortic valve narrows, causing chest pain, breathlessness, and weakness, surgery to repair or replace the valve is usually the preferred treatment. But for the old and frail, those who have had open-heart surgery, and those suffering from lung disease, surgery may be
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On May 1 at Capitol Hill, the Florida Medical Association’s priority medical liability legislation passed at the Florida House. CS/CS/HB 827, according to the FMA, will help make Florida a friendlier place to practice medicine, thus attract more doctors and as a result, patients will have more access to care. The Florida Senate summarizes
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In your opinion, what’s an important, but oftentimes overlooked part of planning for retirement in the medical field? Dr. Wiley Koon Retired family practitioner from Winter Haven Hospital “I overlooked the fact that it was going to cost more than I thought it would! The one place I feel deficient in planning for
The federal government has revved up its battle against Medicare fraud, recovering more than $14.9 billion during the last three years. Now a new proposed rule from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department would increase rewards to those who help the government recover funds. The proposed new incentive program would boost rewards up to
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In this edition of Central Florida Doctor, we are covering several topics of concern. We have spoken to a few retired members of the medical community about the potential pitfalls of planning for retirement. These doctors have been there and done that, so who better to go to for insights on what to do up-to
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