By Jordan Rau October 28 2021 – The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals. In...

October 29 2021 – West Boca Medical Center is the first hospital in Boca Raton now offering patients the CORI™ Surgical System for knee replacement surgery.  The CORI™ Surgical System uses handheld robotic-assisted technology,...

October 28 2021- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is pleased to collaborate with iHeartMedia in South Florida to host the first-ever iHeart4Kids Radiothon from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 4.The 12-hour fundraising event, to benefit...

October 28 2021 – AmeriHealth Caritas Florida, a Medicaid managed care plan serving seven Florida counties, announced it received a rating of 3.5 out of 5 in the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA’s) Health...

October 28 2021 – The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) welcomes its new board of directors and board officers, as voted by the ACEP Council during ACEP21, the world’s largest emergency medicine conference....

Lee Health hosting Nov. 9 Outdoor Dementia Awareness Event and Celebration in Recognition of LHCP’s Commitment to Dementia Patients Oct. 28, 2021 – Lee Health Coconut Point (LHCP) has been designated as “Dementia Friendly”...

October 28 2021 – As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, the Florida Department of Health’s Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (Program) continues to encourage women to receive...

October 28, 2021 – The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent a letter to Congressional leadership on the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee concerning a provision of the Infrastructure...

New minimally invasive procedure prevents stroke October 28, 2021 — Holy Cross Health is now treating carotid artery disease and preventing future strokes with the new procedure, TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR...

Memorial Health Assurance is a game-changer for businesses wanting to self-insure, offering cost savings, tailored benefits, and transparency. October 28 202 – South Florida businesses seeking to improve the health and...

October 27 2021 – Halloween can be a lot of fun, but it is also a busy night for many emergency physicians. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers suggestions to help make sure that Halloween scares...

Compound co-opts a natural enzyme to degrade a deadly disease at its source, erasing 70 percent of a toxic protein in mice. October 27 2021 – One of the most commonly inherited forms of ALS and frontotemporal dementia is...