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Topic: Florida

To advance nerve regeneration tech, Vanderbilt, AxoGen share $1.1M DOD grant

To advance nerve regeneration tech, Vanderbilt, AxoGen share $1.1M DOD grant

May 23, 2013 2:39 pm by | 0 Comments

AxoGen, a medical device company that develops peripheral nerve repair technology is splitting a $1.1 million grant from government medical research program with Vanderbilt University. The grant comes from the ... Read more
Florida hospitals focus on patient safety to keep passing grades from Leapfrog health analysts

Florida hospitals focus on patient safety to keep passing grades from Leapfrog health analysts

May 21, 2013 11:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Florida's hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards and more than a third earned an A, according to a nonprofit organization that ... Read more
Transparent pricing becomes marketing tool for Miami hospitals

Transparent pricing becomes marketing tool for Miami hospitals

May 15, 2013 5:16 am by | 0 Comments

Once a closely-held competitive secret, hospital prices are beginning to shake loose from the grips of healthcare executives in the wake of last week's unprecedented move by the federal government ... Read more
Florida legislative session ends without deal on Medicaid expansion

Florida legislative session ends without deal on Medicaid expansion

May 3, 2013 6:52 pm by | 0 Comments

The question of whether Florida would expand its Medicaid program to cover more low-income people has been answered, and it’s a “no” — at least for now. The state Legislature ... Read more
What killed Florida’s plan to reform health care?

What killed Florida’s plan to reform health care?

May 2, 2013 11:10 am by | 0 Comments

TALLAHASSEE -- Lawmakers are likely to return home this week without an agreement on meaningful health care reform, despite the early endorsement of Gov. Rick Scott and the pleas of ... Read more
NICU treatments linked to intellectual disabilities

NICU treatments linked to intellectual disabilities

April 30, 2013 1:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) interventions for babies born very small and early have drastically reduced infant deaths in the United States, but in doing so they've contributed to more ... Read more
With time running out, Florida Medicaid expansion is in doubt

With time running out, Florida Medicaid expansion is in doubt

April 26, 2013 5:59 am by | 0 Comments

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Cary Pigman, a Republican lawmaker in the state House of Representatives, sees uninsured patients every shift as an emergency room doctor in a rural part of central ... Read more
At-home testing for sleep apnea draws $32.2M from investors in Florida device company

At-home testing for sleep apnea draws $32.2M from investors in Florida device company

April 19, 2013 10:31 am by | 0 Comments

A medical device company hoping to move sleep apnea testing out of expensive and uncomfortable labs and into the realm of primary care has gotten a boost from at least ... Read more
Researchers identify new gene associated with Alzheimer’s in African Americans

Researchers identify new gene associated with Alzheimer’s in African Americans

April 10, 2013 1:29 am by | 1 Comments

University of Miami medical school researchers working with geneticists and physicians from other institutions have identified a new gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in African Americans, a finding that doctors ... Read more
HIT firm ranks hospitals based on patient engagement tools, social presence and patient satisfaction

HIT firm ranks hospitals based on patient engagement tools, social presence and patient satisfaction

April 4, 2013 12:11 pm by | 1 Comments

The annual hospital rankings dished out by U.S. News and World Report may not be pulling the same weight they once did, as criticism over the last few years of ... Read more
Device maker for minimally invasive GI procedures raises $3M, turns to GERD, obesity

Device maker for minimally invasive GI procedures raises $3M, turns to GERD, obesity

April 2, 2013 10:16 am by | 0 Comments

Investors have backed a company making disposable devices for minimally invasive gastroenterology procedures with a new $3 million in capital, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.SafeStitch Medical’s ... Read more
Florida official: Build it and they will come doesn’t work with insurance marketplaces

Florida official: Build it and they will come doesn’t work with insurance marketplaces

March 31, 2013 9:39 pm by | 0 Comments

With almost one in five of its residents lacking health insurance, officials in Palm Beach County thought they had hit on a smart solution. The county launched a program that ... Read more
DEA targets FedEx, UPS in online-pharmacy probe

DEA targets FedEx, UPS in online-pharmacy probe

March 27, 2013 2:26 am by | 0 Comments

In its ongoing effort to crack down on the nation's prescription-drug epidemic, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has gone after doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy chains, wholesale drug suppliers -- and now ... Read more
Are your doctor’s hands clean? This wristband knows

Are your doctor’s hands clean? This wristband knows

March 25, 2013 12:00 am by | 0 Comments

A startup called IntelligentM wants to make hospitals healthier by encouraging workers to clean their hands properly. Its solution is a bracelet that vibrates when the wearer has scrubbed sufficiently, ... Read more
Actavis adding 220 jobs at its Florida plant

Actavis adding 220 jobs at its Florida plant

March 24, 2013 2:13 pm by | 0 Comments

Actavis, a global pharmaceutical company formerly known as Watson Pharmaceuticals that had nearly $6 million in revenues last year, plans to expand its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and warehouse in Davie, ... Read more