The healthcare industry is characterized by highly specific challenges that give rise to a unique cybersecurity risk profi...

Residents of some parts of Seminole County may have for decades been drinking contaminated water that could cause cancer,...

AHCA and DOH worked together on the emergency rules. Doctors’ offices and hospitals can no longer require all visito...

The following is a message from FLHAN Everbridge System.    Four local cases of malaria (Plasmodium vivax)...

Florida Medical Association Supports Resolution on Medicare Physician Payment Reform by the American Medical Association &...

The ability to prescribe controlled substances based on telehealth patient visits was set to expire when the COVID-19 Publ...

Updated Co-Payment and Telemedicine Guidance for Medical and Behavioral Health Providers   Florida Medicai...

The 2023 Legislative Session is coming to a close, and your Florida Medical Association has taken tremendous strides i...

Source:  AMA Nurse practitioners (NPs) delivering emergency care without physician supervision or collaboration i...

Tanya Albert Henry, Contributing News Writer AMA In a win for physicians, a federal court for the second time in le...

Source: Health News Florida The DEA plans to reinstate once longstanding requirements that were waived once COVID hit, en...

On February 22, 2023 members of the PSCF traveled to Tallahassee to meet with our local representatives at the Capitol....

Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effe...

Great news for physicians! This Wednesday, Feb. 1, the state Department of Health will launch the Florida Reimbursement As...

In April 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) rules on information block...

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the 2023 Medicare p...

Source:  https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com The move increases the number of residents training in community hea...

By Jeff Scott, Esq., FMA General Counsel Source:  https://www.flmedical.org/   More than th...

The bill, in part, will give the Office of Insurance Regulation more authority over pharmacy benefit managers. Gov. Ro...

Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But...

On April 6, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 988 , The No Patient Left Alone Act , to guarantee Florida families...

Addressing the unmet needs of immunocompromised individuals seeking COVID-19 protection – EVUSHELD TM overview and resourc...

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter,  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9...

Source: Andis Robeznieks, AMA Senior News Writer To see where and how the use of digital health tools is growing, tak...

The report calls for better access to naloxone, a drug that can reverse an overdose. The report also calls for more educat...

Source: AMA What’s the news:  The U.S. Senate approved the  Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protectio...

Florida Academy of Family Physicians and Florida Medical Association Launch Joint Campaign for Patient Empowerment...

Source: AMA Hattiesburg Clinic’s value-based care journey illustrates the power of data analysis—and the vital import...

Source: Stephen Hudak/Orlando Sentinel https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-ne-coronavirus-pino-hea...

What’s the news: Prior authorization  is a huge administrative burden for physician practices that often delays p...

The American Medical Association raised concerns to the Biden Administration about the need to extend the reporting period...

On December 8, 2021, the Senate passed legislation halt Medicare physician payment cuts that were scheduled to take effect...

Source: American Medical Association The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association filed a compla...

Biden-Harris Administration Advances Key Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills, Giving Peace of Mind to Millions of...

Source: AMA What’s the news:  The Biden administration has  issued a second interim final r...