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Michael J. Jablonski, MD
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Atul Madan, MD, MBA His attention to educational excellence and detail helped him garner a spot at the highly competitive medical school in India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ... 4
LNRCC Introduces New Director of Community Development Allow us to introduce you to Nancy Hoehn … 7
MACRA - A Change in Payment Methodology (MACRA) has been touted as the most significant change in Medicare reimbursement for physicians since the introduction of the Medicare program in 1965 ... 8
It’s Time for Physicians to Stand Tall! Yep, it’s all about patient empowerment and the democratization of health ... 9
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‘Now or Never’
UCF Board of Trustees Approves PublicPrivate Partnership for Academic Hospital in Lake Nona By P.L. JETER
At their Oct. 24 meeting, the University of Central Florida (UCF) Board of Trustees approved a public-private partnership with Hospital Corporation of America (NYSE: HCA) to establish an academic hospital at the UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona. At the meeting, University of Central
Florida College of Medicine (UCF-COM) Dean Deborah German, MD, told the UCF Board of Trustees it’s “now or never” to develop the academic teaching hospital. Otherwise, the opportunity “would likely be lost forever,” according to UCF-COM notes to the Board. Here’s why all the haste: On Aug. 1, both Florida Hospital and HCA filed Letters
of Intention (LOIs) indicating their intent to build an acute care hospital in Orange County. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has indicated only one new acute care adult hospital certificate of need (CON) will be approved to serve the growing Lake Nona area. “The proposed academic hospital will (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
Hospitals and Physicians Concerned with Safe Homes for Their Patients By REBECCA SEIDLER
apy, HHA etc. to keep our patients home and reduce readmissions. As the old saying goes, “It takes a City,” and everyone plays a part in keeping our patients home and healthy after a hospital stay. Physicians are on the front line. Hospitals are putting measures in place to help reduce those Medicare readmissions. These include, reducing medical complications during the hospital stay, clarifying discharge instructions to patients and care givers, and most importantly, coordinating with post-acute care providers. Hospitals
With the growing population of boomers, and the increased hospital readmission rates, Medicare is on a rampage to reduce those 30-day patient readmissions. Medicare has developed the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). This program penalizes the hospital and reduces payments from Medicare if the hospital is listed as an “affected hospital.” No one is safe. Yes, the main focus is on our hospitals, but it takes physicians, home health care, ther-
Myth
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If my husband receives hospice care, then I won’t be able to care for him at home.
Fact
Hospice is not a place, but a philosophy of care. The majority of hospice care takes place in the home, where the person can be surrounded by family and familiar settings.
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