Nearly 80 members of the House Republican caucus are scheduled to hold a private meeting Tuesday without public or press access. The caucus meeting was announced Friday in an email to GOP members. This is the caucus’ first meeting this legislative session. The issue of health care funding is almost certainly the issue being considered, […]
Feds move into digital medicine, face backlash – Tallahassee Democrat
Doctors are being warned by the federal government that they’ll soon be penalized for not using electronic medical records, prompting a backlash from those who say the technology is fraught with problems. The government has been handing out $30 billion in incentives to help doctors install and use these digitized patient medical histories to improve […]
Editorial: Make Florida hospital inspections more transparent – The Palm Beach Post
This spring, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been sending state inspectors unannounced to VA medical centers, including Riviera Beach, to demand access to records on patient deaths. His interest in transparency from the VA is commendable. It’s well established that shining a light improves quality of care. But if transparency is good for the VA, […]
