Florida hospitals scored higher than average on patient recommendation, but lower in other areas of a survey that measures patient feedback per hospital and campares results to a national average. The higher the percentages of a hospital’s good customer service recognition, the more reimbursements are given to the hospital by Medicare, according to an article [...]

Although many new startups come from the minds of students in a college town like Gainesville, Fla., others originate in communities of ideas and networks in the surrounding area. No matter the background of a person, one’s ideas hold real possibilities. The Florida Innovation Hub at the University of Florida is dedicated to helping people with such [...]

A story was posted on CNN about a woman, a mother, a grandmother, a wife. She worked so hard for her family and those around her that she neglected a trip to the doctor for fear of money and losing time with those she loved. It started with a lump on her breast, a lump [...]

Do you have trouble sticking to the doctor’s orders? Accountability may come with improving technology. It’s happening with electronic medical records, otherwise known as EMRs. When a patient’s data is submitted electronically, doctors can set notifications on certain points, such as cholesterol watch, and be alerted when changes occur. If a doctor sees changes in [...]

Soup is more than just a comfort food. And eating homemade or organic chicken soup really does help cure a cold. Chicken soup has anti-inflammatory effects, particularly if it contains onions. Vegetables in any soup provide greater nutrients than if they’re prepared otherwise. The nutrients that would typically be lost through boiling or steaming are released into [...]

Did you know that pumpkin is loaded with nutrients, even in its seeds? And trick-or-treating doesn’t have to be a worrisome event. According to Web MD, pumpkins are full of Vitamin A and fiber, but low on calories. They contain Beta-carotene, a substance that converts to Vitamin A after consumed and is particularly healthy for [...]

The Medical Group Management Association, or MGMA, held a conference this week in Las Vegas to grow health care management and leadership. It began Sunday and ended today, hosting 350 exhibitors and offering more than 100 education and networking sessions, according to its website. Holding a membership of 22,500, MGMA has been striving to make a [...]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) is announcing the launch of the Using Public Data for Cancer Prevention and Control: From Innovation to Impact Developer Challenge. This Challenge is sponsored by the NCI and is presented as part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information [...]

Have ideas for the health care industry and don’t know where to start? Try Healthbox, a program being implemented by Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based company that creates and supports new businesses. The program, introduced in May, is designed to make way for innovative thinkers by providing connections and funding for new health care organizations. Its 10 participants will each receive $50,000 as [...]

  He’s got a baby girl, new international conferences to plan and so little time that Thanksgiving holiday looks more like a heavy work load. “I’ll probably get a break in December,” Matthew Holt, co-founder of Health 2.0, jested. “But it’s exciting.” Health 2.0 is expanding, and the name covers two entities: first, a company [...]

Health 2.0’s San Francisco Conference has ended, but Matthew Holt’s work is still ahead of him. He and his team, including CEO Indu Subaiya, are planning for a December conference in India. “When we started this, you’d see a lot of conferences where people show pathways of what their software was going to be like,” [...]