No Clear Way Out of Indigent Care Dispute
Lawmakers Would Like to See Issue Settled in Discussions or Taken to Court
Three Sarasota County hospitals’ effort to get to local government to help pay for uninsured patients now has lobbyists pushing for a review of Sarasota Memorial Hospital and its taxing authority.
DAVID GULLIVER |
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Jennifer Bencie, MD, MSA
Administrator, Manatee County Health Department
BRADENTON—When Jennifer Bencie, MD, was a child, she grew curious about the many medical issues her grandparents endured while working in Indiana’s steel mills. “The environment took a toll on the people I loved … my grandparents’ deaths represented tremendous losses for me as a child … and I wanted to learn more about the causes and its impact on public health,” said Bencie, administrator for the Manatee County Health Department.
LYNNE JETER |
Blue Cross Contract Dispute Spurs Frustration
The recently resolved contract negotiations between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Manatee Memorial Hospital in December put thousands of people on edge when the insurer announced that it might end network coverage at the hospital.
DAVID ROSENFELD |
RX for the BOTTOM LINE: Choosing the Right Branch Boosts Bottom Line
In a slowing economy, medical practices may reduce their operating expenses by delegating a portion of essential functions to an infrastructure that will result in lower costs and higher revenue—an infrastructure that can be seen as an extension of your practice.
That infrastructure is an organization with your best interest at heart, one whose bottom line is tied to your success.
MINERVA DEJESUS and AURIANA REYES |
High-Tech Heart Care
Sarasota Only City in Florida with Two Cardiovascular Surgeons Trained to Perform Minimally Invasive Robotic Heart Surgery
SARASOTA—Sarasota recently became the only city in Florida with two cardiovascular surgeons performing minimally invasive robotic heart surgery, after Sarasota Memorial recruited nationally recognized cardiac robotic surgeon Atiq Rehman, MD, last fall to lead its robotic heart surgery program.
LYNNE JETER |
Trusted Advisors: Cryosurgery to treat Plantar Fascitis, Neuromas and other foot and ankle pain
Dr. Brent Rubin, one of the few Podiatrists certified in Cryosurgery, is working hard to spread the word about a minimally invasive alternative to surgery.
Over 2 million Americans suffer from foot and ankle pain that conventional treatments have little effect in relieving. It has been the standard of care for many physicians to correctly prescribe; cortisone, anti-inflammatory medications, orthotics and stretches to provide relief to patients with foot and ankle pain. Once these treatments have run their course a next step has been surgery. If Dr. Rubin has his way in spreading the word, the next step will be Minimally Invasive Cryosurgery.
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TRUSTED ADVISORS: Robert Ycaza, M.D. Board Certified In Pain Medicine
What is Shingles?
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox: the varicella-zoster virus. The first sign of shingles is often burning or tingling pain, or sometimes numbness or itch, in one particular location on only one side of the body.
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