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Author:	Amanda Patanow	Created:	10/30/2008
Dr-News brings you regular updates regarding news and happenings at DAS, in Tampa Bay and in the world of connected healthcare. We hope that this will serve as an effective tool in bringing up to date information to all members of our community.

CCHIT's Leavitt: Don't wait for final rules to proceed with EHR

By Amanda Patanow on 2/21/2010

"We believe that it's risky for providers to wait until all the federal rules are final," Leavitt says. "If you wait to purchase an EHR until the rules are final and the accreditation process for certifying bodies is complete, I will put my reputation on the line and say that you will not achieve meaningful use in 2011."

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Female surgeon in Tampa encourages other women to go into the field

By Amanda Patanow on 2/14/2010

About half of all students at U.S. medical schools are women. Yet just 6 percent of those women even consider general surgery, and a tiny fraction of them enter the field.

Dr. Sharona Ross, director of surgical endoscopy at Tampa General Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of South Florida, says it's crucial that more women follow her lead.

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State doesn't reveal doctors' arrests

By Amanda Patanow on 2/7/2010

Dr. Carlos Contreras has been in a federal prison since he pleaded guilty to health fraud in September 2008. But a state consumer web site still lists him in West Palm Beach with a “clear and active” medical license -- and he's far from alone.

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Focus of health care bill may be changing, officials signal

By Amanda Patanow on 1/31/2010

Democratic efforts to pass a health care bill have stalled a bit, and the immediate focus may be shifting toward health insurance reform instead of quickly trying to pass a comprehensive bill, White House officials signaled Sunday.

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Crist v. Rubio: Two Florida health insurance plans offered as nationwide fix

By Amanda Patanow on 1/31/2010

Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, a candidate for U.S. Senate who is critical of President Obama's ideas on health reform, says the nation should instead adapt a plan he helped to enact: Florida Health Choices.

Rubio's rival for the Republican primary for U.S. Senate from Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist, also touts his own plan, Cover Florida, as a national model.

Both plans have failed to decrease the number of uninsured Floridians. Which has what it takes?

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Hatch calls for restart on health care reform

By Amanda Patanow on 1/24/2010

On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters handed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat to Republican Scott Brown in what was widely seen as a slap against the Democrats' effort to draft new health care laws. The House and Senate have passed separate health care measures with only a single GOP vote -- Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana.

Hatch, the vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, says Americans have rejected the Democrats' health care bill.

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