Florida Medical Space Ad
              Game Changers  
  Volume II   Issue 7                       
                                 February 15, 2013    

 

                 South Florida Healthcare Professionals on the Move:   

                           Promotions, Engagements, Appointments & Accolades

                                                          From the publisher of FHIweekly,  Specialty Focus & FloridaHealthIndustry.com
Issue No.
Calendar of Current Events

Palm Beach County Medical Society Presents...

 

Contracting With Hospitals and Managed Care

 

Thursday, Feb 21 | 6-7:00 pm 

 

PBCMS Office | WPB 

 

Click HERE to learn more

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South Florida Executive Forum Presents...

  

Healthcare Networking Event

  

Thursday, Feb 21 | 6-8:00 pm

  

Miami-Dade venue

 

Click HERE to learn more.   

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Broward County Medical Association Presents....

 

Women Physicians 2013 Kick-Off Event  

 

FEB 27 | 6:30-9:00 pm 

 

Riverside Hotel, Las Olas | Ft. Lauderdale

 

Click HERE to learn more.  

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SFHNG Presents...

 

Healthcare Networking Breakfast

 

February 28 | 7:45-9:30 am

 

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

 

Click HERE to learn more. 

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In Brief....

Magic Johnson's Medicaid plan for HIV/AIDS expands to Broward 

 

SFBJ 

 

Cleveland Clinic Florida plans accountable care program with Florida Blue

  

SFBJ

 

New Technology Refines Laser Cataract Surgery

 

A femtosecond laser, manufactured by LENSAR, Inc., is now being used to perform cataract surgery at Medical Arts Surgery Center at Baptist Hospital (MASC), one of only two sites in South

Florida with this new technology.

 

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South Florida Pediatric Group Opens New Office

Pediatric Associates Hollywood FL
Pediatric Associates Hollywood, FL

Pediatric Associates
has opened a satellite office in Wellington.
Founded in 1955, Pediatric Associates opened its first office in Hollywood, Florida. The group currently has over 25 locations from Homestead to Port St. Lucie. Their website lists over 100 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners devoted to pediatric care.
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Cross Country Healthcare to sell clinical trial business

Joseph Boshart
Joseph Boshart

Cross Country Healthcare
has agreed to sell its clinical trial support business for $52 million to ICON plc. The clinical trial division of the Boca Raton-based company is a relatively small part of its business compared to its nurse and allied health care staffing services.The firm is led by CEO Joseph A. Boshart.

 

Source:  SFBJ

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FHIcommunications Enters Into Content Sharing Contract with Fierce

Jeff Herschler headshot
Jeff Herschler

 

FHIcommunications, a digital publishing firm based in Coral Gables, FL (and publisher of this newsletter) has entered into a content exchange agreement with Fierce Healthcare, a digital publishing company based in Washington, D.C.

 

"I was delighted when Lindsey Wagner at Fierce Markets contacted me about this opportunity," stated Jeff Herschler, the owner and founder of FHIcommunications.  "This gives us access to great editorial from their talented team of journalists and allows us to broaden our coverage and better serve our readers.  Meanwhile, our contributors and sponsors now have the potential to reach their 80,000+ daily subscribers," he added.  

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Mount Sinai Medical Center Names

EVP of Operations and CFO

Alex Mendez
Alex Mendez

 

Alex Mendez has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of
Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Mendez, who joined Mount Sinai's executive team in late 2001, previously served as the hospital's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 

 

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