About 10 years ago, Dr. Fleur Sack quit her practice as a family physician to become a hospital department head. Spurring her decision was the need to switch from paper records to electronic ones to keep her private practice profitable. “At that time, it would have cost about $50,000,” Dr. Sack recalled. “It was too expensive and it was too overwhelming.” But times and technologies...
Feb
24
Analysis: When it comes to Citizens, property insurance costs, Gov. Rick Scott keeps mum
Label: World TALLAHASSEE -- He says he is protective of Florida families, but Gov. Rick Scott can’t get a grip on one of the big pocketbook issues for many of them: the rising cost of homeowner insurance.Scott has ordered internal investigations into spending practices at the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance, Florida’s largest insurer, and when he was blindsided by big raises...
Christoph Waltz Shocked in Oscar Press Room
Label: LifestyleChristoph Waltz took home his second career Oscar statue at tonight's 85th Annual Academy Awards and no one was more surprised about the win than the actor himself.The 56-year-old performer entered the Oscar press room clutching his prize for best supporting actor in the slavery western Django Unchained looking visibly flustered.Pics: The Biggest Oscar Fashion Trends
"I still am [in shock]," stammered...
Chill factor
Label: Health Most popular songs1. Thrift Shop, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis2. Stay, Rihanna3. Ho Hey, The Lumineers4. Harlem Shake, Baauer5. Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake6. Gangnam Style, PSY7. When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars8. Scream And Shout, Will.i.am9. I Will Wait, Mumford & Sons10. Started from the Bottom, DrakeTivo favorites1. The Big Bang Theory2. Modern Family3....
South Beach Wine & Food Festival changes Miami's culinary scene, impacts economy
Label: Business For Miami restaurateurs, this is Showtime.With dozens of top chefs — Bobby Flay, Todd English, Daniel Boloud and Masaharu Morimoto among the list — in town for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, the pressure is on everywhere, from Michy’s to the new Catch Miami. The goal: Show everyone from around the country that Miami’s food scene has arrived on the national stage.Chef...
Feb
23
The case of the phantom ballots: an electoral whodunit
Label: World The first phantom absentee ballot request hit the Miami-Dade elections website at 9:11 p.m. Saturday, July 7.The next one came at 9:14. Then 9:17. 9:22. 9:24. 9:25.Within 2½ weeks, 2,552 online requests arrived from voters who had not applied for absentee ballots. They streamed in much too quickly for real people to be filling them out. They originated from only a handful...
Creep teach keeps his job
Label: Health A lovesick Brooklyn teacher who stalked, assaulted and threatened another teacher for refusing to date him can keep his city job, The Post has learned. Salvatore Sparacino, 46, a gym teacher at It Takes a Village Academy HS in East Flatbush, vented his fury at a colleague when she spurned his romantic advances, according to testimony.“I’ll show you, you...
The faces of Florida’s Medicaid system
Label: Business The tea party governor now says he wants to expand Medicaid. The Republican Legislature isn’t as sure. Hanging in the balance? Access to health care for 1 million or more poor Floridians. Billions of dollars in federal money.The state budget, which — already — pumps $21 billion a year into care. Florida’s Medicaid system today serves more than 3 million...
Feb
22
Shots fired as Hialeah police attempt to stop a stolen vehicle, perimeter set up in search of suspects
Label: World A perimeter has been set up in Hialeah as police search for car thieves after shots were fired in an attempt to stop the vehicle.According to Hialeah police Sergeant Eddie Rodriguez, shots were fired as police approached a stolen blue mini-van in an attempt to make a stop. The occupants then fled and crashed into an occupied vehicle around the corner at East 6th Avenue. and...
2013 Oscars Preview
Label: LifestyleSecurity is airtight at the Dolby Theater in the days leading up to Oscar Sunday, but ET has your ticket inside the heavily guarded streets of Hollywood as the Academy preps for the big day!Our Brooke Anderson even snagged a moment aside with host Seth MacFarlane where the funnyman revealed that nine-time emcee Billy Crystal was kind enough to give the newbie a few pointers. Despite the pep talk,...
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