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Making Magic at the Florida Medical Association Board of Governors Meeting!

June 4, 2025

This past weekend, Daniel “Skip” Daube, MD, Andy Borom, MD and Michelle Flaat, Executive Director from the Emerald Coast Medical Association joined colleagues and physician leaders from across Florida at the FMA Board of Governors meeting—right in the heart of…

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What to Expect from a MedPro Risk Assessment

April 16, 2025

A Risk Assessment Isn’t an Audit Hearing the words “risk assessment” might bring to mind something formal or punitive, but that’s not what this is. A MedPro risk assessment is a supportive, collaborative service designed to help your practice identify…

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Why Risk Management Is Just as Important as Coverage

April 16, 2025

Coverage Isn’t the Whole Story Malpractice insurance is an essential part of practicing medicine, but it only comes into play after a claim is made. While having strong coverage matters, preventing those situations from occurring in the first place is…

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President’s Message

April 15, 2025

Friends, Colleagues, Doctors, Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more: As the weather transitions to springtime so to do the workings of the Emerald Coast Medical Association.  We have been blessed with increased membership and our most recent…

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Advice for Florida Physicians on Medical Record Retention (Group Practice)

April 15, 2025

As a Florida physician employed by a group practice, ensuring compliance with medical record retention laws is critical for patient care and legal protection. Here’s a streamlined guide: Retention Period: Florida law (Rule 64B8-10.002, FAC) requires keeping patient records for…

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Bay County Updates on COVID-19

April 6, 2020

As our community struggles to get back to some semblance of normal after the disaster of Michael, healthcare professionals find ourselves again wrestling with the chaos addressing basic healthcare needs.  These are unprecedented times, and like our patients, many of…

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Emerald Coast Medical Association Joins Florida Patient Protection Coalition

February 10, 2020

Healthcare is best delivered by a team of professionals working together for the good of the patient. Each member is trained for a specific role, with specific training requirements commensurate with responsibility. Independent practice of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners not…

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Insurance Companies are NOT your Doctor

November 22, 2019

By Michelle Flaat, Executive Director of the Emerald Coast Medical Association. It’s that time of year again…Open Enrollment for Individual Health Insurance plans. Confusing information and sometimes empty promises will be made by a multitude of insurance companies about their…

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How Fake News can Hurt Physicians and Patients

August 9, 2019

The internet is used for everything (medically) nowadays. Looking up symptoms, scheduling doctor appointments, and even looking at reviews of medical professionals. We’ve heard of people writing bad restaurant reviews for the craziest reasons. Unfortunately, these fake and irrational reviews…

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Trump Administration Helping the Medical Community: Kidney Transplants

July 19, 2019

The Trump administration is doing more work for the medical community again. This time it is for an increase of access to kidney transplants and to encourage the use of in-home dialysis.  Politico reported that the Department of Health and…

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Abortion Laws on Trial

May 24, 2019

Recently, Alabama’s governor signed into law the country’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill, which could put doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. The Republican governor, Kay Ivey signed the bill following approval by the Alabama Senate. Physicians who perform…

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A Look at Types of Universal Healthcare

May 17, 2019

Americans all around the nation are giving their support for Medicare for all. On March 29 of this year, we wrote a blog called “Is Medicare For All the Solution?” In case you don’t know what Medicare For All is,…

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Privia Health
David Scott Fine Jewelry
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Curiosity
Danna Gracey
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center
Hancock Bank
MedPro
Panama City Surgery Center