Identifying Local Opportunities

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·      Title: Florida guardian Rebecca Fierle improperly billed AdventHealth nearly $4 million, report says.

·      Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/guardians/os-ne-rebecca-fierle-adventhealth-payments-20190912-ajkua7c6qzg7vg2u3xeezum2wu-story.html

·      Rebecca Fierle, a guardian appointed by a judge to oversee the care and represent the best interest of patients, has reportedly been incorrectly billing patients, many of who are incapacitated. 

·      Rebeca Fierle abused her powers by improperly billing patients and also placed many patients lives at risk by filing numerous DNR orders without the approval of their family members or the court.

·      The problem affects a multitude of people and business, including AdventHealth, but most importantly, the patients are at the most risk of the outcomes of Ms. Fierle’s actions.

2.      

·      Title: 13 Orlando restaurants shut down for roaches, rodents, sewage backup.

·      Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-restaurant-inspections-august-20190911-mczyqabhszbzff4nqs5a6bjxau-story.html

·      After a recent state inspection, 13 restaurants around Orlando have been temporarily closed after inspectors found several health violations.

·      13 Orlando restaurants, both local and chain style, have been closed due to various health code violations, including the presence of rodent droppings and sewage overflow.

·      The problem primarily affects the business which were closed, as they are now required to clean the property so it meets the state’s standards and possibly retrain staff, but it also affects the general public, in the sense that it sheds a light on the conditions of the restaurants that we frequent and may cause patrons to avoid these locations in the future.

3.      

·      Title: Boost Mobile phone store in Florida used as front for illegal drug sales, deputies say.

·      Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-boost-mobile-store-used-as-drug-selling-operation-20190912-d7hkd6cahzcplmeovmfc74puwe-story.html

·      Store employees of a Boost Mobile in North Florida have been engaging in illegal activities, going as far as to sell and distribute narcotics to customers who were pretending to purchase phones.

·      Drug dealers have been conducting their business out of a Boost Mobile store where they were dealing heroin and methamphetamine to "pretend" customers.

·      The problem, of course, affects customers of Boost Mobile, but the impact will surely be felt by the company more than anyone else. Boost Mobile will have to implement a more strategic approach to their hiring and management process in locations like this.

4.     

·      Title: Hurricane Dorian: Storm ruined Orange County’s garbage schedule

·      Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-hurricane-dorian-orange-county-garbage-collection-20190909-x75jfhuxsvhvhlbjpkb3nuauei-story.html

·      The possible threat of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall in Central Florida left the Orange County sanitation department’s schedule in muddled mess. They are on track to getting everything back to normal, but locals will have to wait about two weeks for that to happen.

·      Residents of Orange County are required to hold on to their trash for a day or two longer as the county’s sanitation department is running behind schedule due to Hurricane Dorian.

·      The problem poses great complications for Orange County’s sanitation department, but the community will feel the impact more than anyone, as their garbage is now left to pile up without any collection. Sanitation workers who would usually have Saturdays off, will now be required to work, in order to get back on their usual schedule and to ensure the problem does not worsen.

5.     

·      Title: Half of Floridians delayed or skipped medical care because of high cost, survey shows.

·      Link: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-florida-voices-for-health-survey-20190912-tqkachsuxnfdjjd46hhhl5t3cy-story.html

·      After recent surveys, findings show that majority of Floridians are struggling to pay their medical bills and fear that it won’t become easier in the future.

·      Floridians are more likely to skip medical treatment because it is too expensive and those who are insured, feel as if they are barely getting by, in regards to payments for their care.

·      The problem primarily affects the overall public of Florida, as this survey points to the fact that majority of Floridians struggle to pay their medical bills.