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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents Sept/oct 2013 | PAGE 6 St. Luke's Center for Neuroscience: A Magnet for Excellence in Neurosurgery oN thE covEr FEATURES DEPARTMENTS st. luke's center for neuroscience: a magnet for excellence in neurosurgery 6 By recruiting accomplished neurosurgeons, forging partnerships with respected peers in the state and securing early access to leading-edge technologies, the St. Luke's Center for Neuroscience has become a focal point for research and patient care. Practice management Physician life Balance legal nonProfit sPotlight hosPital rounds easton hosPital's advanced telemetry caPaBilities foster Patient freedom, security 12 Dovetailing with Easton Hospital's other advanced cardiac care capabilities, its new telemetry unit offers cardiac patients freedom of movement coupled with the security of continuous monitoring. 'analytical' care organizations 20 Though the Accountable Care Organization model is relatively new, government regulations require these healthcare networks to produce results without delay. many physicians Strategic as use of patient data offers a fast track to community health management that can also to group flock practices for staBility, result in hefty Medicare payouts. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: SENIOR HEALTH 5 10 11 14 22 5 those who choose to stay the course of private practice could Benefit from incorporating ancillary services. Ancillary Service SMART adverse drug events in seniors: a hard Pill to sWalloW 16 Approximately 80 percent of American adults regularly take medications, ignoring the By Valerie Lauer value of speaking with a primary care physician or pharmacist. Appropriate patient outreach, coupled with best practice communication skills, could help fight the 1.5 seeing more deally, ancillaries not only add new offering will remain viab "We're million value to a practice; they also provide advancing fields. preventable adverse drug events that take place each year. hospitals trying to care patients want or need, drawing "When considering your in new clients and keeping the options, look at the shelf lif take ancillary18 services data vault on and its nee and put them into existing patient baseon asite. service, ment"Having asupport lease "Before deciding new says. shared Dig into the data behind advance care planning. these big institutions. physicians need to consider whether inexpensive way to get into a u it fits in the scope of their specialties not need to utilize every day I think one steP ahead: revolutionary Blood test could helP physicians and if it makes sense for their patient giving your patient populatio should do19 much demographics," says Dixon Davis, care they need." as identify alzheimer's years in advance as they can in the MBA, MHSA, CPPM, Vice President A Mayo Clinic research team is close to discovering evidence of Alzheimer'sce setting, keeping of Business Development at AAPC. ancillary trends offi mechanisms balance According to the Medical in blood plasma as early as 25 years before onset of the disease. patients in the care of "Then, they need tofinanciallycost and Technology Alliance, reim demand to see if it's viable." medical professionals rates for one of the mos who they have Buy, lease or Error Muddle Navigating the Medicalshare? outside ancillaries — imaging — hai The number of patients referred more than a dozen times By Thomas Crocker relationships with." a practice for a certain procedure is a seven years. i 10 dealing with the conseQuences ofdependable way to estimatevirtual certainty a medical error — a potential As a result, commonplac for many physicians Davis, MBA, careers — can take a significant toll on — Dixon during their

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