Children's National Health System

Experts with the hand program at Children's National Health System provide treatments for hand and upper extremity problems in infants and young adults. Through physician teamwork at every level of care, Benny Stanley received a successful liver transplant and is now enjoying an active, healthy life. 14 GENETICS Inova and Children's National Health System have teamed up to expand access to specialty care for children in Northern Virginia. 11 GASTROINTESTINAL 10 ORTHOPAEDICS PSV TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 VIDEO The Cancer Genetics Clinic at Children's National provides genetic counseling, testing, and knowledge about cancer risk factors in children and their families. ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY SERVICES is something we are working hard to improve. I am the first to admit that we do not always succeed as well as we would like. Since I became CEO, many of you have called or emailed me to talk through your access and communication challenges. While I wish you would never need to call me about these issues, I value the conversations because they give me a chance to hear from you, understand what you are experiencing, and provide guidance to our team so we can then do better. Children's National Health System is focused on doing what is right for kids, and we know getting an appointment when one is needed is essential. For that reason, we are monitoring our access data to the third next available appointment for new patients and working with our specialty areas on clear referral guidelines. This requires a change in our culture and many of our operational procedures. Bear with us as we continue to apply ourselves to better serve you and your patients. New partnerships and collaborations are key to bringing pediatric specialty services closer to families. On September 30, 2013, we opened a new, joint private practice with Inova: Pediatric Specialists of Virginia. This venture brings together specialists from both of our health systems to better serve the children of Northern Virginia. The practice employs specialists in gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, orthopaedics, nephrology, and genetics. Additional specialties will be added in the coming year. Children's National also partners with other community hospitals to provide pediatric hospitalists in their inpatient units. Our team has a presence at Mary Washington and Stafford hospitals, The HSC Pediatric Center, Holy Cross, and Peninsula Regional Medical Center. RESEARCH REFERRAL WEB RESOURCES Kurt Newman, MD PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mark Batshaw, MD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF Carol Keese VICE PRESIDENT, PR/MARKETING Sienna Tomko MANAGING EDITOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUE NORTH Haley Johnson ACCOUNT MANAGER Victoria Carlson SENIOR DESIGNER Angela Williams SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR I want to draw your attention to one particular article in this issue. Beginning in July 2014, Children's National will no longer mail consult notes after a patient visit. Instead, we will email or fax these notes to your office, depending on your preference. We hope this will ensure you are kept informed about your patients in our care in a timely way. Be sure to let your physician liaison know if you have questions. Thomas Crocker, Michael Ferguson, Valerie Lauer, Melissa Moore, Tiffany Parnell, Colin Stayton, Rachel Stewart, Jonelle Todd, Laura Ward, Jennifer Webster Sincerely, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Kurt Newman, MD INTERESTED IN RECEIVING ADVANCING PEDIATRICS? Visit www.ChildrensNational.org/ PubSignUp or call 202-476-4500 to be added to our mailing list for the next issue! 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS VISIT US on the Web at www.ChildrensNational.org.

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