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Contents | SEPTEMBER 2014 | 6 HCMC Nationally Recognized, High-volume Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center ON THE COVER FEATURES HCMC NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, HIGH-VOLUME LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER 6 Hennepin County Medical Center has received Level I verification for its trauma care for pediatric and adult patients. The team takes a collaborative approach to ensure every injury receives specialist attention. INNOVATIVE CERVICAL DISC REPLACEMENT ENHANCES MOBILITY, SHORTENS RECOVERY TIMES 10 Summit Orthopedics now offers disc replacement using the Mobi-C Cervical Disc. Performed at Vadnais Heights Surgery Center, the procedure allows two-level disc replacement and alleviates the need for some fusion operations. A NATION IN WAITING (ROOMS) 12 Some observers believe healthcare reform will increase wait times at doctors' offices. In anticipation of that possibility, physicians can employ strategies to make the time patients spend waiting more productive — and less likely to negatively affect revenue and the patient experience. PARTNERING FOR BETTER PRACTICE 14 MMIC recently introduced a variety of training services designed to identif y and prevent potentially dangerous and costly situations. Clients will gain the knowledge they need to implement important patient safety initiatives. PHYSICIANS' DIAGNOSTICS & REHABILITATION CLINICS: EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO RESOLVE HEAD, NECK AND TMJ PAIN 16 Active physical therapy and patient-learned manual therapies, such as those practiced at Physicians' Diagnostics & Rehabilitation Clinics, prove very effective for long-term pain management. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: SENIOR HEALTH PREDICTIVE TEST FOR ALZHEIMER'S RAISES MEDICAL POSSIBILITIES, ETHICAL QUESTIONS 20 A blood test could provide up to three years of presymptomatic notice that a person is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. That presents therapeutic opportunities — and a host of difficult issues concerning how patients may respond to that knowledge. A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO HELPING PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA LIVE AT HOME 22 North Dakota has eased the burden on families, physicians and healthcare facilities by implementing a program that makes it possible for people with dementia to remain in their homes longer. THE GRAYING OF HEALTH CARE 24 Demographic trends point toward explosive growth in home health and various forms of long-term care in coming years. DEPARTMENTS TECHNOLOGY 9 PROSTHODONTIC INSIGHTS 18 DIAGNOSTICS 25 THE LINK 26 HOSPITAL ROUNDS 28 CME EVENTS 30

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