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FEATURE
FROM 'MY' PATIENT TO 'OUR' PATIENT: HOW NEW MODELS ARE
TRANSFORMING CARE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 6
In a transformation designed to help patients achieve their health goals, WellSpan
Health is establishing patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) in its primary care
practices. PCMHs engage patients, their families and a comprehensive care team to
provide care that encompasses far more than just treatment of illnesses or injuries.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY
DISTRESS THERMOMETER HELPING WELLSPAN TREAT
THE WHOLE PERSON 10
It is widely recognized that cancer patients experience enormous stress. But long
before a 2015 mandate requires providers to evaluate oncology patients for distress
and refer them for services if necessary, WellSpan proactively implemented screenings
using the NCCN Distress Thermometer.
FINDING COMMON GROUND IN THE FDA'S CERVICAL
SCREENING DECISION 12
The FDA's approval of the Roche cobas HPV Test as a primary screening tool for
cervical cancer has generated debate about the potential for unnecessary or harmful
follow-up testing.
THAT'S NEWS 13
Read about some recent developments in oncological research.
DEPARTMENTS
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 4
COORDINATED CARE 5
UROGYNECOLOGY 14
DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATION 15
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ON THE COVER
From 'My' Patient
to 'Our' Patient:
How New Models
Are Transforming Care in
Central Pennsylvania
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| SECOND ISSUE 2014 |
