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FEATURE NORWOOD HOSPITAL'S PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER: ADVANCED PAIN MEDICINE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING 5 The Pain Management Center at Norwood Hospital offers patients a comprehensive service that includes anesthesiologists, neurologists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, and registered nurses and medical assistants specially trained to treat pain. COVER FEATURE WOMEN'S CARE AT GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER: AN EXPANDING ARRAY OF WOMEN'S CARE SERVICES IN A LOCAL , COMMUNITY SETTING 6 From prenatal services to cancer care, Good Samaritan Medical Center complements its physicians with leading-edge technology and a network of support services to offer the full spectrum of women's care in a local, community setting. NATIONAL FEATURE A NATION IN WAITING (ROOMS) 10 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. Contents | SEPT 2014 | Consumer Behavior in the Medical Marketplace PEPPERED WITH GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVES, OPAQUE PRICING AND UNPREDICTABLE CUSTOMER TRAFFIC, THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY HAS By Katy Mena-Berkley 9 6 ON THE COVER DEPARTMENTS BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 9 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 12 FINANCE 13 THE LINK 14 PHOTO © RYAN RICHARDSON Women's Care at Good Samaritan Medical Center: A N E X PA ND IN G A RR AY O F W O ME N ' S C A RE SE R V I C E S IN A L O C A L , C O MMUNI T Y SE T T IN G 13

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