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22 20 FEATURES WINTHROP-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRIDGES PEDIATRIC AND ADULT DIABETES CARE 6 Patients with diabetes benefit from a formal transition process between pediatric and adult-focused care. Winthrop-University Hospital has developed an evidence-based program to help patients maintain optimal care while taking on more autonomy. WRITTEN ON THEIR FACES: ASSESSING PAIN IN NONCOMMUNICATIVE PATIENTS 14 Recent research in the American Journal of Critical Care highlights the importance of facial expression as a means of assessing pain levels in patients who are intubated and unable to communicate. ARE YOUR PATIENTS PROTECTED? THE CHALLENGES OF SAFEGUARDING PHI 26 According to the most recent report to Congress, theft accounts for roughly half of major breaches of protected health information. Discover your organization's vulnerable points. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ONCOLOGY RESEARCH POINTS TO TEST FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER RECURRENCE 20 There may be new hope for the 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. The cMethDNA assay could aid development of a blood test that will permit early detection of breast cancer recurrence, as well as provide early indications of how a patient is responding to a given therapy. FINDING COMMON GROUND IN THE FDA'S CERVICAL SCREENING DECISION 22 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 23 Read about some recent developments in oncological research. ON THE COVER 6 DEPARTMENTS LEGAL EASE 12 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 16 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 18 TECHNOLOGY 25 CME CREDITS 28 LOCAL NEWS 29 Contents | DECEMBER 2014 |

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