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LOCAL NEWS The Suffolk County Medical Society is proud to announce its formal affilia- tion with The Independent Physicians' Association of Nassau and Suffolk Counties (IPANS). IPANS is a nonprofit association comprised of more than 400 physi - cians throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties and was formed in 2011 with the goal of uniting its associates, who wish to maintain their independence. This alliance provides local physicians with enhanced administrative support and opportunities to participate in population health contracting. Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have made a medi - cal breakthrough using 3D printing on a MakerBot Replicator 2X Experimental 3D Printer to create cartilage designed for tracheal repair or replacement. The results were reported by Todd Goldstein, an investigator at the Feinstein Institute — part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System — who presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons in San Diego. Researchers used MakerBot PLA Filament to print a custom tracheal scaf - fold, which they combined with living cells to create a tracheal segment. This is the first time medical researchers have achieved such a feat. Daniel A. Grande, PhD, (Left) and Todd Goldstein with the 3D Printer Nassau University Medical Center (NuHealth) was recently presented with a certificate of appreciation by LiveOnNY, in recognition of the hospital's efforts to save lives through organ and tissue donation. The certification honors the valiant efforts and compassionate care delivered by NuHealth providers to patients whose legacies live on through organ, eye and/or tissue donation. LiveOnNY offered a special thanks to Surgical Intensive Care Unit and operating room staffs, social workers, and hospital ad - ministration for helping these patients leave a lasting legacy. To increase awareness about women's risk for heart disease and prevention efforts, the North Shore-LIJ Health System took part in the American Heart Association's (AHA's) National Wear Red Day — part of its national After months of meetings, meticulous plan - ning sessions and detailed test runs, South Nassau Communities Hospital became one of the first hospitals on Long Island and one among only 840 hospitals nationwide to complete the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) EHR Incentive Program attestation requirement for Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2). MU2 increases health informa - tion exchange between providers and pro- motes patient engagement by giving patients secure online access to their health informa- tion. Just 17 percent of hospitals in the United States have been able to attest for MU2 certification. South Nassau utilizes Allscripts Sunrise EHR, which provides computerized provider order entry and features includ - ing integrated pharmacy and bar-coded medication administration. Allscripts Sunrise aggregates and organizes patient data, deliv- ering it seamlessly into clinicians' workflow, enhancing the planning and coordination of care provided to patients. South Nassau's EHR Team of nurse and pharmacist informaticists, supported by its performance improvement staff and Allscripts Healthcare consultants, worked tirelessly to mold the Allscripts Sunrise EHR into a platform that could capture and report compliance data to CMS on a stringent schedule. M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Long Island | 2 9

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