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Contents
| JULY 2015 |
DEPARTMENTS
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE 6
PHYSICIAN INTRODUCTION 8
WEALTH MANAGEMENT 18
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 20
LEGAL EASE 22
FINANCE 24
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 25
THE LINK 26
CME EVENTS 28
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 30
FEATURES
NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER: A PACESETTER
FOR PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 10
Plastic surgeons are vital to a comprehensive trauma team. North Memorial's plastics
team delivers a wide array of care — from complex limb reattachments to routine mole
removals — to the Upper Midwest and beyond.
DATA VAULT 13
A roundup of statistics about plastic surgery
NEW FINDINGS MAY ALLAY FEAR OF COMPLICATIONS AMONG
BREAST RECONSTRUCTION PATIENTS 14
Many older women forego breast reconstruction after mastectomy, but recent research
may ease their concerns about complications from reconstruction.
RESEARCH LINKS NSAID USE TO HIGHER VENOUS
THROMBOEMBOLISM RISK 16
Use of NSAIDs is associated with an 80 percent increased chance of venous
thromboembolism, according to a meta-analysis of six studies.
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