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FE ATURES
ENHANCED CARE BY DESIGN: STAMFORD
INTEGRATED CARE PAVILION 6
Scheduled to open adjacent to Stamford Hospital in the fall of
2016, the Stamford Integrated Care Pavilion signals a new era
of healthcare delivery for both patients and providers.
BETTER TOGETHER: PARTNERING WITH
CLINICIANS ON CLINICAL INTEGRATION 24
Physicians and other practitioners should be heavily involved
in hospitals' and health systems' discussions regarding
clinical integration or consolidation if those e•orts are to
succeed, experts say.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
ORTHOPEDICS
LANDMARK STUDY ALTERS CENTURY-OLD BELIEF
ABOUT BONE FRACTURE HEALING 18
The recent discovery by Vanderbilt University scientists that
fibrin is not vita l for the hea ling of bone fractures could open
new avenues for treatment and research.
REDIRECTING THE DEBATE ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
AMONG SOCCER PLAYERS 20
A new study indicating that player-to-player contact — rather
than heading the ba ll — causes a majority of concussions
among high school soccer players may a lter advice physicians
give parents and players about avoiding injury.
SPORTS MEDICINE UPDATE 12
A roundup of news related to sports medicine
DEPARTMENTS
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
LEGAL EASE 14
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 16
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 23
FINANCE 26
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 27
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 28
LOCAL NEWS 29
