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06 contents ON THE COVER /////// FEB 2016 16 29 FE ATURES CONNECTING THE PATHWAYS: EXPANSIVE NEUROLOGY SERVICES AT MIDHUDSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND WITHIN THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH NETWORK 6 The neurolog y specia lists at MidHudson Regiona l Hospita l are connected to a ll of the neurolog y services within the Westchester Medica l Center Hea lth Network — for patient care, turning a community hospita l into an academic center, a hub for research and clinica l tria ls, and an advanced Neuroscience Center, a ll in Poughkeepsie. GIVING AND RECEIVING: PHYSICIANS FIND FULFILLMENT IN CHARITABLE CARE 20 Physicians who provide philanthropic medica l or other services come from many backgrounds but share a passion for helping the less fortunate. Three physicians discuss what motivates them to volunteer. THE PURSUIT OF BALANCE — HOW LIFESTYLE DRIVES THE EMPLOYED- PHYSICIAN MODEL 24 A desire to ba lance work and persona l life has been a motivating factor behind physicians' migration to employed positions. But employment and traditiona l private practice are not the only a lternatives. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: CARDIOLOGY A TEACHABLE TOOL FOR REDUCING HEART FAILURE READMISSIONS 16 An educationa l strateg y developed by nurses and clinicians at the University of Ca lifornia, San Francisco, proved e‚ective at lowering rehospita lization rates among heart failure patients. RESEARCH SUGGESTS PATH TOWARD FEWER INFLUENZA DEATHS IN NURSING HOMES 18 Influenza-related morbidity and morta lity were significantly reduced among residents of long-stay nursing homes who received vaccines that were well-matched to the prevailing strain in a given flu season, according to recent research. CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 19 A roundup of statistics related to cardiolog y DEPARTMENTS PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 14 FINANCE 22 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 26 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 27 UPCOMING CME EVENTS 28 LOCAL NEWS 29