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06 contents ON THE COVER /////// AUG 2016 16 22 FE ATURES ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDICAL CENTER SEAMLESSLY LINKS WOMEN'S PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE 06 St. Catherine of Siena Medica l Center is creating a women's hea lth service line that will better connect the dots a long the continuum of women's care. MOTIVATING FACTORS: POTENTIAL DRIVERS OF FUTURE EHR ADOPTION 14 Most U.S. physicians use EHRs on at least a basic level, and industry experts say a variety of factors could spur holdouts to embrace the technolog y. STUBBORN DEATH RATE SPURS CALLS FOR FRESH FOCUS ON PANCREATIC CANCER 26 W hile pancreatic cancer is not among the most common cancers, it is one of the deadliest. Yet it receives comparatively little research funding — something advocates and scientists say has to change. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: PEDIATRICS PEDIATRIC SNAPSHOT 20 A roundup of statistics about pediatrics PEDIATRIC CARE: COLLABORATION BETWEEN URGENT CARE CENTER PROVIDERS AND PEDIATRICIANS 21 Attorneys from Martin Clearwater & Bell discuss the legal implications involved when pediatricians collaborate with urgent care centers. PROBIOTICS SHOW PROMISE FOR REDUCING LATE-ONSET SEPSIS IN PRETERM INFANTS 22 Significantly fewer preterm, very low birth weight infants who received a probiotic cocktail developed late-onset sepsis than those who received no probiotics, according to recent research. INFLUENZA VACCINATION AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN: A CASE FOR IMPROVEMENT 24 Rates of full influenza vaccination among children 6–23 months of age have improved since 2002, but a CDC study reveals there is still a long way to go. DEPARTMENTS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 12 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 16 LOCAL NEWS 28 CME CREDITS 30

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