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06 contents ON THE COVER /////// SEP 2016 20 26 FE ATURES NORTHWELL HEALTH SPURS THE TRANSFORMATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE ON LONG ISLAND 06 Northwell Hea lth's initiative to integrate its cardiovascular services unites the superb cardiac programs previously located at Long Island Jewish Medica l Center and North Shore University Hospita l. FROM MAIDS TO TYCOONS: DIRECT PRIMARY CARE EXPANDS ITS PATIENT BASE 26 Once viewed as an option only for the wea lthy, direct primary care is ma king inroads among lower-income Americans — including some who are on Medicaid. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: DEGENER ATIVE DISE ASE RETHINKING THE LINK BETWEEN PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDERS 20 Researchers traditionally viewed circadian rhythm disorders as a side e‚ect of Parkinson's disease. New research finds the disorders may in fact contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's. EARLY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS LINKED TO LATER COGNITIVE DECLINE 22 Increased arterial sti‚ness even during early middle age may increase Alzheimer's disease risk later in life, a recent study shows. DEGENERATIVE DISEASES UPDATE 23 A roundup of statistics related to degenerative disease DEPARTMENTS PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12 LEGAL EASE 14 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 16 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 18 FINANCE 25 LOCAL NEWS 28 CME CREDITS 30 (From left) James Taylor, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon and Co-director of the Heart Hospital at Northwell Health; Alan R. Hartman, MD, Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Northwell Health; and Barry Kaplan, MD, Co-director of the Heart Hospital and Chair of Cardiology for Northwell Health's central and eastern regions

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