FE ATURES
UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BUILDS
CENTRAL NEW YORK'S COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CARE DESTINATION 06
As Centra l New York 's only academic-aliated cancer
institution, Upstate Cancer Center works with a faculty
team of more than 100 clinicians to provide coordinated,
multidisciplinary care. And the program is expanding.
MISSED CONNECTION: WHY PATIENTS RARELY
USE HOSPITAL APPS
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The overwhelming majority of patients do not use mobile apps
provided by their hospita ls. That gap may be reducing revenue
and patient satisfaction.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
STUDIES SPOTLIGHT GAINS IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AND FUNCTION AFTER
BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
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A wide-ranging review of studies confirms findings of
significant gains in patients' physica l activity after they
undergo bariatric surgery.
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POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AT
HEALTHeCONNECTIONS 14
Hea ltheConnections ta kes part in a broad set of activities in
service of the Triple Aim's better care, better hea lth and lower
hea lthcare costs.
REFINING DIET-BASED APPROACHES TO
LOWERING TYPE 2 DIABETES RISK 16
Recent research suggests even moderate dietary shifts can
sharply reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
DEPARTMENTS
HEALTHCARE PERSPECTIVE 05
MEDICAL BRIEFS 18
DATA VAULT 22
The Breast Cancer Care team at the Upstate Cancer Center is the largest in
Central New York and the only one affiliated with a medical university. The team
includes board-certified physicians, fellowship-trained surgeons and oncology-
certified nurses who create a personalized treatment plan for every patient.
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