MDNews - South Central Pennsylvania

06 contents ON THE COVER /////// FALL 2016 10 12 FEATURES SAFER, BETTER, FASTER: 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY AND PRONE BREAST BIOPSY TECHNOLOGY AT WELLSPAN HEALTH 04 WellSpan Health recently installed Genius 3D MAMMOGRAPHY equipment to o–er patients digital tomosynthesis, providing patients with earlier breast cancer detection through improved mammography and more comfortable biopsies in their communities. A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION: HOW PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS AT WELLSPAN WORK TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS 06 WellSpan Health is taking a closer look at hospital readmissions and has found coordinating care and encouraging patient compliance post-discharge through appropriate education and home health care are key factors that can enhance outcomes. BARIATRICS AT WELLSPAN: A SURGICAL SOLUTION 10 Ba riatric surger y ca n be used to help treat va rious medica l conditions, including diabetes, hy per tension, sleep apnea a nd more, widening its inf luence into the world of metabolic surger y. A PARTNER IN SLEEP MEDICINE 12 A va riet y of hea lth issues may improve or resolve with proper sleep treatment g uided by experienced sleep medicine physicia ns. HORIZON PLANNING ® : STARTING THE CONVERSATION 16 For physicians, knowing a patient 's end-of-life wishes is just the beginning of a future care and patient preferences discussion. EXPANDING LOCAL PEDIATRIC GENERAL SURGERY ACCESS 17 WellSpa n Hea lth a nd The Johns Hopkins Children's Center a re collaborating to offer pediatric genera l surger y in York. This new practice will better ser ve patients in South Centra l Pennsylva nia . EVALUATING EPIDIOLEX USE IN EPILEPSY TREATMENT 19 WellSpa n Hea lth recently pa r ticipated in a clinica l tria l desig ned to determine the effectiveness of Epidiolex, a purif ied form of ca nnabidiol, in epilepsy patients. DEPARTMENTS FINANCE 05 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 18 THAT'S NEWS 21 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 22/23

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