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FE ATURES
NEW ERA OF RADIOSURGERY LAUNCHES AT
PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON S. HERSHEY
MEDICAL CENTER: INSTALLATION OF
GAMMA KNIFE ICON 06
In a further enhancement of the high-level care it brings to
patients who have brain tumors or other complex neurologica l
disorders, Penn State Hea lth Milton S. Hershey Medica l
Center has upgraded to Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon
TM
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Icon is the latest and most advanced iteration of the
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery system.
MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT,
PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION TAKE
CENTER STAGE 14
Ana lysts expect medica l costs, employer reliance on
performance-based hea lthcare networks and changes
in pharmaceutica l benefits to grab (or keep) the
spotlight in 2017.
DEPARTMENTS
FINANCE 02
THE LINK 02
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 05
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 13
