MDNews - Central New York

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents SEPT/OCT 2012 6 PAGE 7 ON THE COVER A Picture of the Community's Health L-R, Dr. Nicholas Trasolini, MDR CEO Mike Letizia, Dr. David Kunz FEATURES A PICTURE OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH 7 Since its inception more than 25 years ago, Magnetic Diagnostic Resources (MDR) has found strengthened possibilities for patient care in collaboration between radiologists from multiple practices. Today, MDR comprises 51 radiology partners from both Crouse Radiology Associates and St. Joseph's Imaging Associates and provides broad access to an extensive range of advanced magnetic resonance imaging services in Central New York. RETHINKING THE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ITS CHALLENGES AND ITS SOLUTIONS 12 Projections of an impending physician shortage in the United States have some institutions rethinking medical school enrollment strategies. However, as voices from the research and education arenas and other countries' health care industries contribute to the deficit discussion, the conversation becomes less about numbers and more about models of care delivery. WRITING THE CODE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 16 Over the past four decades, the role of a medical coder in the hospital and practice settings has transformed from performing largely secretarial duties to helping assure the provider of services receives reimbursement for his or her work efforts. At Bryant & Stratton College, the Certified Professional Coder program is structured to develop and support medical coders at any level. 16 DEPARTMENTS ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPOTLIGHT ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT REAL ESTATE BUSINESS OF MEDICINE LOCAL NEWS THAT'S NEWS 5 6 14 15 18 20 22

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