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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents ON THE COVER The Heart of North Texas' Cardiac Care PAGE 6 FEATURES THE CENTER FOR COMPLEX ARRHYTHMIAS AT BAYLOR JACK AND JANE HAMILTON HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL: THE HEART OF NORTH TEXAS' CARDIAC CARE The Center for Complex Arrhythmias at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital serves as a one-stop hub that provides specialized educational, diagnostic and therapeutic resources to patients in Dallas, Fort Worth and beyond. 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. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ENGAGE ELECTRONICALLY 16 Emergency medical services (EMS) may be the first contact many patients experience during an episode of care. But in terms of electronic connectivity, many EMS providers are still in the world of pencils and carbon paper. In some health care systems, though, EMS is achieving interoperability in exciting ways. DEPARTMENTS OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPOTLIGHT THAT'S NEWS ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT LAW MATTERS BARIATRICS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF MEDICINE COMPLIANCE DATA VAULT PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE CME ACTIVITY 10 11 14 15 18 19 20 25 26 27 29 16 12 6 OCT/NOV 2012