Issue link: http://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/90903
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOVEMBER 2012 Contents PAGE 6 FEATURES SHIFTING TIDES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY AT SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL The multidisciplinary team of specialists at South Nassau Communities Hospital's Center for Weight and Life Management takes a proactive role in patients' weight-loss needs, providing holistic care for patients preoperatively, through a range of minimally invasive surgical procedures — including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and LAP-BAND surgery — and in postoperative care and follow up. NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, P.C.: COMPLETING THE PEDIATRIC CARE CONTINUUM 14 At 10 locations in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Manhattan and Queens, Neurological Surgery, P.C. provides pediatric patients advanced surgical and nonsurgical treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions from epilepsy to brain tumors. THE ABCs OF MEANINGFUL USE SUCCESS 22 A series of best practices and solutions to the riddle of meaningful use is becoming clear as health care reform progresses and leaders in the field begin to emerge. And, while achieving meaningful use qualifies health care providers for government incentives — which have now topped $3 billion — an information technology expert reminds us that the ultimate goal of attestation is improved clinical care. 6 Shifting Tides in Bariatric Surgery ON THE COVER DEPARTMENTS LEGAL EASE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DATA VAULT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NEWS BUSINESS OF MEDICINE PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE CME ACTIVITY CME EVENTS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 12 20 24 26 28 29 30 32 38 39 41 COVER PHOTO © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY