MDNews - Minnesota

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents 6 DECEMBER 2012 PAGE ON THE COVER Medical Education at Hennepin County Medical Center — Preparing Physicians for the New Realities in Health Care FEATURES MEDICAL EDUCATION AT HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER — PREPARING PHYSICIANS FOR THE NEW REALITIES IN HEALTH CARE 6 As the first teaching hospital in Minnesota, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) serves as one of the University of Minnesota Medical School's major affiliate teaching hospitals. Approximately 100 medical students and 90–100 residents from the university train at HCMC each year. An additional 200 residents from medical schools across the country and abroad are drawn to HCMC, a Level 1 trauma center, for its nationally renowned residency training programs. Read more in this issue's cover story! 18 32 IDENTIFYING ALLERGENS, CONTROLLING WINTER ASTHMA 12 Colder temperatures have arrived, and patients with asthma who contract a viral infection may find their asthma symptoms are amplified. While physicians can't prevent the contraction of viruses, they can help asthmatic patients identify allergic triggers to avoid by using ImmunoCAP, an innovative test that requires one simple blood draw and detects nearly 600 specific triggers. 2012: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD 20 Pulled in all directions by a battle of many wills, the U.S. health care system has charted an uneven course over the past decade. The coming year promises further transformation as government officials and the health care community at large face a number of looming questions revolving around electronic health records, Affordable Insurance Exchanges, accountable care organizations and more. Read on as we take a look at recent developments in U.S. health care and examine the challenges it will face in the near future. DEPARTMENTS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Q&A DIAGNOSTICS HOSPITAL ROUNDS LOCAL HEALTH UPDATE 10 16 18 22 32

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