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COVER STORY A CHANGING IMAGE FOR RADIOLOGY: WICHITA RADIOLOGICAL GROUP IS EARLY ADOPTER OF VALUE-BASED SYSTEM 10 The radiolog y specia lty, like other hea lthcare practices, is being transformed from a volume-based model to a va lue- based model. In Kansas, Wichita Radiologica l Group, one of the largest subspecia lty-focused groups in the state, is embracing that change wholeheartedly. FE ATURES SURVEY SHOWS HIGH PHYSICIAN BURNOUT RATE IN SEDGWICK COUNTY 06 A new survey revea ls the burnout rate among Sedg wick County physicians is higher than the nationa l rate. ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOME TO STATE'S ONLY ACCREDITED EPILEPSY CENTER WEST OF KANSAS CITY 14 The Epilepsy Center at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis has achieved two-year accreditation by the Nationa l Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center for adults. 10 contents ON THE COVER /////// JUNE/JULY 2019 WICHITA TRAUMA SURGEON RAISES FUNDS FOR EATING DISORDERS IN MEMORY OF HIS DAUGHTER, A FELLOW SURGEON 17 Paul Harrison, MD, a recently retired trauma surgeon in Wichita, has gone to great leng ths to raise awareness and funds for eating disorders. STUDY OF CANNABINOIDS' POTENTIAL TO TREAT MS SYMPTOMS YIELDS MIXED RESULTS 18 Patients with multiple sclerosis can safely use medicina l cannabinoids to treat symptoms, but the relief may be slight, research suggests. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: R ADIOLOGY STUDY REAFFIRMS SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY'S CENTRALITY IN REDUCING BREAST CANCER DEATHS 08 New research undercuts suggestions that screening mammography 's lifesaving potentia l has diminished. DEPARTMENTS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 05 DOCTOR DROP-IN 07 RECRUITMENT 12 THE EXERCISE COACH 13 DATA VAULT 19 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 23 14 17