COVER FE ATURE
WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER'S
AMBULATORY CARE PAVILION: A NEW ERA IN
OUTPATIENT CARE 06
The patient-centered, 260,000-square-foot Ambulatory
Care Pavilion in Va lha lla currently houses the WMCHea lth
Heart and Vascular Institute and the Advanced Imaging
Center, as well as Westchester Medica l Center's outpatient
Surgery Center.
CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND:
LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM 13
Low-dose CT screening for patients with an extensive
history of smoking can reduce deaths from lung cancer,
but few people are ta king advantage. See the details in this
specia l infographic.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
WEIGHING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF
ADOLESCENT BARIATRIC SURGERY 20
Following bariatric surgery, severely obese adolescents are
more likely than adults to experience complete remission of
key comorbidities, according to recent research.
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ON THE COVER
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MISDIAGNOSING PEDIATRIC SLEEP-
DISORDERED BREATHING 22
About 90% of children with sleep-disordered breathing are
undiagnosed, often because physicians attribute symptoms to
behaviora l issues.
THAT'S NEWS 23
A roundup of news about bariatrics
DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL EASE 11
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 12
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 14
FINANCE 15
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 16
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 18
PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT 24
PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE 26
BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 27
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
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