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FE ATURES COVID-19 CONCERNS RESULT IN CHANGES AT HOSPITALS, PRACTICES 07 With the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 threats, medica l facilities in Kansas and elsewhere were ma king changes to their services and procedures. OPINION: WHEN HOSPITALS DON'T COMPETE, PATIENTS PAY THE PRICE 10 Here's a newsflash: W hen businesses don't need to compete for customers, they tend to raise prices. BE AWARE OF SIDE EFFECTS AND OTHER DRUG INTERACTIONS OF GLAUCOMA MEDICATIONS 14 With older Americans being more at risk for glaucoma and a lso ta king multiple prescription medications, it 's important for primary care physicians to understand the side effects and possible drug interactions of the various prescription glaucoma eye drops, says Anita Campbell, MD, a fellowship- trained glaucoma specia list with Grene Vision Group in Wichita. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: NEUROLOGICAL HE ALTH MAPPING THE WAY TO MORE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY 12 A five-year, $15 million project to create a novel, open-access, 3D spina l cord atlas to serve as a resource for researchers developing new therapies is underway at the Seattle Science Foundation. contents /////// APRIL /MAY 2020 NATIONAL FE ATURE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY: A FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN'S PERSPECTIVE 18 The ways in which medica l specia lties are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the globa l spread of the novel coronavirus are widely varied. DEPARTMENTS MENTAL HEALTH 06 DOCTOR DROP-IN 08 INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY 09 MEDICAL REAL ESTATE 11 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 17 HOSPITAL ROUNDS 20 FINANCE 22 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 22 07 08 14