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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents MAY/JUNE 2013 FEATURES A SAFER SET OF TOOLS FOR EHR 10 While electronic health records (EHRs) are often credited with streamlining patient care, their mismanagement can endanger patients. During 2013, a coalition of health information technology experts and physicians will consider ways to enhance the safety of EHR and other health care information technology systems. A TRIP TO NEVER EVENT LAND 18 Never events — such as performing surgery on the wrong part of the body or the wrong patient — are estimated to occur at least 4,000 times annually in the United States. New research suggests there are ways to avoid these errors — and the malpractice suits they may spur. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: ORTHOPEDICS 10 THE FUTURE IN A DISH 6 Scientists expect major breakthroughs in tissue replacement and pharmaceutical testing thanks to research by Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., who discovered human adult cells could be reprogrammed to mimic embryonic stem cells. Already, researchers have engineered cartilage and bone in mouse and pig models. PUTTING THE BEST FOOT FORWARD 8 A recent study by South Korean researchers provides encouraging news to people who suffer a fifth metatarsal fracture. Read ahead to learn more. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT An overview of three new orthopedic devices in the market 9 20 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: WOMEN'S HEALTH TRACING THE LINK BETWEEN MENOPAUSE AND COGNITION 14 Recent studies indicate the negative changes in cognitive functioning following surgical or natural menopause are neither frivolous nor merely a natural part of aging. Rather, they are real physiological responses to the reproductive transition. NEW TARGETS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER 16 A discovery by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine is bringing therapies that target ovarian cancer stem cells closer to reality. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME? 17 While the overwhelming majority of births in the United States continue to take place in hospitals, a growing number of women are choosing to deliver their babies at home. 6 DEPARTMENTS TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE THAT'S NEWS 12 20 21 22

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