MDNews - Greater Boston

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents May 2013 Cover PHoto Courtesy of WinCHester HosPitaL Winchester Hospital Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center PAGE on the cover FEATURES PinnaClE HEaltH — EmPOwERing PatiEntS and REwaRding COSt-EffiCiEnt CaRE 6 With the Affordable Care Act driving providers to maintain quality care and cut health care expenses, Pinnacle Health is connecting patients with caregivers who deliver high-quality service efficiently and at a competitive cost, while offering an incentive program that rewards patients for choosing cost-efficient providers in the area. winCHEStER HOSPital wOund HEaling and HyPERbaRiC CEntER 8 Of all the services offered by Winchester Hospital in the northwest suburbs of Boston, few have made greater impact in the last few years than its Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. The center has taken a multidisciplinary and case-management approach to wound care that has made it one of the longest-serving and most reputable centers in the area. a SafER SEt Of tOOlS fOR EHR 16 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. 12 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: OrThOPEdICS tHE futuRE in a diSH 12 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. PROduCt SPOtligHt 14 An overview of three new orthopedic devices in the market Putting tHE bESt fOOt fORwaRd 15 A recent study by South Korean researchers provides encouraging news to people who suffer a fifth metatarsal fracture. Read ahead to learn more. DEPARTMENT tHat'S nEwS 6 18 On tHE COvER: Winchester Hospital's Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center is making a difference in wound management. Pictured are William Breckwoldt, M.D., Medical Director at the center, and podiatric surgeon Lieke Lee, D.P.M. Cover PHoto Courtesy of WinCHester HosPitaL

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