MDNews - Central New York

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents july/august 2013 on the cover Crouse Hospital Embraces Expansive Approach to Sports Medicine PAGE 6 Features CrouSe HoSPiTal eMbraCeS exPanSive aPProaCH To SPorTS MeDiCine 6 At Crouse Hospital, the sports medicine program is rapidly fulfilling its mission to provide care and support for active individuals of all ages in the Syracuse and Central New York area. Key to that mission is primary care sports medicine, a field that focuses on the medical management of physically active people. iCD-10: braCe for (CoDer ProDuCTiviTy) iMPaCT 14 The transition to ICD-10 will affect coder productivity at your hospital or practice. It is important to begin taking steps now to mitigate potential loss of coder productivity and soften its impact on your bottom line. THe reSPonSibiliTy for aCCounTabiliTy 20 Reform initiatives emphasizing physician accountability have left medical practitioners with many questions, one being, "How am I to control my patients once they leave my exam room?" We explore this question and the burden of accountability in the pages ahead. 5 DepartMeNts ononDaga CounTy MeDiCal SoCieTy benefiT SPeCialiSTS Meaningful uSe real eSTaTe PraCTiCe ManageMenT PHySiCian life balanCe loCal newS On the Cover 5 10 12 16 18 22 24 Paul Klawitter, MD; and (inset, from left) Daniel DiChristina, MD; Irving Raphael, MD; Bradley Raphael, MD; and Michael Wiese, MD 10

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