MDNews - Mid Hudson

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents July 2013 Cover PHoto © Don DeMPSey, WHite LigHt PHotograPHy PAGE 6 on to not study it as muc major medications or h the literature I looked suggest that when you'r going to be more presen you're also going to be better," says Elizabeth MHP, FACC, Assista Medicine, Director of th Program, Division of Medicine, and Departm Medicine at Universi Hospital and Health Sy if you're working hard t at night or in the mo completely relate to your to do that." However, for physician their own health issues, Sometimes being fort personal struggles can i dialogue with patients a toward their own goa physicians who maintain and are less likely to cou obesiTy plays a maJor role in paTienTs' procliviTy To develop chronic healTh condiTions, such as cardiovascular disease the cover buT and diabeTes. whaT if healTh care providers sTruggle wiTh The same healTh challenges as Their paTienTs? iT's all abouT finding The righT way To connecT and counsel paTienTs — as well as Time To improve personal healTh. An All-Star Team Approach to Cardiac Care at Vassar Brothers Medical Center A FEATURES AN All-STAR TeAm APPRoACh To CARDIAC CARe AT VASSAR BRoTheRS meDICAl CeNTeR 6 Through sophisticated technology, a team approach to care and a new model centered on uniform adoption of best practices to enhance overall outcomes, cardiac specialists at Vassar Brothers Medical Center provide comprehensive cardiac services to patients throughout the Hudson Valley. 2010 STuDy CoNDuCTeD by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and publ ishe d i n P re ve nt ive Cardiology found that a physician's ability to appropriately counsel patients about healthy lifestyle was linked to the physician's own personal health and appearance. "There definitely is a connection. People tend 22 ICD-10: BRACe FoR (CoDeR PRoDuCTIVITy) ImPACT 20 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. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: MEN'S HEALTH A WAy FoRWARD FoR PSA SCReeNING? 14 More than one year following the release of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen based screening, physicians continue to debate how best to approach the No. 2 killer of men in America. STuDy QueSTIoNS STANDARD TReATmeNT FoR PRoSTATe CANCeR A new study indicates prostatectomy may render more favorable outcomes than radiotherapy in the treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer. ThAT'S NeWS A roundup of three recent studies of novel prostate cancer treatments 16 17 DEPARTMENTS PRoDuCT SPoTlIGhT PhySICIAN lIFe BAlANCe PRACTICe mANAGemeNT loCAl NeWS Cme eVeNTS hoSPITAl RouNDS 19 22 23 24 25 26

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