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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | August 2013 | on the cover Regions Hospital — Distinguished by Depth of Experience in Valve Repair PAGE Cover Photo © DaviD GinsberG 6 FEATURES Regions Hospital — DistinguisHeD by DeptH of expeRience in ValVe RepaiR 6 Regions Hospital's heart program "is distinguished by our experience with therapies, including catheter-based valve procedures, for a whole new category of patients who previously didn't have many options," explains Timothy Kroshus, MD, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at Regions Hospital Heart Center. tHe Responsibility foR accountability 10 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. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: PEDIATRICS HpV: a complicateD Vaccine 14 New research indicates a rise in the number of parents declining to vaccinate their children against human papillomavirus. The study's author and the foremost HPV expert discuss the reasons behind this trend and what medical professionals can learn from them. aDHD numbeRs soaR Explore the data behind the data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in America. 16 exposing an elusiVe ViRus Scientists are currently investigating the potential development of a vaccine against cytomegalovirus. 18 DEPARTMENTS Diagnostics pRactice management pRoDuct spotligHt Hospital RounDs 12 20 22 24 14 20