MDNews - Central New York

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents Sept/oct 2013 | PAGE 10 ON ThE COVER THE HEART GROUP OF SYRACUSE: PROVIDING ADVANCED, TAILORED CARDIAC CARE FEATURES DEPARTMENTS SLEEP TALKING IN THE EXAM ROOM 6 When is a headache just a headache, and when is it a sign of a sleep disorder? Clinicians with the St. Joseph's Hospital Sleep Lab and affiliated Sleep Centers discuss the questions to ask and when to refer to an accredited sleep lab. ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY THE HEART GROUP OF SYRACUSE: PROVIDING ADVANCED, TAILORED CARDIAC CARE 10 With privileges at all five Syracuse hospitals, The Heart Group of Syracuse provides rigorously tailored, streamlined care to Central New York patients who need cardiac electrophysiology services. NEGOTIATING PAYER CONTRACTS 22 Too often, the back-and-forth between physician practices and insurance providers seems like a one-way conversation — and medical professionals aren't the ones doing the talking. Know what factors are involved in payer negotiations before signing the dotted line, and discover what it takes to make these contracts work for you. THE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON FOR CANCER DETECTION 24 Fluorescence-based diagnostic oncology may help identify tumor characteristics, offering physicians a new opportunity to provide efficacious treatment. Because fluorescent investigations track multicolor microRNA, they show signs of distinct cancer types, and in the future, may be the key to definitive prognosis. MEANINGFUL USE 14 LEGAL PERSPECTIVE 16 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 21 TECHNOLOGY 26 LOCAL NEwS 27 THAT'S NEwS 30 6 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: SENIOR HEALTH ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS IN SENIORS: A HARD PILL TO SwALLOw 18 Approximately 80 percent of American adults regularly take medications, ignoring the value of speaking with a primary care physician or pharmacist. Appropriate patient outreach, coupled with best practice communication skills, could help fight the 1.5 million preventable adverse drug events that take place each year. ONE STEP AHEAD: REVOLUTIONARY BLOOD TEST COULD HELP IDENTIFY ALzHEIMER'S YEARS IN ADVANCE 20 A Mayo Clinic research team is getting close to discovering evidence of Alzheimer's mechanisms in blood plasma as early as 25 years before onset of the disease. On the Cover The Heart Group of Syracuse — Jamal Ahmed, MD, and Traian Anghel, MD 5 22

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