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Contents
| OCTOBER 2015 |
FEATURES
UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS AND REWARDS
OF ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS 6
As an influx of newly insured patients increases demand for healthcare services, many
practices turn to advanced practice providers. But how does the changing composition
of the healthcare team affect risk management and patient safety?
STUDY FINDS HIGH RATES OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS
AMONG PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS 8
While more pediatric patients are surviving cancer, researchers have discovered that
most of those patients later develop at least one treatment-related chronic condition.
PATIENT-CENTERED INTENSIVE REHABILITATION:
PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY FORWARD 10
Regions Hospital Rehabilitation Institute advances its legacy of providing leading-edge
inpatient and outpatient care with a new facility designed to optimize healthcare
delivery and expand capacity.
ADDRESSING THE TWIN CITIES' SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL
OFFICE SPACE 22
The newly completed expansion of Southdale Medical Center in Edina opens
57,000 square feet of medical office space in one of the best practice locations in the
Twin Cities.
DEPARTMENTS
THAT'S NEWS 15
WEALTH MANAGEMENT 16
ACCOUNTING 18
DIAGNOSTICS 21
CME EVENTS 24
FINANCE 26
THE LINK 27
ENDOCRINOLOGY UPDATE 28
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 29
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 30
