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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents MAY/JUNE 2012 ON THE COVER Empire State Neurosurgical Institute PAGE 6 FEATURES BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS NEUROSURGICAL INSTITUTE With a new name and an expansion to Syracuse, Empire State Neurosurgical Institute continues to raise expectations for neurosurgical care in Central and Southern New York. DECODING THE ICD-10 ENIGMA HIPEC: ADVANCING SURVIVORSHIP FOR GYN CANCER PATIENTS A team of cancer specialists at the Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is among the first in the nation to launch a dedicated gynecologic program using hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as select other malignancies. Read this Q&A interview to learn about the treatment's advantages. RIDING THE REIMBURSEMENT WAVES 14 When it comes to health care reform, the fear of waning reimbursement is the perennial elephant in the room. With reimbursement in the midst of a major overhaul, physicians face a choice to either ignore the sea change or cling to new quality metrics and technologies in an effort to stay afloat. THE SENIOR'S PARTNER 16 In response to a shift in patient populations toward the older-than-65 age group, Crouse Hospital has developed several distinctive programs aimed at meeting seniors' need in a holistic manner. 10 10 At Bryant & Stratton College, experienced instructors and a sophisticated curriculum can help local health care workers prepare for the move to ICD-10 guidelines. 12 6 DEPARTMENTS HEALTH CARE IT OB/GYN SPOTLIGHT ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY PAIN MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT LOCAL NEWS 9 18 PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE 20 BUSINESS OF MEDICINE 21 22 24 26