Contents
MAY 2012
ON THE COVER
RIDING the Reimbursement WAVES PAGE 6
FEATURES
RIDING THE REIMBURSEMENT WAVES 6
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 are being faced with a choice to either ignore the sea of change or cling to new quality metrics and technologies in an effort to stay afloat.
HIPEC: ADVANCING SURVIVORSHIP FOR GYN CANCER PATIENTS 10
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.
DEPARTMENTS
HEALTH CARE IT 8
THAT'S NEWS 13
OB/GYN SPOTLIGHT 14
CME CREDITS 16
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 18