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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents AUGUST 2012 ON THE COVER PAGE FEATURES THE ART OF HEALING: COMPREHENSIVE CARE AT THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AT SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL Saint Francis Hospital was the first provider in the area to offer a dedicated and comprehensive program for wound care and hyperbaric medicine and continues to treat burns; tissue damage from the late effects of radiation; diabetic, pressure and venous ulcers; postsurgical wounds; and any wound that is slow or fails to heal. SURVEYING THE STATE OF MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM Medical liability has garnered much attention in recent years as associated costs skyrocket. In this feature article, Christian Shalgian, Director of the Division of Advocacy and Health Policy at the American College of Surgeons, offers his perspective on the climate for reform. DEPARTMENTS THAT'S NEWS BUSINESS OF MEDICINE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE ORTHOPEDICS SPOTLIGHT WOMEN'S HEALTH CME EVENTS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 5 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 12 6 15 22 6 The Art of Healing Comprehensive Care at the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Saint Francis Hospital COVER PHOTO © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY