Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/78172
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AUG/SEPT 2012 Contents PAGE 6 FEATURES VIA CHRISTI CEO JEFF KORSMO: FOCUSING ON 'TRIPLE AIM' 6 Not quite a year into the tenure of Via Christi Health President and CEO Jeff Korsmo, Via Christi's medical community is getting to know the style of its new leader — approachable, transparent, inclusive and, above all, focused on the needs of patients and residents of Via Christi's clinics, hospitals and senior living communities. RETHINKING THE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ITS CHALLENGES AND ITS SOLUTIONS 10 Projections of an impending physician shortage in the United States have some institutions rethinking medical school enrollment strategies. However, as voices from the research and education arenas and other countries' health care industries contribute to the deficit discussion, the conversation becomes less about numbers and more about models of care delivery. DEPARTMENTS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DIABETES UPDATE INNOVATION OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPOTLIGHT DATA VAULT HOSPITAL ROUNDS 12 5 12 13 14 15 16 On the cover: Sister Anne Dolores LaPlante, CSJ, with Jeff Korsmo, President and CEO, Via Christi Health, in the courtyard of the Chapel of the Sorrowful Mother at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis.