MDNews - Minnesota

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NOVEMBER 2012 Contents 6 PAGE 10 North Memorial Medical Center — ON THE COVER Creating a New Geriatric Care Model FEATURES TRANSLATING THE VOICE TO THE PAGE Consulting Radiologists, Ltd. has adapted a technology initially developed for national security surveillance into an integrated voice dictation solution that is dramatically improving the way the practice's radiologists dictate patient reports. NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER — CREATING A NEW GERIATRIC CARE MODEL 10 North Memorial Medical Center is focused on creating a new model for geriatric care. "The problems with traditional geriatric care have been there forever," says Kevin Croston, M.D., President of the Physician Organization and Chief Medical Officer at North Memorial Medical Center. "Cost pressures have forced us to recognize that traditional health care model outcomes aren't enough." Read more about what North Memorial Medical Center is doing to improve this growing need in this month's cover story. EMERGING OWNERSHIP MODELS FOR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES 16 As physician ownership of medical practices continues a steady decline that began more than 20 years ago, recent trends find independent practices becoming increasingly less profitable. With a number of factors continuing to push doctors away from solo practice, some experts predict the demise of the business model over the coming decade. In this feature, we explore the reasons behind evolving changes in ownership structure and examine alternatives to independent ownership. 6 16 DEPARTMENTS BUSINESS OF MEDICINE BARIATRICS TECHNOLOGY DIAGNOSTICS DATA VAULT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL ROUNDS CME ACTIVITIES PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE TAXES THAT'S NEWS 8 9 14 15 18 19 20 23 24 25 30 COVER PHOTO © DAVID GINSBERG, ECLIPSE PRODUCTIONS

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