MDNews - Mid Hudson

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents COVER PHOTO �� DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY DECEMBER 2012 ON THE COVER PAGE A Local Answer for Cardiac Valve Disease at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center FEATURES DEPARTMENTS A LOCAL ANSWER FOR CARDIAC VALVE DISEASE AT GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 6 Established in 2007, the Active International Cardiovascular Institute at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center offers cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology services, transesophageal echocardiogram, stress testing and cardiac surgery to comprehensively serve patients with cardiovascular disease here in the lower Hudson Valley region. Within the last year, the medical center extended the reach of its cardiovascular care by formalizing the Center for Valve Surgery to treat valve disease. ORTHOPEDIC UPDATE BARIATRICS DATA VAULT PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE CME EVENTS HOSPITAL ROUNDS EMERGING OWNERSHIP MODELS FOR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES 14 As physician ownership of medical practices continues a steady decline that began more than 20 years ago, recent trends ���nd independent practices becoming increasingly less pro���table. 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. 2012: LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD 18 Pulled in all directions by a battle of many wills, the U.S. health care system has charted an uneven course over the past decade. The coming year promises further transformation as government of���cials and the health care community at large face a number of looming questions revolving around electronic health records, affordable insurance exchanges, accountable care organizations and more. Read on as we take a look at recent developments in U.S. health care and examine the challenges it will face in the near future. 16 12 16 17 20 21 22

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