MIDWEST MEDICAL EDITION
Contents VOLUME 6, NO. 8 ■ DECEM B ER 2015
REGULAR FEATURES 4 | From Us to You 5 | MED on the Web The Nation’s Fattest States and other content available exclusively on our website
By Peter Carrels
10 | N ews & Notes – Recognitions, new
ON THE COVER
providers, accreditations, and more
IN THIS ISSUE 9 | Generational Differences in Technology Usage ■ By Amos Kittelson Tips to help you meet your patients - and your staff - where they are on their tech journey
6 KEEP THE HOLIDAYS MERRY
22 | The Future of Healthcare, Part 3 25 | Is Sitting the New Cancer?
■ By Buzz Hillestad How to Avoid Fraudsters and Cyber Attackers, Part 1
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By Jeff Roach Is sitting really as bad as we’ve heard? Find out why the studies don’t tell the whole story.”
26 | Treating Winter Allergies in Children The Allergy & Immunology Clinic at Omaha Children’s
27 | Black Hills Surgical Hospital
21 DOES MACRA SPELL THE END FOR FEE-FOR-SERVICE?
28 | Avera Joins WIN Consortium in
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Personalized Cancer Medicine Group will advance the national utilization of personalized oncology
28 | Rural Providers to Get New CT Scanners with Grant Funds
29 | Patient Tracking & Follow Up: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
34 | Estate Planning, Will or Trust: Which is Right for You? ■ By Lisa Maguire
SO YOU’RE THE MEETING PLANNER? NOW WHAT?
■ By Carmella Biesiot
■ By Laurette Salzman
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Did you miss any issues of MED this year? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered with MED’s annual wrap-up of the feature stories and news events making headlines in 2015. We are now accepting suggestions for feature articles in 2016. Let us know what you want to see in this spot this time next year!
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
■ By Scott Leuning
Recognized for Joint Replacement
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