Winter 2020

By Michael Fabrizio, MD, FACS   The national push toward value-based care is transforming many aspects of healthcare delivery, including where specialty procedures are performed.  Just a few decades ago, virtually all surgeries occurred in hospitals. Yet increasingly, minimally-invasive surgeries are moving out of hospital outpatient programs entirely and into … [Read more...] about Lower-Cost Procedure Alternatives in an Ambulatory Surgery Center

By Jared Kobulnicky, MD   One of the most promising developments in cancer treatment over the past few years is the rapid emergence of targeted therapy.   Unlike chemotherapy and immunotherapy, targeted therapy attacks specific mutations in the DNA of cancer cells. The goal is to interfere with growth processes inside those cells – the signals that drive a disease … [Read more...] about Targeted Therapy: Striking Cancer Cells from Within

By Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD, FAAOS, CASQH   Around 15 million Americans ages 35 and older are diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture, the most common heritable disease affecting connective tissues. Primarily known as a progressive hand deformity, Dupuytren’s contracture is associated with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, alcoholism, and a variety of other medical conditions. … [Read more...] about Improving Patient Outcomes for Dupuytren’s Contracture

By Robyn Ayres   I mentioned to my father that I was going to write another article, and he suggested that I be practical and “just tell us how not to be our own worst enemy”.  On that note, here are a few pointers. Everyone knows how important documentation is, but in this age of electronic medical records, it is even more important. For the most part, EMRs have … [Read more...] about How NOT to Sink Your Own Battleship From the Perspective of a Malpractice Defense Attorney and Surgeon’s Daughter