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John F. Di Capua, MD: NAPA Offers a Comprehensive Response to America’s Anesthesia Provider Shortage
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CME Events
NSPC CME NOW Complete Patient-Based Case Studies and Webinars online in a variety of subject areas, including Neurovascular, Spine, Brain Tumors, and other Neurosurgical Conditions. CME Provider: NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery and the Academy of Medicine of Queens County Date: Ongoing Place: online https://casestudies.nspc.com/case-studies/cme.html Contact: CMEinfo@nspc.com, (516) 442-2250, Extension 2037 MOUNT SINAI LIVER CANCER PROGRAM. 17th ANNIVERSARY. “LIVER CANCER: …
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Eric M. Genden, MD, MHCA, FACS, Leads the First-Ever Human Tracheal Transplant Surgery at Mount Sinai
By Elesa Swirgsdin The culmination of 30 years of research, this groundbreaking surgery launched the Mount Sinai Tracheal Transplant Program and opened the door to helping patients worldwide. For decades, medical researchers believed a successful tracheal implant was physically impossible, which narrowed surgical options for patients with diseased or severely damaged tracheas. For patients with …
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Give the People What They Want — But Not So Fast
By Gregory J. Radomisli, Esq. and Nicole S. Barresi, Esq. Typically, when a hospital or provider receives HIPAA authorization and a patient waives the physician-patient confidentiality of treatment records, the records can be produced to the patient and any third parties the patient authorizes. However, providers of mental health care should be aware that in …
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COVID-19 Pandemic Compounds Physician Burnout
By Gerri Donohue There are myriad writings on physician burnout. The words “physician burnout” have been well disseminated across the health care system. Preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout was a well-known, albeit tragic, reality in the practice of medicine. The pandemic has served to exacerbate further an already critical assault upon physicians. Data tracked …
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Roth IRA Conversions
What are your choices? What are the benefits? If you own an individual retirement account (IRA), perhaps you have heard about Roth IRA conversions. Converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA might be a sound financial move, depending on your situation. But remember, this article is for informational purposes only, not a replacement for …