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It's one of the fastest-growing types of ID theft, and it can involve a patient’s health information or a physician’s professional identifiers.

New physicians, expanded services and upgraded facilities took the spotlight in 2015 during St. Vincent Charity Medical Center’s 150th anniversary year. Several other projects are still in the works for 2016, including one announced last month: St. Vincent’s has launched the first bariatric surgery program in the nation with the Employers Centers of Excellence Network (ECEN) through the Pacific Business Group on Health. The ECEN is comprised of Fortune 500 companies which have banded together to secure the finest surgical care for their employees at the most reasonable cost.

There are genetic tests that are best ordered by those who have the experience to do so. However, given the large number of genetic tests available and their increased use in general practice, more and more clinicians will find themselves in the position of ordering from the genetic test menu. 

When Jeffrey Hord, MD, joined Akron Children’s Hospital as Director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in 1999, his goal was to increase access to care for children and teens with cancer. In his first year, Akron Children’s treated 53 newly diagnosed cancer patients. In 2014, new cancer cases numbered 96, putting Akron Children’s in the top one-third of pediatric cancer centers in the U.S.

Total joint replacement (TJR) is becoming more and more common. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, more than 1 million Americans a year have a total hip or knee replacement. Revision surgeries account for 15–20 percent of that number, according to Bernard Stulberg, MD.

Look around meetings and restaurants. Chances are pretty good that people are texting (creating a future boon for physicians treating carpal tunnel syndrome or “text claw”).

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in school-aged children in the United States. In 2012, approximately 208,000 children and adolescents had diabetes, according to the CDC. And the numbers for both groups are increasing. Cydney Fenton, MD, is Director of Akron Children’s Hospital’s Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology, which recorded 10,000 patient visits in 2014.

Investors need to consider many factors when choosing investments. One at the top of list is an investment’s tax cost. 

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in Americans aged 1 to 44. Most often resulting from falls at home, work or play, TBI accounts for 52,000 deaths each year. It also accounts for at least 5.3 million people (2 percent of the US population) currently living with disabilities.