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• Minority Accounts for Majority of Malpractice
• The Importance of Good Sleep
• Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer
• Bundled Payments and the State of U.S. Healthcare
• April is Lawn & Garden Month

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Minority Accounts for Majority of Malpractice
David Walsh
Health Care Attorney
Chamblee, Ryan, Kershaw & Anderson in Dallas
A new, nationwide study of medical malpractice claims published by The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that a small number of physicians -- 1 percent -- accounted for the majority of the more than 66,000 paid malpractice claims during a recent 10-year period. A total of 84 percent of doctors had only one paid claim during the same time frame. Says Walsh: "The report reflects what we've known for some time, namely that settling one claim does not mean that a doctor is incompetent or an excessive malpractice risk." More than half the claims in the study were filed against physicians in four specialty groups: internal medicine, obstetrics, general surgery and family medicine. "That focus on primary care practices shows that many patients still seek help from their primary care physician, who is facing decreasing reimbursement rates, increased patient loads and the resulting potential for more problems in patient care."
Contact: Barry Pound, [email protected]

The Importance of Good Sleep
Richard Shane, Ph.D.
Founder
Sleep Easily, LLC
Arianna Huffington just launched her new book, "The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time," on the science, history and mystery of sleep. This is bringing the topic of sleep to the forefront. Says Dr. Shane: "Good sleep is critical to everyone. One in three people have at least one symptom of insomnia, either not going to sleep or waking during the night. Often they overlook it, or don't think it is a problem. I'm pleased that this topic is getting new attention in the media."
Dr. Shane is a sleep expert and psychotherapist with over 20 years' experience in a clinical setting. The author of "The Sleep Easily Method Sleepguide," he can comment on insomnia and sleep-related articles.
ProfNet Profile: www.profnetconnect.com/drshane
Website: www.sleepeasily.com
Contact: Mary Cochran, [email protected]

Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; H. Leslie Hoffman and Elaine S. Hoffman Chair in Cancer Research
Keck Medicine of USC
"Drinking coffee is associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer, and the more coffee consumed, the lower the risk. Caffeine does not seem to matter, which indicates that caffeine alone is not responsible for coffee's protective properties."
Dr. Gruber is available to discuss the results of a new study, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, that found coffee consumption decreases the risk of colorectal cancer.  He is a board certified medical oncologist, cancer geneticist and epidemiologist whose research focuses on genetic and environmental contributions to cancer.  His particular research interests include the genetic epidemiology of cancer, with emphasis on colorectal cancer; the molecular pathogenesis of cancer, integrated with genetic epidemiology; methods in genetic and molecular epidemiology; and clinical cancer genetics and translational research in cancer prevention. The goal of his research is to find new ways to prevent cancer and to improve treatment and care for cancer patients. He has received a variety of honors and awards and is the author of 158 peer-reviewed publications, many in very high-quality journals attesting to his standing in the field of cancer genetics, particularly as it relates to colorectal cancer. In addition to serving on editorial boards for several professional journals, Dr. Gruber is active in national organizations. Since 2005, he has been chair of the Colorectal Family Registries Advisory Panel for the National Cancer Institute and for the past three years chaired the Cancer Genetics Education Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Website: http://uscnorriscancer.usc.edu
Bio: http://uscnorriscancer.usc.edu/about/leadership/gruber.html
Contact: Mary Dacuma, [email protected]

Bundled Payments and the State of U.S. Healthcare
Deirdre Baggot, Ph.D., RN
Principal
ECG Management Consultants
"I get asked all the time to slow down. Slow down? Healthcare in the United States is unreliable at best, and you want to slow down? Fixing healthcare is about failure tolerance and rapid cycle change. We don't need a randomized control trial to tell us we have a problem with safety, access, affordability, and efficiency. In 2015, among the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States ranked dead last on key indicators such as infant mortality and life expectancy. We can't afford to slow down."
Baggot is a featured expert on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," and "Planet Money." She has also been invited to testify before Congress on bundled payments and is an appointed expert reviewer and advisor for The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative. She is available to discuss bundled payments and shared savings for commercial insurers; leadership strategies to manage bundled payments; and using bundled payments as the foundation for care improvement.
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/deirdrebaggot
Website: http://www.ecgmc.com
Contact: Kelly Raible, [email protected]

April is Lawn & Garden Month
Carlos De León
Vice President
The León Group
"There are trees and exotic plants that are very, very expensive and can get wind burns and other damage caused by the Mother Nature. It's important to know how to correctly care for these kinds of exotic, expensive plants. For example, we build protective windscreens and burlap a lot of trees our clients own during the winter because of their fragile nature."
As the owner of one of the Hampton's largest estate care companies caring for Long Island's most prestigious estates, De León can discuss: high-end landscape design; lawn care maintenance; lawn irrigation system design and repair; landscape treatments; and planting of indigenous and exotic flora. He has been quoted in various publications on landscape, construction, and pool design, and is fluent in Spanish.
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/carlosdeleon
Website: http://www.theleongroup.com
Contact: Brian Kearney, [email protected]

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