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Into PracticePutting Training

South Dakota and the Upper Midwest’s Magazine for Physicians & Healthcare Professionals

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ContentsApril MAy 2013

Midwest Medical Edition

For 40 years, the Center for Family Medicine has been putting the training of new physicians into the practice of caring for some of the re-gion’s neediest patients. As many as 80 percent of CFM residents go on to practice in South Dakota or an adja-cent state, fulfilling the program’s mission to care for the mostly rural upper Midwest. MED steps inside this busy clinic for a look back. . . . And a look ahead.

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RegulaR FeatuRes 2 | From Us to You

4 | Meet a MED Advisor

8 | News & Notes News from around the region

14 | Complementary Therapy Water Birth Water birth is growing in popularity at Sanford. Is it a safe way to make childbirth easier?

20 | The Nurse's Station

28 | Off Hours: Sioux Falls Optometrist has his eye on the Boston Marathon

By Liz Boyd

27 | Grape Expectations: A Memorable Tasting | By Heather Taylor Boysen

33 | Learning Opportunities Upcoming Symposiums, Conferences, CME Courses

In thIs Issue

5 | Using Video in your practice | By Alex Strauss How leveraging your volunteers can improve your services and your reputation

6 | The right Online Advertising Mix Shifts power Back to you By Tana Phelps

16 | Mercy Medical Center Achieves major perinatal Safety Goal

17 | limb preservation Center Opens in Sioux Falls

17 | Sioux Falls Surgeon reaches robotic Surgery Milestone

18 | Third National Quality Award for Avera McKennan

18 | New Options for lung Cancer Care in Sioux City

19 | Functional Medicine: What does it mean for the future of healthcare? A Talk with Family Physician Patty Peters, MD

22 | Down on the FArM Sanford USD School of Medicine hopes to produce more rural physicians with a pro-

gram that puts students in the middle of the action. | By Alex Strauss

24 | Federal Budget Challenges to Healthcare Continue By Dave Hewett

26 | Embracing Change | By Jan Chambers EHR causing upheaval in your office? HealthPOINT has the three steps for dealing with change.

Putting Training

Into PracticeCenTer for

famIly medICIne

Cover photo:

Resident Dr. Alese Fox

and Lab Technician

Valorie Prickett in

CFM’s onsite

laboratory. Photo by

Darrel Fickbohm.

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AS THE NEED FOr priMAry CArE pHySiCiANS continues to grow, both nationally and in our region,

the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls continues

to meet that need, not only by providing state-of-

the-art family medicine services for as many as 2,800 patients a

month, but also by serving as a training ground for the next

generation of family physicians. The Sioux Falls Family Residency

program based at CFM has graduated close to 300 primary care

doctors since 1973, including some of the biggest names in family

medicine and physician leadership around the region. For this

month’s cover feature, we take you inside this busy clinic to learn

about its humble beginnings and its hopeful future.

MED is committed to helping you do what you do more

effectively and efficiently. Our thanks to those of you who

responded to last month’s column on How to Handle a Media

Interview. This month, we tackle the reasons to consider using

video to promote your practice and educate your patients and

offer some practical (and even inexpensive) ways to get started.

Plus, the experts at Cassling have advice for choosing the right

mix of online advertising. And, of course, we have all the latest

news from hospitals and clinics around the region.

Finally, the American medical community said goodbye to

a notable leader in February. Former Surgeon general C. Everett

koop, a pediatric surgeon and outspoken public health

advocate, died at the age of 96 at his home in New Hampshire.

Dr. koop, who served from 1982 to 1989, was the first surgeon

general to become a household name for his commitment to

public education, particularly on the issues of smoking and

AIDS. The American Cancer Society called Dr. koop’s 1986

report on the dangers of secondhand smoke “the shot heard

around the world” that marked the beginning of major public

policy changes. koop was also known as wise and witty and a

great advocate for children, who said, “Life affords no greater

responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next

generation.”

Wishing you a pleasant and productive spring,

—Steff and Alex

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Q: This space has been used in 2012 to introduce and provide a forum for the members of MED’s Physician Advisory Board. Why is there no board member this time?

A: As MED broadens its scope and circulation, it is time to also expand the list of physician advisors. MED’s editorial team is looking for forward-thinking and engaged regional physicians to help provide feedback and editorial direction in 2013 and beyond. Any practicing MD or DO within MED’s coverage area which includes South Dakota, Southwest Minnesota, Northwest Iowa and Northeast Nebraska is eligible, regardless of location, affiliation or specialty area.

Q: What does a MED Advisor do?

A: MED’s Advisory Board exists to help ensure that this publication is consistently meeting its longstanding mission to provide timely, local, relevant content to our growing readership of 5,000 physicians and healthcare professionals. MED Advisors provide their honest feedback on each issue of MED. They suggest article topics for future issues, occasionally answer clinical questions, and support the editorial team in connecting with the most appropriate contact people and interview subjects. They also have an opportunity to promote a subject of interest or importance to them in this column.

Q: Does it take a lot of time? Does a MED Advisor have to come to meetings?

A: No, no meetings. In fact, the time commitment to serve on the MED Advisory Board is minimal, but the rewards are potentially great. Serving as a MED Advisor gives a physician the opportunity to not only keep a finger on the pulse of the very latest medical community news, but to also influence the content and direction of the area’s only local publication exclusively for doctors. MED Advisors have the ear of our editorial team and we take their sugges-tions very seriously.

Q: What should I do if I’m interested?

A: Send an email to Alex Strauss at [email protected] or call us at 605-759-3295 to discuss the opportunity.

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The Med Magazine Advisory BoardThe following area physicians have agreed to serve on the MED Magazine Advisory

Board in 2013. Their input will help ensure that MED Magazine continues to bring

you the kind of content you want to read and will be an effective communication

tool for this diverse medical community. Our thanks to them for their willingness to

be a part of this new venture.

John Berdahl, MD OphthalmologyVance Thompson Vision, Sioux FallsMedical School: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MNInternship: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZResidency: Ophthalmology, Duke UniversityFellowship: Cornea and glaucoma, Minnesota Eye Consultants

Patty Peters, MD Family Medicine Avera McGreevy Clinic, Sioux Falls Medical School: University of South Dakota School of Medicine Residency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program Board Certified: Family Medicine

Daniel W. Todd, MD Otolaryngology Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat, P.C. Medical School: University of North Dakota Internship: general Surgery, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center Residency: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center Board Certified: Otolaryngology

James Young, DO DermatologyYankton Medical Clinic, Yankton, SDMedical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineInternship: Darnall Army Hospital, Ft. Hood, TXResidency: grandview Hospital, Dayton, OHBoard Certified: Dermatology

Tim Ridgway, MD gastroenterologySanford School of Medicine, Dean of Clinical FacultyMedical School: University of South DakotaResidency: Mayo graduate School of MedicineFellowship: gastroenterology, Mayo

Dan Heinemann, MD Family Medicine, AdministrationSanford Health, Chief Medical OfficerMedical School: University of South DakotaInternship: Mckennan HospitalResidency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency ProgramBoard Certified: Family Medicine

Brad Randall, MD Forensic PathologyDakota Forensic Consulting, Sioux FallsMedical School: University of IowaResidency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NCFellowship: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Chapel Hill, NCBoard Certified: Anatomic, Clinical and Forensic Pathology

Paul Amundson, MD Family MedicineDakotacare, Chief Medical OfficerMedical School: Indiana UniversityResidency: Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency ProgramBoard Certified: Family Medicine

Luis A. Rojas, MD gynecologic OncologyAvera Cancer Institute, Sioux FallsMedical School: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henrriquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicResidency: Temple University Hospital, PhiladelphiaFellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, ClevelandBoard Certified: OB/gyn

Kelly Steffen, DO Cardiology

Sanford Heart HospitalMedical School: kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, College of Osteopathic MedicineInternship & Residency: Internal Medicine, University of kansas Medical CenterFellowship: Cardiovascular Disease, University of kansas Medical CenterBoard certified: Internal Medicine


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IF yOU ArE NOT iNCOrpOrATiNG

video into the everyday operations of your practice, you could be miss-ing out, not only on the opportunity

to set yourself and your services apart in an increasingly competitive healthcare envi-ronment, but also to educate your patients (or prospective patients) for better health. You could even be missing out on the chance to positively impact treatment out-comes if video is not a part of your treatment preparation or aftercare protocol.

And television is only part of the “picture”. According to the online digital statistics website, ComScore, 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 37 billion online videos last April. The average viewer spent 21.8 hours watching videos online that month. And you can bet the numbers are even higher this April. Video is not going away.

Why Use VIdeo?Apart from the obvious reason that your

patients (and potential patients) are watching, video, whether for marketing or education, has a lot to recommend it.IT’S MORE PERSONAL. Especially if it features you and/or your staff – or even just your voice – video gives you a way to connect with patients in a private and lower-stress environment outside the office.IT’S SIMPLER. Even when the subject matter is somewhat technical, such as an explana-tion of a complex procedure, the fact that video allows you to show as well as tell means viewers are more likely to absorb it and remember it later.

IT GIvES YOU MULTIPLE

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS. In addition to running your video in the lobby and exam rooms, you may post it to your website or your practice Facebook page. You may use it as part of a television marketing campaign, or you may post your video on YouTube (visited by one TRIL-LION people in 2011) and include a link on your website, giving online viewers two ways to find you. This method has the added benefit of increasing your search ranking in Google.

Where do I Get A VIdeo?One method is to hire a professional to

come to your office and produce a video. This can be a great way to introduce your-self and your colleagues or office staff, or to give patients a short tour of your facility. A professionally produced video can also be used to showcase your services, explain a procedure, or provide aftercare instruc-tions. Think about information you deliver over and over. Referring patients to an online video (or giving them a DVD) can maximize your time together and improve efficiency.

Patient testimonials also make powerful videos. HIPAA simply requires written consent and most patients are happy to talk about a good experience. Keep in mind that any video showcasing your practice should look as professional as your other materials. This means, it won’t be cheap.

some less expensIVe soUrCes for VIdeo Content InClUde:

v Add a link to your website to a media interview or news story you’ve done

v Turn a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation into a video.

v Make a screencast presentation on your computer. Tools like Camtasia and Screenflow allow you to record what is on your computer screen and export it as a video. Offer a ‘tour’ of your website, or an explanation of a procedure with illustrations

v Use photos and music to produce a slideshow.

fInAl tIpsFinally, remember to keep any video –

whether you do it yourself or hire a professional – short and simple. If you or your office staff plan to be on camera, dress professionally and speak naturally. You may want to hire a professional writer or editor to polish your script. And, if you plan to use patients, make sure they are personable. ■

Do you have a communication or marketing

question that you would like Alex to

address in this column? Send it to Alex@

MidwestMedicalEdition.com.

By Alex Strauss

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the right online Advertising mix shifts power Back to youBy Tana phelps

IF iNFOrMATiON iS pOWEr, then the Internet has created a serious power shift in healthcare. Two decades ago, patients who were

concerned about a health issue went to their doctor. Now, almost 60 percent of all adults go online to learn about medical illnesses, treatments and procedures.

In order to shift the power back to you, it’s time to invest in online advertising. Online advertising is a powerful marketing medium that connects well-intentioned healthcare marketers with information-hungry patients. Online advertising satisfies your customers’ desire for instant gratifica-tion since answers to their questions are just a click away. In addition, online ads gener-ally cost less than print ads, and are easier to adjust should the message need tweaking. Plus, it’s easier to track return on investment via clicks and page views.

Print advertising—including newspaper ads, billboards and postcards mailed to patients—is certainly still valid for many healthcare organizations. After all, not every patient has access to the Internet. But just as one treatment doesn’t work for all patients, your customers (especially the younger generations) will respond differ-ently to a mix of advertising methods.

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ENGAGE PATIENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT. To be competitive, you must engage your patients. Instead of displaying general online ads for your service lines, focus on educa-tion. Leverage your in-house experts to provide timely resources, such as a blog post on heart disease prevention or a free webinar on radiation dose safety.

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TARGET ADS TO YOUR AUDIENCE. Outstanding demographic accuracy is one of the single greatest advantages of web advertising. Ad retargeting is an effective way to reconnect with patients even after they leave your website. For example, Face-book offers advertisers the ability to target by demographics, click behavior and brows-ing history.

UTILIzE MOBILE ADS. With nearly 25 percent of online searches taking place on a mobile device, mobile ads get you closer to the consumer than ever before. In addition, at a much lower cost per click, mobile can be very cost effective. If you do utilize mobile ads, your website should be mobile-optimized.

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AverA

Douglas r. Ekeren, FACHE, Vice president professional and regional Services, Avera Sacred Heart

Hospital, yankton, has been appointed to the Council of regents, the legislative body of the American College of

Healthcare Executives. As a Regent, Ekeren represents ACHE’s membership in South Dakota. Ekeren has served as a vice president at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital since 1993. Prior to joining Avera Sacred Heart, he was the chief executive officer at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg. Ekeren is board certified in healthcare management and has served on the boards of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Yankton School District, and Yankton Transit. Ekeren holds at MA in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Health Services Administration from USD.

Avera McKennan was named as a Blue Distinction Center in the areas of Spine Surgery and Knee and Hip

replacement. The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care.

The 25th annual Avera race Against Breast Cancer will take place May 11 at the Avera

McKennan Fitness Center. Each year, the Avera Race brings together family, friends, cancer survivors and others – all racing toward a common goal: to enhance cancer care for people in Sioux Falls and surrounding communities. This event funds programs and services that benefit local cancer patients, including the All Women Count program, Avera Cancer Institute Resource Library, BRCA genetic testing, breast cancer support groups, the Cancer Fitness program, dietitian consultations, integrative medicine, patient navigation, Think Pink education kits, and wigs for cancer patients.

Chuck McCullough, a physical therapist at Avera Medical Group Brookings Clinic has renewed the Certified Hand

Therapist (CHT) designation. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, McCullough has been a physical therapist since 1992. He has worked in Brookings since 1997 and has been a certified hand therapist since 2003. McCullough is specifically trained and experienced in workman’s comp issues and on-site industrial medicine.

The Avera Sports institute and Warwick Workouts are partnering to enhance basketball opportunities in Sioux Falls at all age levels.

To house the new program, Avera plans to build a new gymnasium facility in Sioux Falls. The 17,000 square-foot space will accommodate two college regulation-size basketball courts and four regulation-size volleyball courts. Warwick Workouts offers advanced offensive player development basketball camps and clinics for youth in grades K-12 as well as at the college and pro levels. Planned for opening in mid-summer, the new facility will serve as training headquarters for Warwick Workouts, as well as team basketball and volleyball training. Sioux Empire Volleyball will also use the facility for training.

Greg Beckmann is the new Finance Controller at Avera Creighton Hospital.

Beckmann is a native of

Bloomfield and a graduate of Midland Lutheran College in Fremont. Beckmann’s previous work includes Mutual of Omaha as a staff auditor in the Medicare Reimbursement Department, and KPMG as a senior audit associate. After a brief stint at home helping with his step-father’s farm, he returned to Omaha as a senior audit associate at Reed & Associates CPAs.

Todd Forkel, regional president and CEO of Avera St. luke’s Hospital, has been named South

Dakota’s 2013 Grassroots Champion by the state branch of the American Hospital

Association. Each year, the American Hospital Association recognizes one hospital leader from each state for their work in effectively delivering the hospital message to elected officials, helping broaden the base of community support for hospitals, and advocating on behalf of patients, hospitals and communities. Forkel will be honored at the eighth annual “Breakfast of Champions” on April 30th in Washington, DC. Forkel started his career at Avera St. Luke’s as a radiology technologist, later serving as Director of Radiology and Vice President of clinics. He also worked as Director of Radiology at Mayo Clinic and as Senior VP of operations for Essentia in Fargo. Forkel is a graduate of Presentation College and Northern State University.

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Ashli Danilko is the new Executive Director of Organizational Excellence at Avera Sacred

Heart Hospital. A Yankton native, Danilko will focus on establishing, maintaining and implementing a hospital-wide program of service excellence, work process design, and operational efficiency according to established best practices and standards. Danilko previously served as the Avera Regional Director of Clinical Process Improvement in Sioux Falls. Prior to that, she was the director of LEAN Network Operations at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Danilko holds a BS in Health Administration from USD and an MA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Missouri.

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The Children’s Miracle Network

(CMN) raised $97,200 during a

two-day One Call, One Miracle

radiothon. The event took place on February 28th and March 1st in the lobby of Rapid City Regional Hospital and aired on New Rushmore Radio Stations. Money raised through special events such as the radiothon enables CMN to purchase medical equipment and fund programs for children’s services at Rapid City Regional Hospital. One hundred percent of the money raised locally stays in the area.

During the month of March, Veterans were able to learn about telehealth tools up close at the VA Black Hills

Health Care System facilities. Veterans also met clinic staff involved in the telehealth program to ask questions and learn more about the services offered.

Julie poppe, rapid City regional Hospital Clinical

Quality Coordinator, recently received certification as a Certified Cardiovascular Care Coordinator through the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. As a Clinical Quality Coordinator, Poppe is responsible for continued process improvement to ensure patients are receiving evidence-based care within cardiovascular disease processes. Poppe is among a small number of individuals to earn this certification.

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Sanford Health medical centers in Bismarck, Fargo and Sioux Falls receive Blue Distinction designations in Spine Surgery and Knee and

Hip replacement. The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care.

Sanford USD Medical Center’s cancer program was named to Becker Hospital review’s list of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology

programs.” The Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team selected each organization based on clinical accolades, quality care, and contributions to the field of oncology. Each organization has demonstrated a focus on patient-centered cancer care and an emphasis on continual innovation in treatments and services. Sanford is a National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program site and is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.

Sanford Health has opened a Sanford Children’s Safety

Center in Sioux Falls. The CHILD Service office now includes a safety store featuring everything a parent or caregiver needs to know to help keep children safe. The store is set up with dedicated stations, demonstrating how best to safety-proof typical rooms found in any home.

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The Siouxland iowa physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (ipOST) Coalition is hoping to improve communication between patients and providers on end-of-life issues

with a new form. Rolled out at a press conference in February in accordance with the IPOST Law, the IPOST form is a tool that consolidates and summarizes an individual’s preferences for life-sustaining treatment and interventions and may be relied upon across medical settings.

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Midwest Family Care in Sioux Falls celebrated national colorectal cancer month in March by promoting their

new Digestive Health Clinic. Headed by gastroenterologist Mark Malone, MD, the clinic offers a number of screening and diagnostic tests and treatment for a range of digestive and hepatic conditions. Providers are encouraged to remind patients over 50 to get screened for colorectal cancer. Midwest Family Care is a division of Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital.

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By Alex Strauss

When The PoeT rudyard KIPlIng wrote that ‘East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet’, he might as well have been talking about South

Dakota’s largest health systems. In the highly competitive South Dakota medical market, there are few places where these two systems ever ‘meet’. The Center for Family Med-icine, a dynamic family medicine clinic and home to the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency program for 40 years, is one such rare place.

CFM’s 16 faculty providers include 12 family physicians, a clinical psychologist, a licensed nutritionist, a PharmD and a geriatric nurse practitioner. The CFM-based residency program, which has graduated nearly 300 residents and provides care for thousands of local patients, is jointly spon-sored by Avera McKennan and Sanford Health Hospitals and is affiliated with the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Because residents play such an integral role in the practice, CFM literally incorporates their cutting-edge new knowledge into its patient care model while the graduates themselves are learning the practical application of that knowledge.

“Our mission is to train family physicians for South Dakota and other areas in the upper Midwest, which has a lot of rural and frontier areas, so they have to be pretty broadly trained,” explains David Brechtelsbauer, MD, a board-certified family physician and geriatrician who has worked and taught at the Center for Family Medicine since 1985. “But even while all of this is going on, from the patient point of view, CFM should just look like an efficient and attractive family medicine clinic. Except that the docs are a little younger. Or a little older, as the case may be,” he laughs.

Putting Training into Practice

mission statement . . . . . . . . . . .

The Center for family medicine

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The Sioux Falls Family Practice Family Medicine Residency Program is devoted to providing an excellent education which prepares physicians for practice in South Dakota and other areas of the mostly rural upper Midwest.

Center for family

medicine

Timeline

mission statement . . . . . . . . . . .

1969 Family Medicine

Established as a Specialty

1973 Sioux Falls Family Medicine

Residency Program accredited

1981 Family Practice Center moves

from its original location on

Summit Avenue to a new building

on Dakota Avenue

1985 Number of residents

cut from 12 to 8

2002 Dr. kemp one of ten recipients of

the “Courage to Teach” Award

from among 8,000 residency

program directors nationwide.

2002 CFM moves to the

Avera Mckennan campus

2012 Residency spots

expanded from 8 to 9

2013 CFM working to become certified

Medical Home

Resident Dr. Ben Liscano and Dr. David Brechtelsbauer,

geriatrician and Associate Director of the Residency Program.

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InTernaTIonal flavorAlthough patients may not immediately

notice it, in many ways, CFM is not a typical Sioux Falls family medicine practice.

“Partly because of our relationship with community health, we are not quite the stan-dard office in Sioux Falls,” says Dr. Brechtelsbauer, who serves as Associate Director of the residency program. “I have a friend who says that coming to our office is like being in the United Nations. One time when we did a tornado drill, we all had to go to the downstairs conference room. I looked around and we had people of all ages and nationalities. Even people in African dress. It was quite something.”

The diverse patient makeup means that CFM’s doctors are more likely to encounter patients with rare or unusual conditions. “For instance, it would be unusual to see elephan-tiasis in a town the size of Sioux Falls, but we have seen it,” says Dr. B. “This is why it is a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment for teaching and learning. I have to think about certain things that not many doctors in the region have to think about very often, if at all.”

CFM physicians and residents staff the community health centers in Sioux Falls where they see approximately 1,300 to 1,400 patients monthly and are responsible for expanding care far beyond the baby shots and STD clinics that used to be the health center’s primary services. Residents spend a portion of their training (less in the first year and more in years 2 and 3) working in the main downtown clinic in Sioux Falls or in one of three school-based satellite

community health clinics. They also provide care in OB clinics at Sanford or Avera, where needy patients can receive low-cost prenatal care and hospitalization.

hIsTory of The resIdenCy Program

Accredited in 1973, the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Program is one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Prior to 1969, the year in which family medicine was established as a specialty, both McKennan and Sioux Valley hospitals in Sioux Falls provided one-year graduate training programs for residents who could go on to practice or go through a residency in another specialty.

“There was an explosion of information in medicine at that time,” says Earl Kemp, MD, a University of Iowa Med School gradu-ate who has headed the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency program for 31 of its 40-year history. “In many states, you could start a practice right out of medical school. But as time evolved, hospitals began to say ‘We need docs who can take care of undif-ferentiated patients’. The idea was to train people who would have a greater depth of knowledge than the old-time General Practitioners.”

From the beginning, family medicine was unique because it was the only residency that was required to be clinic-based. The 3-year Sioux Falls program originally accepted 12 residents a year with the idea that some of them would be trained in Rapid City. But the historic East vs. West tensions in the state eventually forced the program to drop back to 8, all of whom would be trained in the

Sioux Falls area. After major dips in interest in family medicine in the early 1990s and again around 2007, it has seen resurgence in recent years.

The program size has recently expanded to 9 with the result that, at any given time, about 27 residents are working in the prac-tice. Organized into teams by class, each group works under the guidance of a faculty team leader and an upper level resident. In addition, faculty physicians take turns being the go-to provider for residents who are working in the clinic on that day.

First-year residents work in the CFM clinic one half-day a week while also spend-ing time in one of the local hospitals and doing rotations in other specialties to broaden their knowledge base. Because the goal of the program is to prepare doctors specifically for rural practice, it includes a month-long rural rotation. As residents build their prac-tice, they will spend more time managing patients at CFM.

sTaTe-of-The-arT CareCFM’s home clinic is state-of-the-art for

family medicine. Located for many years in a small building on North Dakota Avenue, the clinic changed its name from Family Practice Center and moved to its current location on the campus of Avera McKennan 10 years ago. Today, the approximately 1,400 patients who come through the doors every month will find a bright, spacious, modern building providing a full range of medical services, including counseling, nutrition, preventive medicine and referrals. The building includes an on-site laboratory and offers acute-care services not Ph

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“We have this challenging task before us of trying to provide residents with what they need to know but what they need to know keeps changing,” says Dr. Kemp. “To some extent, we have to unlearn some things that we used to know. There is still a lot in medicine based on ‘well, we think this should work’. But we’re trying to do more evidence-based medicine.”

As the structure of healthcare changes, one of the things new doctors need to know is how to work effectively as part of a team. Drs. Kemp and Brechtelsbauer, both of whom have won South Dakota’s Family Doctor of the Year Award, say the team approach afforded by the on-site residency program means that patients have the advantage of the faculty physicians’ years of experience, as well as the residents’ most current training.

“The faculty has a lot of clinical experi-ence, but the residents are newly-minted,” says Dr. Brechtelsbauer. “The advantages of having young physicians around here really showed up when we implemented EMR.” And like other physicians who work closely with residents or medical students, CFM’s faculty physicians say the presence of the residents tends to raise the overall quality of the care they all provide.

“For one thing, the pace at which patients are being seen tends to be a little slower here than in private practice, so each patient is seeing the doctor for a little longer,” says Dr. Kemp. “And patients get the advantage of the very current knowledge of the youngest physicians who have just been on rotation with some subspecialist, as well as the wisdom of the faculty physicians who are supervising them.”

The fuTure of famIly medICIne

Dr. Kemp says the residency program’s recent expansion reflects a growing national interest in primary care. Whereas there was a time when only a few dozen people inter-viewed to fill the 8 spots, this year 63 applicants applied for the program’s 9 posi-tions. Most of these people still come from

South Dakota and the surrounding states, but an increasing number are gravitating to the program from farther afield. About 20 per-cent of residents in the program come from outside the region.

“As we have gotten a national reputation, we have gotten more people from all over the place,” says Dr. Kemp. “We had a resident about ten years ago that had never been west of Massachusetts. We told him that he had to learn to deal with cow tipping injuries. We have fun with people who don’t have roots in this region.”

By all accounts, the CFM-based resi-dency program is accomplishing its mission. About half of the young doctors who gradu-ate from the program stay in South Dakota and about 20 percent stay in Sioux Falls. A full 80 percent are either in South Dakota or surrounding states. Two thirds are in rural practice according to national standards. And a full forty-five percent practice in communi-ties of less than ten thousand people.

Regardless of where they receive their care, Dr. Kemp says that, ideally, all patients should have a central place where all of their ongoing health maintenance needs can be managed and met. That is why the next move for the Center for Family Medicine is to become a certified Medical Home. To achieve the designation, CFM is incorporating mul-tiple staff members to do things like remind patients of important tests and screenings between office visits and to help them with transitions from one care setting to another to help eliminate the medical errors some-times associated with discharge.

“This is part of the team effort that goes into becoming a Medical Home,” says Dr. Kemp, who recently won the SDAFP’s Life-time Achievement Award for his commitment to forward-thinking family medicine. “Family Medicine has always been a leader in the team approach and we will continue to be. If I have a patient and I want to make sure that they have all of the recommended services for maintaining their health, it is very difficult to do that in a limited time frame and by oneself. At CFM, we all work together on this and we teach others how to do it. Because no doctor can do all of this alone.” ■

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Complementary TherapySupporting a Holistic Approach

Therapy

Water Birth Is water delivery a safe way to make labor easier?

1 Cluett ER, Nikodem VC, McCandlish RE, Burns EE. “Immersion in water in pregnancy, labour and birth”, Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(2):CD000111.

2.LMM Duley MRCOG, Oxford. “Birth In water: RCOG Statement No. 1.” Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. January 2001.

the idea Behind Water Birthing is simple But profound: Harness powerful natural forces – including the buoyancy of water and the pain-fighting endorphins released when a

mother is immersed in it – to make childbirth easier. While it has been popular in Europe (and in some larger U.S. institutions, such as Northwestern) for decades, water birthing is just beginning to gain acceptance here in the South Dakota region.

“Some local physicians are very supportive of water birth and others think it’s not a good idea,” says Terry Engel-mann, a Certified Nurse Midwife at Sanford who has performed many of the hospital’s 30+ water births in a mov-able pool. “This is new to South Dakota and new to the hospital setting. So, right now we are using inflatable pools.”

During a water birth, the laboring mother is in a pool of warm water at a temperature between 96 and 100. Sanford’s pool, which is used in one of two dedicated rooms, is 172 gallons, big enough for an adult to be immersed to about the armpits. Because warm water is believed to relax the muscles and release endorphins, anecdotal evidence shows that labor tends to progress more quickly and with less pain. Relaxed pelvic muscles and the smooth, steady progression of labor may also reduce the risk of perineal trauma.

“We always get a lot of guff about it,” says Engelmann. “They say ‘Are you wearing your speedo?’ But, actually, the provider stays outside the tub.” Because water births can progress more quickly, the provider does stay in the room with the laboring mother. “It is just so nice to see the reaction of moms. So much tension and fear is released,” Engelmann says.

As the baby emerges from the birth canal, it is assisted to the top of the water. Water birth relies on the newborn’s instinct not to breathe until he feels air on his face. As long as there are no complications, mother and baby may stay in the water together, reaping the oxygen-, glucose- and blood pressure-normalizing rewards of skin-to-skin contact.

Although women who have experienced water birth are often enthusiastic about the experience, Certified Nurse Midwife Teresa Buell admits that it is not as easy to quantify the benefits scientifically. “It is a tough thing to study because these babies are not hooked up to monitors,” says Buell, who also works at Sanford. Opponents of water birthing worry about the risk of infection from contaminated water, drown-ing, or an entangled umbilical cord. But a Cochrane review from 20041, as well as a number of European studies, found water birthing to be neither harmful nor beneficial to mothers or babies. Although an article from the British Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists2 suggests there may be a theoretical risk of embolism if water enters the mother’s bloodstream, both the RCOG and the Royal College of Midwives “support laboring in water for healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies”.

Buell says her own experience with water birthing at Sanford has been overwhelmingly positive. “What we do know is that babies born in the water tend to be very relaxed and very alert. They pick up their chests and bodies and look at their mom and dad. They are often very quiet and tend to seem less stressed.”

Because water birthing precludes the use of epidural, women are encouraged to express their desire to deliver this way by 28 weeks, so that they can be better prepared through hypnobirthing or another prenatal class. Giving birth in a pool does make it more difficult to monitor and intervene if problems arise, which is why the method is not used in high risk pregnancies. Women with HIV or hepatitis, ges-tational diabetes, preeclamsia, or active herpes are not candidates for water birth. It is also not recommended for women who have had a previous C-section or who are deliv-ering before 37 weeks. ■


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mercy medical Center Achieves major perinatal safety GoalMErCy MEDiCAl CENTEr iN SiOUx City has achieved a safety and quality goal that will help further ensure the safety of babies born in its labor and delivery unit.

Every member of the labor and delivery team is now certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring. As a quality and safety program, the certification allows for standardization of EFM interpretation and implementation of best practices to improve patient safety and reduce the risk of medical errors during labor and delivery.

“This new level of certification goes above and beyond what most hospitals would require and that ultimately means Mercy has created the safest environment possible to have a baby,” says Jerome Pierson, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Mercy.

Throughout labor, EFM helps clinicians evaluate a baby’s heart rate frequently and effectively, watching for signs of prob-lems, like an abnormal fetal heart rate pattern that may indicate the need for interventions. Often, a simple intervention, such as changing maternal position, additional IV f luids, or supplemental oxygen is sufficient to turn things around. In other situations, more extensive interventions may be needed.

With their C-EFM designations, labor and delivery teams are now more adept at determining which heart rate changes are normal

and which are cause for concern.The NCC’s Certificate of Added Qualification in Electronic

Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) is open to RNs, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants and nurse midwives and takes a significant commitment to coursework, practice and examinations. Mercy’s Family Birth Center is designated as a Level II Center for perinatal services. ■

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sioux falls surgeon reaches robotic surgery milestoneMAriA BEll, MD, GyNECOlOGiC oncol-ogist at Sanford Gynecologic Oncology Clinic and Chief Medical Officer for San-ford Development and Research, recently completed her 1,000th robotic surgery at Sanford Health.

Sanford acquired its first daVinci robotic surgical system in 2004 and Dr. Bell was one of the first surgeons in the region to incorporate robotic surgery into her prac-tice. A graduate of Augustana and the University of South Dakota Medical School, Dr. Bell now provides surgeries for gyne-cologic malignancies, performs gynecologic

surgeries for patients with benign condi-tions, and administers chemotherapy.

With Dr. Bell’s internationally- recognized expertise, Sanford Women’s is excelling in the world of robotic surgery. Nationally, the rate for patients who receive any open surgery is approximately 30-40% according to Solucient Data. At Sanford Gynecologic Oncology Clinic, the open rate is only 5%, also based on Solucient Data. This is a huge differentiator for Sanford and for Dr. Bell as other healthcare providers in the area currently operate at the national level. ■

Limb Preservation Center Opens in Sioux Fallsnew program helps patients at risk for amputations

SANFOrD HEAlTH HAS OpENED a limb preservation program in Sioux Falls, spe-cializing in the treatment of lower extremity wounds in patients at high risk of amputa-tion and compromised leg and toe function, particularly those with diabetes and periph-eral arterial disease.

“Having a compromised leg or toe has a large impact on a person’s daily function including walking up the stairs, going to the grocery store and getting out of bed. Some-times, illness or disease can even lead to amputation,” says Patrick Kelly, MD, vascular surgeon at Sanford Limb Preservation Center. “Our mission to protect, prevent and save function in the legs and toes is truly about keeping our patients as mobile as possible.”

Led by a team of fellowship-trained, board-certified vascular surgeons and an advanced-trained podiatrist, Sanford Limb Preservation Center coordinates multidisci-plinary care with other Sanford specialists

in infectious disease, endocrinology, cardiol-ogy, nephrology, plastic surgery, orthopedics, wound care and rehabilitation. The Sanford Limb Preservation Center team also includes Sanford Health’s wound clinic, which is home

to nurses trained in managing and treating acute infections of the lower extremities.

The Sanford Limb Preservation Center is the region’s only comprehensive limb preservation center. ■

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has been named a Top 100 Hospital by Truven Health Ana-lytics, formerly the healthcare arm of Thomson Reuters. Avera McK-ennan is the only hospital in South Dakota to be named to the list.

This is the fifth time Avera McKennan has been listed on the Top 100 list and it is the third national quality award for the Sioux Falls hospital this year. Avera McK-ennan was also named among the nation’s Best Hospitals and the No. 1 hospital in South Dakota by U.S. News & World Report, and in the top 5 percent of hospitals for clini-cal performance as measured by Healthgrades.

The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates perfor-mance in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability;

patient satisfaction; adherence to clinical standards of care; post- discharge mortality; and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia.

To conduct the 100 Top Hospi-tals study, Truven Health researchers evaluated 2,922 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals. They use public information — Medicare cost reports, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data, and core measures and patient satisfaction data from the CMS Hospital Compare website. Hospi-tals do not apply, and winners do not pay to be considered. The study has been conducted since 1993. Winning hospitals were announced in the February 25 edition of Modern Healthcare magazine.

More information on this study and other 100 Top Hospitals research is available at www.100tophospitals.com. ■

MED Quotes“ A clinician is complex. He is part craftsman, part practical

scientist, and part historian.” —Thomas Addis, US Physician

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THE JUNE E. NylEN CANCEr CENTEr in Sioux City is now incorporating Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) into its lung cancer treatment program. Because it allows for precision delivery of high doses of radiation, this sur-gical alternative is yielding high cure rates in patients with stage one non-small cell lung cancer. Standard therapy for these patients is thoracotomy.

SBRT is administered by fitting the patient into a cus-tomized immobilizing body frame to minimize lung movement from breathing. Because high doses of radiation can be administered to the tumor with minimal impact on surrounding healthy tissue, SBRT carries a lower risk of long term complications and a cure rate comparable to surgery.

Patients with stage one non-small cell lung cancer who are unwilling or unable to undergo lung cancer surgery are candidates for SBRT. The technology presents elderly patients, patients with severe lung disease, or patients with significant comorbidities such as severe heart disease, a curative, non-invasive alternative to surgery.

The Nylen Cancer Center is also now offering access to a Nurse Navigator to help patients understand their diagnosis, evaluate treatment options, connect with rele-vant community resources, and navigate their way through the treatment process. All Nylen Cancer Center lung cancer patients are eligible to use the services of the Nurse Navigator. ■

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Sioux Falls family physician patty peters has long been an advocate of a holistic approach to

medicine. Long before the term ‘functional medicine’

had become a recognized part of the healthcare discus-

sion, Dr. Peters was working to combat chronic health

problems in her patients through better nutrition, physical activity, stress management,

and strategic use of supplementation. As she works toward her certification in Functional

Medicine this Fall (the culmination of a four-year process), she talked to MED about why

this approach is gaining momentum nationwide.

MED: Doctors like you have been advocates of functional medicine concepts for a long time. Why do you think it is gaining more attention now?

Dr. P: I think it is because we have so much chronic disease now. Also, many female baby boomers have been going through perimenopause and menopause and they are just not content with feeling bad. They are used to being active and they are not content not to feel good. So they are going to their doctors and asking for real answers. And recent research is finding that there really are better ways to deal with chronic problems like heart disease and obesity. As science processes, so does the field of functional medicine.

MED: So, functional medicine is still science-based?

Dr. P: Yes. One image we like to use is of a tree. The trunk and branches are what we see, but we are trying to get back to the roots. It is about getting back to the biochemistry behind physical processes. A functional medicine approach goes back to the cellular level. The interactions in the body are so complex. The thyroid, the vascular system, hormones – there are connections everywhere and science is helping us to better understand them.

MED: Who is involved in Functional Medicine?

Dr. P: Functional Medicine crosses multiple disciplines… physicians, dieticians, naturopaths, chiropractors, psychologists. Anyone who is involved

in the care of patients can take a functional medicine approach. When I go to national meetings for the Institute for Functional Medicine, there are people from all kinds of backgrounds and from all over the world. They all believe that people can change their health by changing their lifestyles.

MED: In what kinds of patients do you take this approach?

Dr. P: I think about functional medicine principles with pretty much every patient who comes in to my office now, especially when it comes to guiding them toward better eating and other disease-preven-tion techniques. Inflammation is a big topic in functional medicine because it is a big underlying factor in many diseases. Also, fatty tissue. Fat releases certain hormones and this, too, can have an impact on disease. And, of course, obesity is linked to diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, probably dementia. If we can help more people fight their weight issues, it would go a long way to tackling

many chronic diseases. ■

functional medicine What Does it Mean for the Future of Healthcare?

More information on Funcitonal Medicine can be found at the Institute for Functional Medicine website at www.FunctionalMedicine.org.


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The Nurses’ StationNursing News from Around the Region

hIGh prAIse for rCrh CrItICAl CAre nUrse Adam Bergdale received the February DAiSy Award for Extraordinary Nurses at

Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRH). He has been a Registered Nurse in the

Medical Intensive Care Unit at RCRH for three years.

Bergdale was nominated for the award by a physician who says he showed

true concern for a critically ill patient and worked closely with the physician

throughout the night to address the patient’s needs. The nomination stated Bergdale “took the

lead, speaking with other services when needed, thinking clinically and staying one step ahead of

events throughout the night…He calmly managed it all.” In the nomination, Bergdale was also

described as “the best of critical care nursing.” ■


MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CELEBRATES CERTIFIED NURSES DAY MErCy MEDiCAl CENTEr celebrated Certified Nurses Day on March

19th

by honoring its 45 board certified nurses at a tea reception.

“We applaud those nurses who have received their certification,

which fosters professional growth and contributes to excellent

patient care,” said Tracy larson, Chief Nursing Officer at Mercy

Medical Center.

Board Certification of nurses plays an increasingly important

role in the assurance of high standards of care for patients and

their loved ones. Nursing, like healthcare in general, has become

increasingly complex. There is a growing perception that, while a

registered nurse (rN) license provides entry to general nursing

practice, the knowledge intensity of modern nursing requires addi-

tional education, as well as a strong personal commitment to

excellence.

Mercy Medical Center encourages national board certification

for all its nurses.

Celebrating nursesNational Nurses Week Starts May 6th

The South Dakota Nurses Association will join the American Nurses

Association in commemorating National Nurses Week, May 6-12. The

annual celebration is meant to increase awareness of the value that the

nation’s 3.1 million registered nurses bring and the vital role they play in

American healthcare. The week culminates on the birthday of Florence

Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

1954 – National Nurse Week is first observed in October on

the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s

mission to Crimea.

1974 – The International Council of Nurses proclaims

May 12 International Nurse Day

1982 – The ANA Board of Directors formally acknowledges

National Nurses Day on May 6

1993 – The ANA designates May 6 to 12 as permanent

dates for National Nurses Week

1997 – The ANA designates May 8 as National Student

Nurses Day

Nurses Week events will be held throughout the week across the

region. Visit the SDNA website at www.sdnursesassociation.org

(or iowanurses.org) for information and registration for other

planned events.


“We have had shorter rural programs for many years, but these are just one-month experiences in the 2nd and 4th year,” says Bruce Vogt, MD, Professor & Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Program Director of the SD Area Health Education Center. “But the need in rural areas is just continuing to grow. We rec-ognize that it is very important for a

student to really be able to engage the rural community and to understand the challenges and rewards of practicing there. You just don’t get this in 4 weeks.”

COMMUNiTy iMMErSiONInstead, beginning in the Fall of 2014,

six 3rd-year medical students, chosen from a large pool of applicants, will spend nine months working alongside providers in one of five South Dakota communities of fewer than 10,000 people. The South Dakota State Legislature approved an expansion of the school’s class size in 2012 to accommodate the new program and Milbank, Mobridge, Winner, Platte and Parkston were chosen as clinical sites in the competitive selection process.

“We have gifted teachers in these rural communities and we want to utilize their expertise to help increase the number of stu-dents who will go into primary care and serve rural communities,” says Dr. Vogt. To pre-pare for their rural experience, these students will complete 12 weeks of prerequisite train-ing, including clinical clerkship experiences, hospital rotations in intensive care, and train-ing in the Parry Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation.

“They are going to be immersed in the community because they are going to live

there. They are going to have a better under-standing of what it’s really like to work and live in a small town,” says Susan Anderson, MD, Director of the FARM Program.

CliNiCAl ExpEriENCE“Another advantage is that they are also

going to be one of the only learners there. In other programs, there may be a number of learners. But a FARM student may be first assist on a procedure the first day they’re at their clinical site. They may also be the first medical person that the patient sees.”

The FARM program is similar to the long-running and highly successful Min-nesota Rural Physician Associate Program. Established in the 1970s, that program has demonstrated a statistical increase in the number of new doctors choosing rural prac-tice in the state. National studies have demonstrated that students trained in similar rural programs perform at least as well as their traditionally-trained colleagues on tests of their clinical skills.

“It takes a while for students and instruc-tors to get to know each other and for trust to develop,” observes Dr. Vogt. “So, when a student is on a briefer 6 or 8 week rotation in Sioux Falls or Rapid City, there is less time to get to the point where the instructor is comfortable letting the student do more.

down on the fArmPROBLEM: The nation’s

medical schools are graduating fewer

primary care physicians and rural America

continues to be underserved. The problem

is even more pronounced in the upper

Midwest, where an aging population

needs skilled medical care more than ever.

SOLUTION: Introduce

medical students to the joys and chal-

lenges of rural practice early by allowing

them to spend extended time living and

working with established providers in one

of several carefully-chosen small commu-

nities. The USD Sanford School of

Medicine calls it the Frontier And Rural

Medicine program – FARM.

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MEDICAL STUDENTS & RURAL COMMUNITIES

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Because they will have more time with their mentors, FARM students are likely to be able to become more participatory members of the healthcare team.”

They are also likely to be more participatory members of the community, a critical aspect of choosing to eventually practice there.

“It has to do with developing an emotional attachment to the com-munity,” says Dr. Anderson, who lives and practices in a rural community herself. “They may be in the local paper. They will get invited to the rotary club or the country club. The community will embrace them.” Beyond that, Anderson says that students will experience the satisfac-tion of delivering high-quality care to patients who may have few other healthcare options.

pArTNErS iN TrAiNiNGAnd what do the rural community physicians get? “Ultimately, they

hope to get a partner,” says Dr. Vogt. “But, if they don’t get that, they may at least get another physician in a nearby area. I think that they see this as a real carrot for their healthcare community. We’re also hoping this will help dispel some of the myths about rural practice. You can have a life, you don’t have to be isolated, and there is support.”

Although the expectation was that most FARM students would be natives of small communities, Dr. Anderson says most are graduates of the state’s largest high schools. Based on the response from both student applicants, new medical students who were asked about the program, and rural communities which applied to be clinical sites, she is hopeful that FARM can be expanded to include additional locations in the coming years.

“Ultimately, these doctors, regardless of the field they go into, will benefit from their involvement in this program,” says Dr. Vogt. “This sort of immersion with increased involvement in care cannot help but be beneficial to your training.” ■

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WHEN iT COMES TO FEDErAl spending and budget issues, conventional thinking among many may be that with current Medicare pay-ment levels for physicians in place until the end

of 2013, there really isn’t anything else to worry about. Nothing could be further from the truth. And it will behoove all providers to pay very close attention to what’s going on in Washington over the next several months.

There are three general elements to the Budget Debate in Wash-ington. The first is the Sequester, which among other things automatically cuts all Medicare reimbursement to providers by 2% effective April 1. It also cuts funding for the National Institutes of Health by as much as 9%. As this article is being prepared it appears that Congress is allowing the Sequester to take effect. The second is expiration of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps government running through March 27th. Unless the CR is extended or a budget passed, the federal government would shut down. Again, as this article is being prepared, it is unclear whether Con-gress and the President will agree to an extension or have a government offering only “essential services”.

The third element is the federal government’s debt ceiling which is due to expire sometime in mid-May but may be extended though July.

The resolution of these three elements is what the political commentators are referring to as the “Grand Bargain”. Now it is unclear whether Republicans and Democrats can come together on any budget package. But whether they do or don’t, we do know that as long as negotiations are progressing, everything is at risk. That includes a myriad of Medicare and Medicaid funding reduc-tions that ultimately impact providers including Medicare payments to physicians. So, while Medicare Part B might appear to be off-the-table for now, anything is possible when Congress, the two political parties and the President are talking.

Staying engaged and informed with the federal budget talks will be essential for the remainder of the year. The nuances of negotiations in Washington can and do translate into very real issues affecting access to and affordability of healthcare in South Dakota. ■

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who advocates for Meaningful Use and change to EHr, please contact

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AS THE ENTirE healthcare industry undergoes massive movement to implement electronic health records (EHR) and improve patient infor-

mation, care, and safety, certain individuals have emerged as leaders, not only embracing the changes but inspiring others to do the same. Rapid City ophthalmologist Scott Eccarius, MD, Medical Informatics Officer at Regional Health, is a prime example.

The Eccarius Eye Clinic implemented an EHR system seven years ago and currently uses Athenahealth’s practice management, EHR, and patient portal software. Dr. Eccarius also serves on Athenahealth’s national Physician Advisory Broad. As Medical Informatics Officer since 2007, Dr. Eccarius advocates for Clinical Infor-mation Systems, their value to patients, and the organizational imperative of Meaningful Use.

“Providers are fearful of the loss of produc-tivity, patient backlog, and the loss of revenue due to some of the horror stories floating around,” says Dr. Eccarius. “The real key in this is planning for change and having the willing-ness to adapt to it.”

HealthPOINT, South Dakota’s Regional Extension Center (REC) and the organization charged with helping area practices make the transition, calls Eccarius an innovator. “We are pleased to acknowledge the service Dr. Eccarius is providing to the healthcare community by inspiring and encouraging change,” says Health-POINT Executive Director Dan Friedrich. Dr. Eccarius is helping HealthPOINT spread the message about Change Management in a webinar on the organization’s website.

THE THREE STEPS OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT

1 CommunicationChange Management is divided into several key steps. Communication and planning are critical during the first stage. As the leader of the practice, the provider should define the reason for the change as well as benefits and talk about them in a positive way to staff. Realize that no project is perfect and each has its risks and rewards. Providers should expect members of the team to experience a wide range of emotions including denial, anger, fear, frustration, uncertainty and disorientation. Organization leaders and providers should establish a timeline and goals for this change and communicate them to staff.

2 training & directionStage two of Change Management is pivotal in the movement into the positive stage of change. During this time, the practice should be going through training, workflow analysis and re-design, and be progressing through the timeline. Providers will need a strong sense of direction during this time as well as patience and encouragement for their staff. Resentment toward change and low morale can be expected from staff but words of encourage and celebration of small steps can help the team through the difficult journey.

3 revitalizationDuring the final stage of Change Management, providers can expect to see a revitalization of their team. New skills and workflows have taken hold. Providers and organization leaders should set longer term goals and begin evaluating the impacts of the change on the practice and the patients served. ■

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marathon man SiOUx FAllS OpTOMETriST HAS HiS EyE ON BOSTON

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siOUx FAllS OpTOMETriST Justin Schweitzer started run-ning in 7th grade, long before he had any idea how far his

passion would take him. Within a few years, the Jamestown, North Dakota native claimed the high school state

cross country championship, and went on to win state titles in the mile and 2-mile runs in his senior year.

While he loves the competitive nature of the sport, Schweitzer says, for him, running is about what it does for his own body and soul. “It is just such a wonderful

stress reliever,” says Schweitzer. “I can think clearly when I’m out there running. Those are the times I can be by myself and think.”

And those times are at a premium these days for the father of a six-month-old and a preschooler. Except for a brief

Justin Schweitzer’s young family will be there cheering him on when he runs the Boston Marathon on April 15th.


hiatus during optometry training, Schweitzer has continued to run almost daily. To fit it in between an increasingly busy work and family life, Schweitzer is up and running by 5:15 every day, usually outside. Yes, even in the winter.

“I do have a treadmill in the basement for when the weather is really severe,” says Schweitzer. “But most of the time, I go outside. Thankfully, running gear is so much better than it used to be. There are thermal tights and tops and of course I wear a face mask.” He also tracks his miles and pace with a GPS watch that syncs with the computer. And, like a miner headed to work in the pitch dark, he’s outfitted with a head lamp.

Good gear, strategic training and serious determination are now driving Schwetizer to his next big goal: The Boston Marathon on April 15th. Schweitzer ran the Portland marathon back in 2003 and last year qualified for Boston at the Twin Cities Marathon with a run time of 2:39:08.

“One of the reasons I wanted to do Boston is that it is one of the ones you have to qualify for,” says Schweitzer. “The history is legendary. If you are a runner – or even if you’re not – you have heard of the Boston Marathon. It’s something that a lot of serious runners want to do at least once in their life.”

Determined to beat his Twin Cities time, Schweitzer is in the midst of an 18-week marathon buildup, which includes both speed training and pace training. Those early morning runs are adding up; he’s now averaging 70 miles a week and will peak, just before the marathon at 75 miles in a week. But even when he’s not training for a marathon, Schweitzer is no slacker, aver-aging 35 to 40 miles a week and burning through a new pair of running shoes every 3 months or so.

“Running keeps me grounded,” he says. “Exercise definitely gives a person more energy. But it also keeps me in a routine, which is helpful for me. I know that I’m going to get to bed early and I’m going to get up and run. I am going to be the best I can be throughout and the day and then do the same thing again. There is something about a healthy routine that makes life easier.”

Schweitzer’s young family will be cheering him on in Boston this month, where he hopes to set a personal record. As for what’s next, he says it will depend on their support and the support of his “work family” at Vance Thompson Vision.

“It’s a serious commitment and I couldn’t do it without a lot of support. I would love to do more because I do think that, when you can be a less stressed-out person, you can be better at everything you do.” ■

“I can think clearly when I’m out there running.

Those are the times I can be by myself and think.”

Justin Schweitzer’s young family will be there cheering him on when he runs the Boston Marathon on April 15th.


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A memorable tasting staglin family Vineyard

I rEAlly lOVE WiNE TASTiNGS. Not only because I enjoy wine, but also because it is one of the best ways to try many different wines all in one setting. It is a wonderful way to experiment with different varietals, food pairings and price ranges and to become educated about wine in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. As much as I love to

plan and be the hostess at my own events, I also love to attend them. Being a guest recharges my batteries, lets me focus on the wine and gives me new ideas for my own tastings.

The last tasting I attended was particularly memorable and featured Staglin Family Vineyards. Staglin is a family-owned vineyard in Napa Valley that truly produces world class wine, and I was fortunate enough to be able to visit their estate the last time I was in Napa. This tasting, which was presided over by Shari Staglin herself, featured two of their Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons and here are my thoughts on each of them:

The flagship Staglin Family Vineyard 2008 Chardonnay was brilliant. The wine pre-sented with beautiful tropical notes and a wonderful floral aroma. It was creamy and smooth as well as refreshing and vibrant. The minerality and acidity gave it great bal-ance and the ability to pair it with many different foods.

The Staglin 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon was elegant with dark fruit flavors complemented by subtle earthiness and oak. The presence of the dark fruit flavors was intense, yet not overblown. There was spice in the backbone and a very pleasant tannic finish. It was defi-nitely ready to drink and makes me wonder what kind of treasure the 2006 that is in my store will be.

The 2009 Salus Estate Chardonnay was darker in color than the Estate and reminded me of warm baked apples with hints of tropi-cal stone fruit. I kept getting really beautiful honey notes, but it had a brief hint of min-erality that seemed to cut through the richness of the wine and balance it perfectly. This wine is drinking beautifully right now.

The 2007 Salus Estate Cabernet comes from the vintage that many experts called the California vintage of the decade so I was very eager to give it a try. What a rush of flavor. Blackberries, coffee, chocolate and smoke flavors and aromas all come together finishing with just enough dryness to pull it back from the fruit and give it a wonderful and very long finish. This will continue evolving in the bottle and should get even better in the next year or two.

One interesting side note: The Salus label is named after the Roman goddess of health and wellbeing and the Staglin family donates 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the Salus wines toward fundraising for mental health research. When Shari and Garen Staglin’s son, Brandon, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1990, they created their own non-profit organization, of which their son, thanks to treatment and family support, is now Director of Marketing.

I walked away from the tasting knowing that all of us in attendance had experienced some fantastic wine. But even more reward-ing was the knowledge that I had enjoyed wines I know to be made with passion, com-mitment and, at their heart, family. Now that is a tasting! ■


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