Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Everybody knows you can get more consumer information shopping for a car or groceries than you can from the hospital industry. But Richard Umbdenstock, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen that the issue of transparency and better consumer information is building among the nation's hospitals.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Health information technology has long been believed to be the key to unlocking ways to not only improve patient care but to save money. But achieving this in an industry as complex and large as health care has its challenges, particularly in U.S hospitals. Richard Umbdenstock, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hospital Association tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the challenges and strides hospitals are making on the health information technology front.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Richard Umbdenstock, MS Health care, its cost and availability are major concerns as voters evaluate issues in this year's elections, and hospital care plays a huge role in that it consumes the largest share of the tab. So how will the nation's hospitals figure into this national debate? Richard Umbdenstock, president and chief executive of the American Hospital Association tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about hospital roles in the plan to cover more uninsured Americans.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD Physician scientists are the transport vehicle in translating knowlege from bedside to bench. Dr. Elizabeth McNally, professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and Director of both the Institute for Cardiovascular Research and Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at The University of Chicago Medical Center, discusses the professional duality of life as a physician scientist with your host, Dr. Bruce Bloom.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD Dr. Elizabeth McNally, internationally renowned expert on inherited heart diseases, Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and Director of both the Institute for Cardiovascular Research and the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center joins your host, Dr. Bruce Bloom, to discuss research into various forms of inherited heart diseases.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD How do inherited heart diseases impact neuromuscular diseases? Dr. Elizabeth McNally, cardiologist and world-renowned expert on heart disease genetics speaks with Dr. Bruce Bloom on inherited heart diseases and their impact on muscular dystrophies; discussing current treatments and the role of cell biotics in cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy patients.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Elizabeth McNally, MD How do we recognize and treat genetic heart disease in the single patient, and beyond? Dr. Elizabeth McNally, cardiologist and world-renowned expert on heart disease genetics speaks with Dr. Bruce Bloom on inherited heart diseases; covering their diagnosis, treatment, and varied prevalence around the world.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Jeremy Lazarus, MD An American Medical Assocation survey found a 66% disapproval rate amongst physicians in regards to Data Mining. What is it? And why are practitioners opposed? Dr. Jeremy Lazarus, a Colorado psychiatrist and Speaker of the American Medical Association House of delegates, discusses the design of the 40 million dollar industry and what is available to aid practitioners.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH How can you manage with all of the up and down reimbursement policies? What should you do to plan for the looming decrease? Join our guest, author and practice management consultant Peter Lucash guide Dr. Larry Kaskel in ways to manage with the yo-yo reimbusement policy.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH What can you do to survive a recession and even come out ahead afterwards? Join host Larry Kaskel in a discussion about managing a medical practice through the recession with our guest, Peter Lucash.