June 2019, Volume XXXIIi, No 3
Blockchain technology
The future of medical innovation
Digital finance is a rapidly evolving, disruptive technology incorporating elements effective for large-scale transactions in a globally integrated economy. The health care arena is particularly conducive to the concepts of “cryptocurrencies” such as bitcoin and the underlying technology of blockchain as an economic, integrative, and data management technology.
June 2019, Volume XXXIIi, No 3
interview
Launching careers to serve rural and Native American patients
Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
cover story One
Blockchain technology: The future of medical innovation
By David R. Brown, MD, FACE; Joey Wilson, MS; Charlie Hu, MSc; and Douglas Corley, BSc
Digital finance is a rapidly evolving, disruptive technology incorporating elements effective for large-scale transactions in a globally integrated economy. The health care arena is particularly conducive to the concepts of “cryptocurrencies” such as bitcoin and the underlying technology of blockchain
cover story two
Defining the physician-patient relationship: The Warren v. Dinter ruling
By Ryan Ellis, JD; Matt Frantzen, JD; Tracy Jacobs, JD; and Angela Nelson, JD
In an April 17, 2019 opinion, the Minnesota Supreme Court surprised the health care community when it held in Warren v. Dinter that “a physician-patient relationship is not a necessary element of a claim for professional negligence.” This decision upends what had been thought to be settled law:
Behavioral Health
Play therapy: Helping medically complex pediatric patients
By Monica Oberg, MSW, LICSW
Six-year-old Hannah has required around-the-clock care for spina bifida and other complex medical conditions her entire life. A trach tube, feeding tube, and wheelchair are indicators of her numerous days and nights spent in a hospital or clinic awaiting another test or surgery—
2019 Community Caregivers
2019 Community Caregivers: Recognizing Minnesota’s Volunteer Physicians
By Richard Ericson
Each year, Minnesota Physician Publishing recognizes physicians and health care providers who have volunteered their medical services. Whether volunteering at home or overseas, these caregivers help people in need and come away with a revitalized sense of their work.
Health Care Architecture Honor Roll
2019 Health Care Architecture Honor Roll
By Richard Ericson
Minnesota Physician’s Health Care Architecture Honor Roll recognizes outstanding achievement in new facilities design. Each year we present an overview of the widely varied work that creates the brick and mortar of patient care.
Architecture
Are You USP <800> Compliant?: New guidelines for handling hazardous drugs
By Nicholas (Cole) Helbling, PharmD; Stanley Schimke, CID; and James Anderson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Health care facilities have until December 1, 2019, to comply with new, federally enforceable rules and regulations issued by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention under USP <800>. The primary objective of the rules and
Acute aortic dissection: Timely recognition and multidisciplinary care
By Jasmine Curry, BS; Matt Pavlovec, RN, BSN; and Kevin M. Harris, MD
An acute aortic dissection (AD) occurs when there is a tear in the intima, the inner layer of the aorta, allowing blood to travel through a separate channel (false lumen), often leading to complications which may include cardiac tamponade, aortic regurgitation, ischemia of the branch vessels, and, ultimately, aortic rupture. The patient’s symptoms depend on the path of the dissection and which organs are malperfused.
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