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“Our center is one of the best-kept secretsin downtown,” said radiology and breastimaging specialist David Brousseau, MD,who serves as Medical Director of BreastImaging at the center. “Our nationally rec-ognized physicians and health care team doour best to enhance the health and well-being of women in the prime of their lives.Our patients receive one-on-one attention ina respectful, comfortable environment.”

Board certified physicians and well-trainedstaff at the Los Angeles Center for Women’sHealth can coordinate and manage your fol-low-up care, and help with researching theanswers you need. Everything about thisunique center is designed with the patient inmind – including convenience to meet theneeds of your hectic schedule. Contact the cen-ter at (213) 742-6400 for more information orto set up a consultation.

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DENNIS R. Holmes, MD, FACS, isan internationally-renownedbreast surgeon and serves as the

medical director of the Los AngelesCenter for Women's Health atCalifornia Hospital Medical Center indowntown Los Angeles, which is partof Dignity Health.

Q: What can you share about genetic test-

ing for women who may be predisposed

for breast cancer?

Dr. Holmes: This topic has been widelydiscussed in the media for the past year

since actress Angelina Jolie decided toundergo a preventive double mastecto-my after learning she was a carrier of abreast cancer gene mutation, calledBRCA 1.

Q: How common is the BRCA gene

mutation?

Dr. Holmes: BRCA mutations occur inabout 1 out of every 500 women inthe general population. On average,BRCA 1 mutations are associated withan 80 percent lifetime risk of breastcancer and a 40 percent lifetime riskof ovarian cancer. BRCA 2 mutationshave a slightly lower risk of 60 per-cent lifetime risk of breast cancer and25 percent lifetime risk of ovariancancer, but are also associated with anincreased lifetime risk of melanoma,pancreatic cancer, male breast cancerand prostate cancer. BRCA mutationcarriers are also more likely to bediagnosed with breast cancer in their30s and 40s as opposed to after age 50for most non-mutation carriers.

Q: What role does family history play?

Dr. Holmes: One critically importantmessage that comes from Jolie’s storyis the importance of paying attentionto your family’s cancer history, bothmaternal and paternal, since it influ-ences your own cancer risk. Jolie’smother had ovarian cancer and pro-vided a clear sign that BRCA genetesting should be considered.

Similarly, if you have a family or per-sonal history of breast cancer diag-nosed before age 50, ovarian cancer,or breast cancer in a male relative,you should speak with your doctorabout your family history and seekBRCA testing if you meet criteria. Allthat is required is a simple blood or

mouthwash test that is covered bymost insurance carriers.

Q: What do you think of Angelina

Jolie’s decision to undergo a double

mastectomy?

Dr. Holmes: No doubt, the decision toundergo preventive double mastecto-my was a difficult one for Jolie. But aword of caution is in order. Jolie’sdecision should not be heard by thegeneral public as a call for doublemastectomy for the average woman.

Jolie’s particularly genetic circum-stances made a double mastectomy areasonable personal decision for herdue to her high risk of developingbreast cancer as she grows older.What one can learn most from Jolie’sdecision is that her diagnosis of aBRCA 1 mutation and her decision to

undergo preventive double mastecto-my came before she was ever diag-nosed with breast cancer. This is thegreatest value of BRCA testingbecause empowers BRCA-mutationscarriers to take control of their ownhealth destiny by allowing them toopt for preventive surgery orincreased surveillance. By going pub-lic with her story, Angelina Jolie notonly inspires other women but shehas shared a tremendous gift withwomen and men who until now mayhave been unaware of this condition.

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Dr. Lewinsky brings 40 years ofexperience to the center as a boardcertified radiation oncologist whohas received many commendationsand awards during his prestigiouscareer. Meanwhile, Dr. Tan recentlycompleted a fellowship with theFox Chase Center at TempleUniversity in Pennsylvania, as wellas a previous fellowship with theUniversity of California SanFrancisco Cancer ResearchInstitute.

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Every Woman, Every Time: 3D Breast Imaging at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

When it comes to fighting cancer, you want a team of physicians and caregivers ascourageous as you.

At Providence Health & Services, we’ve partnered with the internationally recognized John Wayne Cancer Institute, a part of Providence Saint John’s Health Center, which gives us access to “translational” research where scientific breakthroughs are delivered directly to patients. Our commitment to advanced cancer treatment also includes the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint JosephMedical Center, the largest and most advanced cancer center in the San Fernando and surrounding valleys where, in addition to traditional treatment options, ourintegrative medicine center provides a range of complementary therapies including yoga, meditation, acupuncture, massage and nutritional counseling.

Our physicians and clinicians are passionate caregivers for patients just like you;we’ll be with you every step of the way. We’re winning the battle against cancerevery day with outcomes that exceed national averages for many types of cancer.

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BREAST cancer is a devastating dis-ease that has claimed far toomany of our mothers and grand-

mothers, sisters and daughters, friendsand family members. At Pomona ValleyHospital Medical Center (PVHMC), thestaff is committed to saving more livesby making the most advanced 3D breastimaging technology available to allpatients, regardless of income or insur-ance coverage. In fact, PVHMC is theonly hospital in Los Angeles Countythat offers 3D mammograms to everypatient, every time.

As part of its commitment, PVHMCoffers 3D mammograms to uninsuredpatients for just $100. And during themonth of October, in honor of BreastCancer Awareness Month, it has low-ered the cost to $50 so no one has toput off this potentially lifesaving screen-ing. There has never been a better timeto take charge of your health.

Early detection is crucial to improv-ing survival rates for women, andadvanced imaging technology has madeearly-stage diagnosis much more com-mon. In fact, since 1990 the mortalityrate for breast cancer has declined by 34percent due largely to improved tech-nology, according to the AmericanCancer Society. Yet the two-dimensionalmachines that have gotten us this farstill present challenges, even with the

advent of digital technology: tumorshave to be a certain size to be detected,and false positives are prevalent, leadingto stressful situations when the resolu-tion isn’t high enough to distinguishbetween harmless changes and cancer-ous tissue.

With 3D imaging, which gained FDAapproval in 2011, clinicians can nowsee even smaller tumors more clearly,while reducing the number of false pos-itives. A recent study published in theJournal of the American MedicalAssociation showed a 41 percentincrease in the diagnosis of invasivebreast cancer and a 15 percent drop in“call backs” – incidents when womenare called in for additional testing toevaluate suspicious results.

At PVHMC’s own facilities, where ithas had all-3D machines for severalyears, there has been a 40 percent reduc-tion in callbacks. This technology hassaved hundreds of women from thestress and anxiety of inconclusive results.

For women who are diagnosed withcancer, PVHMC’s ability to get clearerimages of new cancer growth oftenmeans less invasive surgery, fewerrounds of chemotherapy or radiation,and more healthy years with lovedones. More studies and clinical trialsneed to be conducted to see how thenew imaging equipment affects long-

term outcomes, but in the short-term,PVHMC is already seeing significantbenefits to its patients.

The team at PVHMC believes thateveryone deserves the highest standard ofcare. That’s why PVHMC guarantees thatall women who visit one of its threeimaging centers in Pomona, Chino Hillsor Claremont will have access to thisstate-of-the-art technology – no doctorreferral required – and why it chargesonly $100 to patients who lack insurance.

PVHMC also recognizes that even adiagnosis with a positive prognosis isfrightening, and the team is preparedwith support services every step of theway. The certified Breast Health NurseCoordinator guides patients throughthe entire journey, scheduling allappointments for surgery, radiology,chemotherapy, testing and check-inswhile also collaborating with doctors,offering education and emotional sup-port and answering every questionalong the way. Patients are never alone.

PVHMC’s nurse coordinator can alsoarrange for patients to take part in themany wellness programs offered,including healing arts like acupressure,creative expression, and Eastern move-ment, exercise classes like yoga andstretching, and a free makeover pro-gram co-sponsored by The AmericanCancer Society, the Cosmetic, Toiletry

and Fragrance Association and theNational Cosmetology Association. TheCenter even has a salon that provides awig for any woman who has lost herhair due to cancer therapy whether sheis a PVHMC patient or not.

PVHMC is committed to all thewomen in its community, who deservethe very best care and the opportunityto live long, healthy, cancer-free lives.

Whether you or a loved one has post-poned a mammogram because you can’tafford the screening, or you’ve yet toschedule your exam because you werenervous about the process, PVHMC ishere to assist you. Call the Breast HealthCenter at (909) 784-1563 to schedule a3D mammogram appointment today.

Call (909) 784-1563 to make a 3Dmammogram appointment at one ofthree locations:

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Be Kind To Yourself.As a woman, you get so busy taking care of everyone else that you often don’t make time to do the same for yourself. That’s why we want to tell you about a place that was created with your unique healthcare needs in mind.

The Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health at California Hospital Medical Center is conveniently located in downtown Los Angeles. Compassionate staff and nationally-recognized doctors provide specialty care to women of all ages. Whether you need to get a mammogram or your well-woman exam, our entire team is here to do more than just take care of you – we’re here to listen.

We invite you to take a tour of our facility, talk with our doctors, and visit our website. You’ll be glad you did.

To make an appointment, please call (213) 742-6400.We accept most health insurance plans.

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T HIS time of year, those pink rib-bons are everywhere – on T-shirts, peanut butter jars and rear

bumpers. Breast cancer, whisperedabout a generation ago, is now one ofthe more curable cancers thanks to reg-ular screenings to detect cancer at itsearliest stages, and the latest technologyto treat it.

At Providence Health & Services,breast health takes a team approach –beginning with stressing the impor-tance of self-examination and screen-ings such as regular, age-appropriatemammograms.

Providence medical centers offer digi-tal mammography for the clearestimages and our experts work together toread those images to determine if thereare any irregularities. Providence cancercenters have invested in the latest tech-nology to treat breast cancer and nursenavigators are there to provide compas-sionate guidance.

Close to one in eight women in theU.S. will be diagnosed with breast can-cer. And their survival increases expo-nentially with early detection. Becausefamily history is significant,Providence provides genetic testing tohelp women, and men, know theirrisk, and that of their children, too.Providence also is partnering with

leading researcher Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., to establish the nation’sfirst clinical genomic network for

whole genomic sequencing – a pro-gram that will open in the comingmonths and utilize an individual

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commitment of Providence Health &Services to build a strong, integratedhealthcare network, where primary carephysicians regularly interact with spe-cialists. They share patient informationand expertise to battle cancer, if notbefore it starts then in the very earlystages when cancer is most curable andin its later stages where more specializedexpertise is required.

Providence Southern California,includes six award-winning hospitals;Providence Holy Cross Medical Centerin Mission Hills, Providence SaintJoseph Medical Center in Burbank,Providence Saint John’s Health Centerin Santa Monica, Providence TarzanaMedical Center and Providence LittleCompany of Mary Medical Centers inSan Pedro and Torrance. There also areaffiliated physician groups includingFacey Medical Group, ProvidenceMedical Institute, the Doctors of SaintJohn’s, Axminster Medical Group andAffiliates in Medical Specialties. Thisgives Providence the ability to shareexpertise and resources and to treatpatients in their own communities,close to home..

Two of the premier cancer centers inthe Greater Los Angeles Area are withinthe Providence Southern California net-work, both founded by the families of

Hollywood luminaries who succumbedto cancer.

The John Wayne Cancer Institute atProvidence Saint John’s Health Centerin Santa Monica and the Roy andPatricia Disney Family Cancer Center atProvidence Saint Joseph Medical Center

in Burbank anchor Providence SouthernCalifornia’s oncology programs, con-ducting research, investing in the latestdiagnostics and therapeutics and offer-ing integrative medicine.

Providence, a Catholic not-for-profithealthcare network, is dedicated toexcellence and compassion in caring forpatients, addressing not only the physi-cal illness, but spiritual, emotional, psy-chological and family issues as well.

Established in 1981 by the family oflegendary Western star John Wayne, the

John Wayne Cancer Institute atProvidence Saint John’s Health Center iscommitted to research and state-of-the-art treatment. The JWCI oncology teamspecializes in translational research –where findings in basic research aretranslated to actual care to improve

patient outcomes – and in training thenext generation of cancer surgeons andscientists. In 1991, the Margie PetersenBreast Center was established at theJWCI.

The Disney Family Cancer Center inBurbank is the only comprehensive can-cer center serving the San Fernando,Santa Clarita and Conejo valleys. Thecenter opened in 2010, a free-standingoutpatient center with the latest tech-nology; complementary therapies suchas herbal medicines, yoga and medita-

tion; psychological and genetic counsel-ing; a research program and spiritualcare. Advanced technology allows forpinpoint radiation to treat tumors butprotect surrounding tissues allowing theteam to treat skin cancers gently, with-out scarring.

Every aspect of the center is patient-focused. Patients are issued badges withmicrochips programmed with theirindividual choices of lighting, color,music, video and even the temperatureof their exam and treatment rooms.They are free to roam the center’sresource library, Appearance Boutique,healing garden and exercise rooms.

The cancer center’s Nurse Navigatorprogram to guide patients through theprocess also has shown to improve out-comes by ensuring patients follow doc-tors’ directions and stick to their treat-ment regimes.

To help women understand theirrisks, Providence offers a free breast carehealth assessment at California.provi-dence.org. And while this assessmentoffers information, there’s no replace-ment for regular self exams and yearlymammograms beginning at age 40 – orwhenever your physician recommends.

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By BRADLEY SCHMIDT

I NTEGRATED Health Systems (IHS), suchas Kaiser-Permanente, are the obviousgoal of healthcare. The coordination

of care, under one IT umbrella system,allows for birth-to-death care with a singlepoint of medical contact for better clinicalsupervision and improved efficiency. Yet,IHSs aren’t necessarily scalable, can costbillions to implement and are not avail-able in all areas. Central Los AngelesCounty, with its 5,000,000+ populationsize, has few IHS options yet is home topatients that most need coordinated care.How then, will access to integrated carebe delivered to the community in needwhen there is a void of health systemsphysically located in the community? Icontend, a virtual integrated health sys-tem, in conjunction with leading localMD’s and IPA’s, are the answer.

Pioneering a Virtual Health Platform

Virtual integrated health is somethingInglewood Imaging Center pioneered inLA County developing some of the firstradiology-to-EMR (electronic medicalrecords) partnerships in the USA to betterconnect patients, MD’s, treating facilitiesand IPA’s by partnering with independentEMR vendors frequently used in the com-munity. EMR’s, rapidly adopted by MD’sin the USA following the implementationof the 2009 American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act, provide incentive pay-ments to eligible professionals, hospitals,and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as theyadopt, upgrade or demonstrate meaning-ful use of certified EMR technology.

IIC realized EMR’s could hold the keyas the future of healthcare coordinationoutside the conventional IHS ecosystemmodel particularly for leading independ-ent physician associations (IPAs). Yetthere was a key challenge, of the 658EMR vendors certified since virtuallynone of them “spoke” to each other.Therefore, Inglewood Imaging developedsome strategic early partnerships withEMR vendors to develop secure interfaceconnections that allow fluency betweenthe fragmented IT platforms.

Benefits to MD, Insurance and Patient

One of the immediate benefits noticedin a virtual IHS environment was howstreamlined care became for the verybusy ordering MD. In the past, finalresults were faxed, collated, scanned,attached, and uploaded into a medicalchart. IIC’s virtual approach routesreports electronically, allowing alladministrative work to be automated andenabling MD’s to receive our resultsinside their EMR inbox in as little as 30minutes. Reports are never lost. Eachreport also allows access to our “cloudimage” web viewer which enables MD’sto view images for better coordination.

Cost containment for IPAs and insur-ance payors are another benefit to a virtu-al approach as an estimated $30 billion iswasted annually due to inappropriateexam utilization and duplication of radi-ology studies necessitated by lost imagesor reports. Quality scorecards, vitallyimportant in today’s care, can also bemeasured that allow a balance of cost andquality not previously available. HealthInformation Exchange (HIE), once univer-sally adopted in LA County, can also easi-ly receive a copy of our virtual record toensure a continuity of care countywideshould a patient appear unexpectedly atthe office of another care provider.

The final benefit to virtual health isconnecting the patient through a patienthealth record in collaboration with theirprimary care physician. All “meaningfuluse” EMR’s are required to have a patientportal to instantly access a patient’sresults, track healthcare costs, locate aMD and schedule appointment, allowinga patient more power to manage theirpersonal health records and share infor-mation with his primary care physician.

Looking Through a Radiology Lens

Since cancer imaging is a priority forInglewood Imaging, collaborating virtual-ly with all the independent MD’s, cancercenters, hospitals and treating oncologistsis tremendously important. Our medicaloncologists receive EMR results via a

secure interface. Surgeons receiveimages through our PACS-cloud hyper-link portal if surgery is required.Radiation oncologists receive images thatcan be imported into their targeted can-cer treatment planning software to betterpinpoint radiotherapy and IPAs cansupervise care through a primary carephysician to ensure appropriate protocoland communication is maintained.

Summary

IH Systems understand change is nec-essary, which is why innovative new pro-grams such as Anthem’s Vivity, account-able care program, integrating seven dif-ferent fragmented health systems, mightbe very promising. Yet very often novelprograms don’t reach the patient popula-tion that needs the care most.

Ultimately I believe there will be a clos-er collaboration between the “virtual” and“integrated” health systems, with some-one like IIC operating in a similar role toSouthwest Airlines, connecting advancedcare back to a larger network as needed.Until this happens we are excited to bedelivering transformative care through avirtual network to provide state-of-the-artassistance to the 1,100 MD’s and 70 insur-ance plans we are honored to serve.

Bradley Schmidt is Founder/CEO ofInglewood Imaging Center, LLC. To learnmore, visit inglewoodimaging.com.



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