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GLMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS BOARD CHAIR & AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE Robert H. Couch, MD, MBA PRESIDENT & CHAIR, AMA ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS SECTION GOVERNING COUNCIL John L. Roberts, MD PRESIDENT-ELECT & AMA ALTERNATE DELEGATE Robert Zaring, MD, MMM VICE PRESIDENT Wayne Tuckson, MD TREASURER & AMA DELEGATE Frank R. Burns, MD SECRETARY Monalisa Tailor, MD AT-LARGE John D. Kolter, MD AT-LARGE Eric Lydon, MD AT-LARGE Alexandra Maki, MD AT-LARGE Patricia Purcell, MD AT-LARGE Erica Sutton, MD AT-LARGE Brian Sosnin, DO KMA 5TH DISTRICT TRUSTEE Randy Schrodt Jr., MD AMA VICE SPEAKER AND DELEGATE Bruce Scott, MD KMA 5TH DISTRICT ALTERNATE TRUSTEE Russell Williams, MD GLMS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT K. Thomas Reichard, MD DEAN, U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Toni M. Ganzel, MD, MBA DIRECTOR, LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS Joann Schulte, DO THE HEALING PLACE PRESIDENT Karyn Hascal GLMS ALLIANCE PRESIDENT Millicent Evans LOUISVILLE MEDICINE EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR Mary G. Barry, MD Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Waqar C. Aziz, MD Brian Ferguson, DO Stanley A. Gall, MD Larry P. Griffin, MD Jonathan E. Hodes, MD, MS Martin Huecker, MD Thomas James, III, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD M. Saleem Seyal, MD Dave Langdon, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness Robert H. Couch, MD, MBA, board chair John L. Roberts, MD, president Robert Zaring, MD, MMM, president-elect Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, executive vice president/CEO Kate Williams, communications designer Aaron Burch, communications specialist McKenna Byerley, PR & Membership Specialist ADVERTISING Cheri K. McGuire, director of marketing 736.6336, [email protected] Follow us on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo LOUISVILLE MEDICINE is published monthly by the Greater Louisville Medical Society, 328 E. Main St. Louisville, Ky. 40202 (502) 589-2001, Fax 581- 9022, www.glms.org. Articles to be submitted for publication in LM must be received on electronic file on the first day of the month, two months preceding publication. Opinions expressed herein are those of individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Greater Louisville Medical Society. LM reminds readers this is not a peer reviewed scientific journal. LM reserves the right to make the final decision on all content and advertisements. Circulation: 4,000 LOUISVILLE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY DEPARTMENTS 5 ALEXA John L. Roberts, MD 10 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT 14 REFLECTIONS - SPRING BREAK Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD 25 DOCTORS’ LOUNGE - L  ESSONS IN THE FILTHY LUCRE Mary G. Barry, MD - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Timothy A. Bratton, MD - POLITICS AND MEDICINE Larry Griffin, MD 29 DR. WHO? - FEATURING MUHAMMAD BABAR, MD Aaron Burch MEDICINE VOL. 64 NO. 11 APRIL 2017 FEATURES 7 WHAT'S IN GLMS NEWS? 8 PITTSBURGH: THE YIN & YANG OF INTEGRATED DELIVERY AND FINANCING SYSTEMS Tom James, MD 11 DIGITALIS: A NEW USE FOR THE OLD VENERABLE HEART MEDICATION Morris Weiss, MD 16 SEEING CLEARER Aaron Burch 20 SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MEDICAL RESOURCE Amber Shadoan 23 A LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL Donne DeMunbrun-Harmon, MD GLMS MISSION Promote the science, art and profession of medicine; Protect the integrity of the patient-physician relationship; Advocate for the health and well-being of the community; Unite physicians regardless of practice setting to achieve these ends. MARCH 2017 3