HJAR Jan/Feb 2022

DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Desk ................................................................................................. 7 Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................... 19 Hospital Rounds .................................................................................... 47 Ad Index ....................................................................................................... 50 FEATURES Cutting Edge Research . .................. 8 Clinical Care Comes to Barbershops by Karen Stassi-Tatum Paramedics in the Emergency Department ................. 14 Q&A with Birch G. Wright, MPA Chief Operating Officer and Administrator Washington Regional CORRESPONDENTS Policy ............................................................................................................. 26 Secretary’s Corner ................................................................................. 30 Medicaid ...................................................................................................... 32 Oncology ..................................................................................................... 34 Children’s Health ................................................................................... 36 Urology ......................................................................................................... 38 Cardiology ................................................................................................. 40 Oral Health ................................................................................................ 42 Rural Health ............................................................................................. 44 44 14 January / February 2022 I Vol. 9, No. 1 Contents