HJAR Jul/Aug 2024

DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ............................................................................ 31 Hospital Rounds .............................................................................. 53 Ad Index ................................................................................................ 58 FEATURES CTE: Football’s Aftermath - Part V ...................... 8 Disturbing New Research on Brain Changes in High School Football Players Cerebral Cortical Surface Structure and Neural Activation Pattern Among Adolescent Football Players Zuidema, T.R.; Hiu, J.; Kercher, K.A.; et al. JAMA Network Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome .................................. 22 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Our Healthcare System Breaks Spirits and Bank Accounts: Can’t We Do Better? ............. 28 Dianne Marie Normand Hartley Chief Editor CORRESPONDENTS Policy ..................................................................................................... 34 ADH Corner ....................................................................................... 38 Medicaid .............................................................................................. 40 Children’s Health ........................................................................... 42 Oncology ............................................................................................. 44 Oral Health ........................................................................................ 46 Nursing ................................................................................................. 48 July / August 2024 I Vol. 11, No. 4 Contents 8 22 SPECIAL REPORT Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Arkansas Hospitals .............................................. 51 The Leapfrog Group