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Wellness Wednesday: Medical Records Transparency, Declining of Cancer Deaths, Girls Sports Injuries

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Approximately 3.5 million children and teens are injured in some type of organized sport annually in the United States. A new study from the Ohio State University finds girls are more at risk from overuse injuries than boys. Plus, how the latest changes in the state budget can affect just how transparent hospitals and doctors will have to be when it comes to medical costs. 

Guests 

  • John Palmer, Director, public and media relations of the Ohio Hospital Association 
  • Reem Aly, Director of Healthcare Payment and Innovation Policy at the Health Policy Institute of Ohio 
  • Dr. David Katz, founder of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center and president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  •  Dr. Thomas Best, professor of Family Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine and a professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Chris Troyer, head athletic trainer at Dublin Scioto high school

This show was originally aired on July 15, 2015 at 11 a.m.

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