Karen Burbach

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. You will be receiving weekly messages to help you understand the topic and how it impacts your job. Today’s HIPAA message explains how to verify who is calling for protected health information.

Mar 11, 2003

Chancellor’s budget forums today

All UNMC faculty, staff, students and volunteers are invited to chancellor’s forums on Tuesday, March 11. The one-hour forums will begin at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Mar 11, 2003

Faculty, student senates pass resolutions on budget

Read resolutions by the UNMC Faculty Senate and UNMC Student Senate regarding state funding for higher education.

Mar 10, 2003

Dr. Maurer earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Children’s Oncology Group

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical cooperative cancer treatment and research group. Dr. Maurer is being recognized for his significant contributions to pediatric cancer research.

Mar 10, 2003

UNMC announces first phase of budget cuts

UNMC today announced its plans to reduce its budget by $2 million for the fiscal year 2003-2004. “None of these cuts are easy. We’ve tried to preserve our educational programs in these cuts, and I think that we’ve done a good job of selecting parts of the budget that will have the least impact on the overall vision of UNMC,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer said. See story for more details.

Mar 10, 2003

Q & A — UNMC’s budget-cutting plans

Learn more about UNMC’s budget-cutting plans in this Q & A.

Mar 10, 2003

UNMC sends medical supplies to Afghanistan

The UNMC Bookstore has donated approximately 25 boxes of nursing and medical books, as well as lab coats and scrubs to hospitals in Afghanistan. It is the first donation being sent from UNMC to the impoverished area.

Mar 7, 2003

Officials compare Nebraska budget woes to surrounding states

Popular opinion and newspaper headlines would lead you to believe that the University of Nebraska’s budget woes are similar to every other state university in the country. But a look at surrounding states shows that the cuts to NU’s budget isolate the university on an island, where it is at a competitive disadvantage for recruiting new faculty and students. This is the last installment in a three-part series on the budget.

Mar 7, 2003

NU’s Smith issues letter to faculty, staff

Click to read University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith’s letter to all University of Nebraska faculty and staff regarding budget cuts.

Mar 7, 2003

NU’s appropriation hasn’t kept pace with general fund increases

When the Nebraska general fund appropriation rose more than 12 percent in 1998-1999, the University of Nebraska’s allocation from the state increased less than 4 percent.

In fact, the University of Nebraska’s allocation increase percentage has matched or exceeded the state’s general fund growth rate in only three of the past 11 years. This article is the second in a three-part series focusing on the UNMC budget.

Mar 6, 2003