Karen Burbach
Making sense of HIPAA — the first in a weekly series
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. What is HIPAA? How does it differ from HIPPO?
Oct 8, 2002
ITS has requested that the UNMC campus be alerted to a new and highly contagious e-mail worm. This worm has the ability to spoof, or forge, the “From:” field in e-mail messages particularly those who use Outlook and Outlook Express.
Oct 7, 2002
UNMC employees continue energy savings
For the past month, UNMC has remained on track for an overall 5 percent reduction in its energy consumption.
“We did quite well everyday actually,” said Nick Combs, UNMC’s manager of Maintenance and Utilities. “We are beyond the time when we set our peak demand for energy, but we are still striving to reduce daily energy consumption.”
Oct 7, 2002
Orthopaedics welcomes new specialists
The UNMC department of orthopaedics has welcomed four physicians who specialize in foot and ankle trauma, the hand, pediatrics and joints.
Oct 4, 2002
UNMC volunteer faculty member, former assistant professor, dies at age 43
Todd Hendrickson, M.D., volunteer faculty member and former UNMC assistant professor of psychiatry, died Wednesday evening as a result of an accident in his home. Funeral services are pending.
Oct 4, 2002
Media training seminar Oct. 17 for faculty, staff
The UNMC Public Affairs Media Relations Team will hold a media training seminar from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the 8th floor conference room of the Lied Transplant Center. The event is open to faculty and staff.
Oct 3, 2002
There are approximately 40,500 physician assistants — licensed health professionals who practice medicine under the supervision of a physician — in clinical practice across the country. On Sunday, Oct. 6, they will be honored during National PA day for the quality care they provide to millions of Americans.
Oct 3, 2002
Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., announces plans to retire as College of Nursing dean
Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., professor and dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has announced her plans for retirement, effective July 31, 2003. She has served as dean of the College of Nursing since March 1, 1995.
“The timing is right,” said Dr. Lindsey. “I’ve been working in nursing education for more than 40 years and will have served as dean at UNMC for more than eight years. I’ve always felt that it’s good for institutions to have a change in leadership at least every decade. “
Oct 1, 2002
UNMC’s radio commercials begin today
Beginning today, UNMC will air its fall series of radio commercials highlighting research and education. The commercials will run through Oct. 13 and again from Oct. 28 through Nov. 10 on stations in Omaha, Lincoln and communities across the state.
Sep 30, 2002
Internationally renowned researcher joins ophthalmology faculty
Toshimichi Shinohara, Ph.D., admits he didn’t know much about Nebraska, much less the University of Nebraska Medical Center, when a colleague mentioned that he may want to explore possibilities in Omaha.
A couple of months into his role as a researcher and professor in the department of ophthalmology, Dr. Shinohara is excited about the next decade’s promise for his research at UNMC.
Sep 30, 2002