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Connecting Swanson Hall, Durham Research Center
Construction workers Saturday installed the 88-foot long, center section of a skywalk that will connect Swanson Hall and the new Durham Research Center. Click for photos.
Apr 9, 2003
Public health emergencies — a weekly HIPAA message
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 explores whether disclosures can be made to public officials responding to bioterrorism or other public health emergencies.
Apr 8, 2003
Employees urged to read insurance plan info
Employees enrolled in the Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and/or dental insurance plan recently received information regarding the impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on the University of Nebraska’s Group Health and Prescription Drug Plans. Employees are strongly urged to become familiar with these new provisions.
Apr 8, 2003
UNMC researchers land $5.6 million grant
A UNMC cancer researcher Ercole Cavalieri, D.Sc., is heading a $5.6 million multi-institutional research study to investigate the role estrogen plays in causing breast cancer and to look for new approaches to detecting and preventing the disease.
Apr 8, 2003
E-OnCall, the campus’ new online OnCall system, is now available for employees to view on NHS WebSource, the hospital Intranet. E-OnCall is a one-stop, Web-based application that contains all on-call schedules for hospital-based departments, academic departments and private practice physicians. See story for details.
Apr 7, 2003
Researchers to study new approaches to reduce fatigue
Ann Berger, Ph.D, associate professor of nursing at the UNMC College of Nursing. is principal investigator of a $1.5 million, five-year grant to test new approaches for reducing fatigue in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. The National Institute of Nursing Research, a division of the National Institutes of Health, funds the study.
Apr 7, 2003
UNMC Community Academy member honored for leadership
A Northwest High School junior and member of the UNMC Community Academy is one of four women of color who received awards March 20 for their outstanding contributions and leadership.
Apr 4, 2003
April designated National Donate Life Month
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson recently announced that April will be observed as National Donate Life Month to help raise public awareness of the critical need for organ, tissue, marrow and blood donation. Also, this month NHS Organ Recovery Services changed its name to Donate Life Services.
Apr 4, 2003
Bresnick, former Eppley Institute director, dies
Edward Bresnick, Ph.D., director of the Eppley Institute from 1983 to 1989, died Thursday, March 27, from an apparent heart attack.
Apr 4, 2003
UNMC cessation program helps employee snuff the habit
Esther Collins smoked two packs of cigarettes for 25 years. On Wednesday, four years after quitting the addictive habit, the Business Services coordinator tested her cleared-out lungs by participating in a torch run as part of the Snuff Out Tobacco project. UNMC’s Center for Healthy Living and department of internal medicine were contributors to the campaign.
Apr 4, 2003