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To send or not to send — 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 deals with releasing protected health information from a database.
Mar 25, 2003
Students collect 500 pairs of shoes for AIDS patients, orphans
Last month, members of the Student National Medical Society at UNMC launched “Shoes for a Thousand Feet in Ghana.” The drive resulted in 500 pairs of shoes in new and good condition, which will be sent to the NekoTech Educational Center in Tema, Ghana, West Africa, and distributed to children and adults.
Mar 25, 2003
Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild’s annual garden walk June 8
The 36th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). Sponsored by the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild at UNMC, proceeds will support MMI’s therapeutic, training, and research activities benefiting children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities and chronic handicapping conditions.
Mar 24, 2003
Scholars Day showcases UNMC campus, programs
Nearly 50 undergraduates from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Kearney gathered last week at UNMC for the second annual Scholars Day.
Mar 24, 2003
Match Day memorable for UNMC students
On Thursday, 118 members of the UNMC College of Medicine Class of 2003 learned where they would spend the next three to six years doing their residency training. Click to read more about those who matched.
Mar 21, 2003
Patient simulator joins UNMC nursing faculty
The UNMC College of Nursing has two life-sized mannequins — the only two in the state — designed to simulate patient conditions. Similar to real life, the patient blinks, responds to medication and can be given an IV or tracheotomy. He can even be programmed to talk.
Mar 20, 2003
AMA works toward medical liability reform
Without medical liability reform, Nebraska could face the same decrease in physician services that has plagued such states as Nevada, Florida, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, said Donald Palmisano, M.D., J.D., president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA). He was on campus Tuesday for a luncheon hosted by the UNMC medical student and resident sections of the AMA.
Mar 19, 2003
HIPAA hurray — 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 congratulates the campus for the implementation of HIPAA policies and procedures — one month before the compliance date.
Mar 18, 2003
Dentistry to celebrate Professionals’ Day
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln will host its 17th Annual Professionals’ Day and 36th Annual Student Scientific Program Friday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event provides students, faculty and the dental community an opportunity to share professional and academic activities.
Mar 18, 2003
UNMC survey positive on workplace attitudes
The majority of UNMC employees participating in an online survey last fall said they liked their job, were aware of the university’s vision and mission and would recommend UNMC to prospective employees, patients and students.
Editor’s Note: During the past year, UNMC employees participated in two separate surveys: UNMC Community Partnership’s 55-question written survey on cultural competency issues and Human Resources’ 29-question electronic survey on workplace perceptions. Today we focus on the Human Resources’ survey.
Mar 18, 2003