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HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of our continuing efforts to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message deals with securing an e-mail.

Dec 9, 2003

SHARING Clinic students offer smoking cessation services

For more than 25 years, experts in UNMC’s pulmonary research lab have been involved in smoking cessation programs and research. Now, they’re passing that breadth of information on for the benefit of people who want to stop smoking.

Dec 8, 2003

Volunteers donate time, energy to showcase UNMC

Several years ago, Ruth Cain opened the newspaper and saw an article calling for UNMC docents, or volunteers. “Why not give it a whirl?” she thought. Now, nearly five years later, Cain continues to escort students, community leaders and VIPs around the UNMC campus. “I love the atmosphere of a medical center – it’s all I’ve ever known,” said the retired medical technologist. In 2002, they volunteered 257 hours to escort nearly 2,000 individuals — ranging from elementary students to political leaders.

Dec 5, 2003

College of Nursing research appears in Journal of Nursing Scholarship

The current, fourth-quarter issue of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship features a story about a pilot study, which resulted in a $2.9 million grant to the UNMC College of Nursing to evaluate a new approach to prevent osteoporosis in breast cancer survivors after menopause.

Dec 4, 2003

Sponsors vital to Saturday’s ‘Stars’ event; tickets still available

ESPN and UNMC may not have much in common, but they’re both important to Paul Griego, proprietor at Pauli’s Sports and Spirits at 41st and Leavenworth streets. Griego also has been a neighbor to UNMC for more than two decades, and he said he feels as if he’s part of the Med Center.

Dec 3, 2003

HIPAA message – misdirected e-mails

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This message is part of UNMC’s continuing effort to educate employees about HIPAA. Today’s HIPAA message addresses misdirected e-mails.

Dec 3, 2003

Thank ‘U’ Rewards available online

To make the Thank ‘U’ Reward process easier and more efficient, as well as to improve processing time, an online request form has been created through “Employee Self Service-Med Center.”

Dec 2, 2003

Eighth-graders invited to compete in health/science meets

Nebraska eighth-graders are invited to compete in UNMC’s regional Health/Science Meet competition, which will be held at seven locations across Nebraska: Ainsworth, Grand Island, Lincoln, North Platte, Norfolk, Omaha and Scottsbluff.

Dec 2, 2003

UNMC physician strives to improve end-of-life care in Nebraska

Ed Vandenberg, M.D., is on a mission to improve end-of-life care in Nebraska. As president of the Nebraska Medical Directors Association (NMDA), a group of physicians who direct care in nursing homes, Dr. Vandenberg feels he is in a unique position to make a difference.

Dec 1, 2003

Proposal for acquisition of Atomic Force Microscope

The nanomedicine group at UNMC will submit a proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This instrument is unique for Omaha and will be instrumental for characterization of nanoparticles and other nano-sized molecular structures. If you would like to use this instrument and be included in the proposal, contact Dr. Tatiana Bronich (tbronich@unmc.edu at 559-9915) no later than Dec. 15.

Dec 1, 2003