UNMC Today - Today's Headlines
Investigators reminded of April 14 HIPAA compliance date
UNMC’s Institutional Review Board is advising principal investigators again that the compliance date of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is April 14. See story for details.
Feb 24, 2003
Nurse oncologist is March 3-4 Visiting Nurse Scholar
UNMC College of Nursing and Nebraska Health System will host Paula Rieger as its 12th Visiting Nurse Scholar, March 3 and 4. Rieger is director of international affairs for the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Alexandria, Va.
Feb 21, 2003
Judiciary committee hears testimony on fetal tissue bill
Members of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee Thursday heard testimony on LB512, which would restrict or prohibit the use of human fetal tissue.
Feb 21, 2003
Lot 50 partially opens for UNMC/NHS parkers
Campus Security Officer Jim Gamble, left, and Tina Spencer, Parking and Cashiering Operations manager, greeted Larry Reinig Wednesday morning as he drove into Lot 50, the new employee parking structure. One level of the structure opened Wednesday for authorized parkers.
Feb 20, 2003
Changes to Biomedical Communications announced
Today, Information Technology Services announced a reorganization and elimination of some services in the Department of Biomedical Communications. See story for details.
Feb 20, 2003
Nursing dean receives prestigious award
Ada Lindsey, Ph.D., dean of the College of Nursing, has been recognized for her sustained and significant contributions to the National Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and to advance the science and practice of oncology nursing.
Feb 19, 2003
College of Pharmacy interviews prospective students
On Friday, more than 160 prospective pharmacy students visited the College of Pharmacy, interviewing for 58 remaining positions in the Class of 2007.
Feb 19, 2003
Two honored at cardiovascular research symposium
UNMC’s seventh annual Cardiovascular Research Symposium ended Feb. 7 with a traditional selection of top poster for basic research and for clinical science. Mark Niebauer, M.D., Ph.D., UNMC associate professor in the department of cardiology, won the clinical science poster award. Wanfen Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., UNMC instructor in the department of surgery research, won the basic science poster award.
Feb 19, 2003
What is TPO — 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 explains Treatment, Payment and Healthcare operations (TPO).
Feb 18, 2003
New hand hygiene guidelines – how do they affect you?
Anyone involved in direct inpatient care and/or high-risk patient care will need to be in compliance with the updated Hand Hygiene policy, effective, Monday, March 17. See story for details.
Feb 18, 2003