Volume 2, Issue 9
Through Nov. 3, 2008 |
Credit Crunch Slows Big Changes Around Campus
Tight money is putting the brakes on construction plans near campus just as labs, hotels, office space and more were about to flower.  |
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| Market woes could stall neighboring developments. Above: the 21 Fitz luxury apartment complex. | |
Sports Med and PT Move to New Digs
With an eye toward integrating two related fields, UCH practices formerly housed at the University of Denver and Garfield moved into a new space (below) at I-25 and Colorado Boulevard -- along with a new performance training lab. |
Mammographies Now Digital at Breast Center
The new technology is faster and produces better images than film. New technology -- the first of its kind in the state -- reduces radiation, too. |
Hospital Bones up on Synthetic Grafts
Comparison shopping is a complex process for the expensive, rapidly evolving materials, which can offer a viable alternative to bone harvested from patients or donors. |
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| Orthopaedics' Evalina Burger: a lack of literature makes evaluating synthetic graft products chancy. | |
PACU Welcomes
Family Members
Imagining what they'd want if a family member were sick, a team of nurses has forged a policy that allows PACU visits, while keeping care under control. |
HIM Flies under Radar
Staff in charge of medical records pull, assemble and analyze charts, transcribe records, code and even help to guard against identity theft. Soon, it's their week. | |
Integrated IT system gets a longer look The hospital board stopped short of approving a sweeping change, but it did tell leadership to continue investigating replacing the current patchwork of systems with one big one. 
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More work ahead in patient satisfaction The latest federal numbers show UCH still has plenty of work to do to improve its inpatient satisfaction scores.
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'Excellent' UCH leaders share a big award Separately, they share a managerial philosophy and a focus on making colleagues into team members.
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Hospital revises HIV policy Providers no longer are required to get written consent for testing. The goal: increase the number of people tested.
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Inside the Insider: A culture of
busy-ness Commentary: Is working too hard making us neglect our patients' needs? Plus: the top 10 stories from last issue and letters about making the hospital "greener."
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Diabetes program earns key recognition The nod from the American Diabetes Association means CMS reimbursement for outpatient self-education management services. The pay-off for patients: getting better control of the costly and potentially deadly disease.
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Sterile Processing retools The department has added state-of-the-art equipment that make patients and staff safer. Next up: making sure all its employees have professional certification.
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Desperately seeking fusion With a $900k grant in hand, UCH and UCD are looking for research/clinical partnerships that find workable, durable ways to improve patient safety. Their novel approach, says one researcher, is to talk to clinic staffers instead of imposing policy "from the top down."
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Two microwave fires Smoldering burritos and a burning pizza caused a patient evacuation and other havoc in the AIP.
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An organ donor medal of honor UCH and the Donor Alliance are being feted this week in Nashville for being leaders in organ transplants.
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Around UCH Our weekly look at goings-on in and around the hospital, including an exceptional partnership award; the cycling adventures of UCH staffer Nancy Ireland (above); CeDAR golf tourney and more.
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