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A much better week 2 for Epic By mid-week, the number of Epic go-live issues being solved daily exceeded the number logged for the first time since the February 1 launch. Problems remain - especially for outpatient pharmacy's new module and the staff making it work - but most pioneers expected to return to more normal scheduling and workflows this week, and the command center (right) concluded its two-week stint. Sidebar: Grateful Hess plans to honor pioneers. >>More
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"Really fantastic" January patient volumes Although it's periodically straining staff, the hospital-wide comeback in patient volumes is leaving the hospital in a "good as it gets" financial position as it continues its way through a historic period of change. >>More
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The new buildings start to get real The cancer pavilion construction starts next week, the new patient garage next month and the new inpatient tower the month after that. They and their budgets are all on the shoulders of a small team of folks (left) in Leprino. >>More
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Docs face new deadline to finish medical records The old deadline of 21 days is about to be cut to 10 days at Epic clinics, but most physicians seem to beat that one already. >>More
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"Hearts" attendance hits record The funny little idea for a Valentine's Day hospital fundraiser got even bigger, as more than 1,000 donors, kids and grandkids gathered at Wings Over The Rockies to have fun, dance and support the hospital's Transplant Program. >>More
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Now over Colfax: the Bridge to Somewhere Actually, the new pedestrian bridge that went up last week (left) will connect the campus to the new Fitzsimons Village development of offices (mostly for Children's Hospital staff), parking and a new hotel. >>More |
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Getting out the "Top Docs" vote The magazine and even many campus leaders are urging campus physicians to cast ballots for 5280's important, although not universally loved, "Top Docs" lists. >>More
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Sleeping -- and not sleeping -- for science The first campus study to emerge from the room that actually counts calories was published last month. The results: sleep less and burn more calories. But sleep too little, and you're at the cognitive level of being drunk. >>More
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The "sizzlin' single" in Psych "It's slightly embarrassing," but UCH Outpatient Psych program supervisor (and marathoner and skier and charity fundraiser and violin student and theater devotee) Marissa Murgolo (left) is pretty accurately cast as "the Energizer Bunny" of 5280's latest group of the city's most eligible singles. >>More |
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Probing discrepancies in HIV outcomes Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, race, sex and region profoundly affect outcomes for HIV patients, a new study concludes. Amie Meditz, MD, of the School of Medicine Infectious Disease Division, was the study's lead author. >>More
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Caring for older patients finds a NICHE at UCH The hospital is among only three hospitals in the state - and a relative handful in North America - to win designation as a place to study and improve care for the elderly. This week comes the next step: a survey to quantify some of the current issues. >>More
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Celebrating taking science to the street, but quietly The CU Tech Transfer Office recognized Anschutz Medical Campus-based inventors Dan Theodorescu (right), Malik Kahook and Naresh Mandava, but the trio's honors were left a little mysterious because their about-to-go-public ventures are still mostly in "hush mode." >>More
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UCH in the News This issue: cancer and the church; teen athlete death debate; pharmacist error furor; the heavy burden of obesity; more. Mentions: Tim Byers; Stephen Daniels; Christopher Filley; James O. Hill; Stephen Hunger; Al Marcus; Gina Moore; John Song; Dan Theodorescu. >>More
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Around UCH Our regular round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: an eye-opener of an open house; another Magnet attraction; self-defense for women (right); more. >>More
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Dean Krugman's news What's up at the School of Medicine. >>More
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Coming Next Week: a Pedestrian Detour | As construction at the cancer pavilion starts, some current routes into and out of the north side of several UCH buildings are about to close down for the duration, while some different ones are about to get busier. >>Go
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| | UCH surgeon John Song, MD (right), with patient Michael Smith. Robotic surgery Song performed on Smith's tumor greatly reduced Smith's recovery time.
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A "Brutal" Surgery Made Non-Invasive | Needing to deal with a cancer at the base of his tongue, Michael Smith faced an hours-long surgery that would have involved the cleaving of his jaw and tongue. With robotic surgery, John Song saved him all that. >>Go
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A Night to Honor Top Providers | The annual Medical Staff Dinner recognized the outstanding work of 13 UCH staff and School of Medicine faculty. Above: Medical Board President Rob McIntyre, MD (left), with Distinguished Service honoree Frederick Grover, MD. >>Go
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Interview with a Famous UCH Author | Insider writer Todd Neff (above, with one of the objects of his affection), jazzed about science, and served with a side of jealousy in This Hospital Life. Also: "What You Read" and a Final Word on spelling. >>Go
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The latest on how we're doing in quality outcomes, patient satisfaction, and other data we use to compete with ourselves and measure our success . >>Go
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