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The other rescuers of July 20 Even as hundreds of UCH staff and physicians rallied to save the lives of 22 victims of the Aurora Century 16 theater shootings, chaplains, psych-social liaisons, social workers and Employee Health and Wellness clinic staffers rushed to supply emotional care, often connecting patients and families to sustaining resources. Left: Chaplain resident Lucas Novak met with 11 patient and family members during one 24-hour shift the weekend of the shootings. >>More |
Wound clinic seeks closure After years of effort, the hospital has an in-house outpatient referral source for patients with complex wounds and other skin care issues. The Wound/Ostomy Care Practice, which opened Aug. 6, fills "a huge hole on a system-wide basis," says Medical Director Michael Gordon, MD (right). >>More |
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Campus Diary: Living the dream like Uncle Bill Strange news of the week: Sean Menogan (left), the guy who has played a key role in the phenomenal rise of almost all the UCH buildings on campus, found his career inspiration in the '60s sitcom "Family Affair." Also: Radiology Chairman Gerald Dodd meets doppelganger Don Henley; nutrition manager Robin Saucier says no to dieting through a nose tube; new campus arrivals and more. >>More |
Shots that still echo In "This Hospital Life": Nearly a month after he came face to face with the gunman who killed 12 people and wounded 58 more in an Aurora theater shooting spree, UCH Radiology CTA Eric Hunter (right) is still coming to terms with the experience -- and learning how to ask for help. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
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Where's the supportive device? It's not unusual for patients to have a half dozen or more "supportive devices" inserted -- including tubes, lines and drains -- and finding them amid images of EKG leads, overlying bones and organs, and other obstructions can be a challenge for a radiologist. UCH providers joined forces to create an easy-to-access, first-of-its-kind worksheet in Epic that helps radiologists ensure they identify all the devices and minimize the risk of patient harm. >>More |
Really hot jobs at UCH No, not critical care nurses, pharmacists or neurodiagnosticians. We mean hot: groundskeeping, valet parking, putting up 12-story towers. How folks like Manuel Bocanegra (right) who keep this place running stay cool during an historically sweltering summer. >>More |
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Stewards of the supply dollar With a healthy skepticism and willingness to ask questions, three product councils at UCH saved the hospital more than $3 million in supply costs in fiscal year 2012. But it's not always about the money. Council leaders say new products also make the cut if they are higher quality, safer or more efficient. >>More |
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Cancer maps Using the Epic electronic medical record and a groundbreaking cancer-mapping project, a team of CU School of Medicine researchers are seeking approval for a study that would help specialists match colorectal cancer patients to the best treatments available. >>More |
Stemming stent expense flow A stent that not only props open a clogged artery but releases a medication meant to prevent the artery from narrowing again sounds like an unbeatable idea. But a new study concludes the "drug-eluting stents" are often put in patients at low risk of needing another unclogging procedure. Predicting risk before a procedure could save the health care system hundreds of thousands of dollars, says study co-author and UCH Cardiac Cath Lab Chief John Messenger, MD (above right). >>More |
Here's looking at you, doc In this month's Media, Marketing, Bits of Business: UCH physicians with most monthly Web pageviews. Plus: Sports Med fields Olympic calls. This feature is available exclusively to UCH employees and staffers with access to the Hub, the hospital's intranet Web site. >>More
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Around UCH Remembering 7/20; a congressional visit to the ED (right); UCH supply drive wows schoolkids; free day at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center; more. >>More
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Campus classifieds Looking to buy or sell or locate services or merchandise? Try our new classified ad and guide to campus services section, University Health Marketplace. >>More |
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After the Shootings, an Epic Fix for Radiology | |
A trio of Radiology techs and a medical record specialist entered emergency MDs' shouted the verbal radiology orders July 20 to get theater shooting victims vital imaging studies within an hour. Two weeks later, Epic MD champions Kelly Bookman (above, left) and Peter Sachs (right) helped create an EMR fix that speeds the ordering process in disaster situations. >>Go |
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Time Shortens for Docs to Beat the Charting Clock | |
Starting in late September, physicians will have 10 days to complete inpatient medical records -- down from the current 21 -- or face suspension of privileges. The reason, says the Medical Board, is all tasks can now be done at the computer. >>Go |
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A Life Changed with the Gift of Breath | | Octogenerian Ann Sizemore's asthma starved her body of oxygen and weakened her to the point she "had no life." With the help of UCH's Pulmonary Rehab Clinic, Sizemore (above, left, with Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator Joan Balik) is living a new, active life, free of oxygen tanks and medications. >>Go |
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Ringing Support for DAISY RNs | | Three Transplant Unit nurses earned the DAISY Award for nursing excellence with a bell that honors a special patient as well as transplant recipients, their donors and transplant recipients yet to come. >>Go |
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UCH in the News | Contempt of cop study; gauging teen marijuana diversion; silver saves; more. Mentions: Eric Coleman; Lynne Fenton; Callie Rennison; Diego Restrepo; Stacy Salomonsen-Sautel; Michael Schurr; Jing Wang. >>Go
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Dean Krugman's News... | The latest about what's going on at
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