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Quality standards take bite from hospital bottom line Falling short of some Medicare quality "value based purchasing" standards in 2012 has cost the hospital nearly $300,000. Next: more CMS requirements coming, and a renewed internal effort to improve the hospital's documentation and performance. >>More |
UCH's Sochi connection Anesthesiologist Jeffrey Shiffrin, MD, has more than the usual interest in the winter Olympic games. His daughter, Mikaela, is a gold medal hopeful in Friday's slalom ski event in Sochi, Russia. Q&A with the proud dad (near right, with Mikaela). >>More |
Surgical Weight Loss Center beefs up services The center's multidisciplinary approach includes nutrition, physical therapy, personal coaching, and plastic surgery -- all of them keys to maintaining weight loss and recovering from surgery -- as well as nonsurgical options. "Patients have a choice and care is not fragmented," says program coordinator Kathy Kesner. "It's one-stop shopping." >> More |
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Wellness Center returns to "Reality" A casting call for Season 5 of "Extreme Weight Loss" drew crowds to the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center Feb. 15. Meanwhile, Season 4 of the series, portions of which were filmed at the Wellness Center, debuts May 27. >>More |
"Doc fix" closer but not final A bill to repeal the much-maligned Sustainable Growth Rate formula and avoid ruinous cuts to Medicare reimbursement to physicians gained important congressional committee support this month. But the bill, which would also establish important quality measures for physicians, still needs Congress to figure out how to pay for it. >>More |
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An honor -- and a lot of work That's how Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief David Fullerton, MD, describes his election last month as president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Fullerton says STS has taken a lead role in attempts to shape health care reform -- and he'll continue to push the organization in that direction during his one-year term. >>More |
"House," heavy metal and hips In "This Hospital Life": UCH heart specialist Larry Allen, MD (right), this month found himself in an unlikely pairing with an acerbic television physician known for solving medical mysteries. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
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Next generation of cancer care a step closer Sophisticated equipment at the Department of Pathology's Colorado Molecular Correlates Laboratory (CMOCO) processes millions of sequences of DNA in a search for cancer-causing mutations that can be treated with targeted therapies. It's an important step toward personalized medicine, says CMOCO Co-director Dara Aisner, MD, PhD (far left), with pathology professor Wilbur Franklin, MD, and UCH Core Lab Director Gregary Bocsi, DO. >>More |
Mission of mercy to Guatemala For a third straight year, Fred Deleyiannis, MD (right), a surgeon at UCH and Children's Hospital Colorado, led a medical team to Guatemala City, where he performed a novel reconstructive procedure on indigent children born without ears. >>More |
UCH in the News Olympic-sized concussion risks; CVS and the nanny state; downsides for the"Biggest Loser"; more. Mentions: Larry Allen; Laura Borgelt; Kerry Brega; Tim Byers; Ross Camidge; Anthony DeFurio; Laura Hurley; Richard Krugman; Karl Lewis; Peter Rice; Jason Stoneback. >> More |
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Around UCH Tricky Peoria traffic; a team to treasure in Facilities; "Hearts" rocks Wings over the Rockies; one more chance to chat with the prez; more... >>More |
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Windows 7: Come March, It's On |
On March 3, University of Colorado Health plans to begin migrating some 16,000 computers to Windows 7 from Windows XP, which Microsoft will stop supporting in April. Details, schedule for March inside. >>Go |
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MICU's Remarkable Act of Compassion |
With a flurry of activity and teamwork, staff helped a dying patient fulfill her wish to marry her longtime boyfriend. "This reminded me why I got into nursing," said one. "I wasn't looking at her as a patient with a problem, but as a whole person." >>Go |
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AF Williams: Home Sweet Medical Home |
The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians named AF Williams Family Medicine Clinic "Patient Centered Medical Home Practice of the Year." It recognizes the practice as a leader in the transition to medical homes, a cornerstone of health care reform. Above, left to right, Sabrina Burton, Corey Lyon and Tonya Lee. >>Go |
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A Call for More Staffing, Capacity |
The more than 1,500 UCH staff who responded to the 2013 Patient Safety Culture Survey said the hospital generally does a good job of fostering a safe environment. But capacity pressures, patient transfers, and staffing remain important concerns. >>Go |
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Integrative Care Tapped for Research Network |
The Center for Integrative Medicine has been selected to join BraveNet, a network of organizations interested in research into complementary and alternative medicine. "We felt we needed to improve our research contribution," says Medical Director Lisa Corbin, MD (above). >>Go |
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Great Communicators |
Three UCHealth employees were selected this month for exemplifying communications skills, one of the system's "Standards of Excellence." Above: UCH Radiology Manager Melody Davey keeps her door open to her team and forges close relationships with other departments. >>Go |
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