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UCHealth names its new leader University of Colorado Health tapped health system powerhouse UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) for its new president and CEO, Liz Concordia. An executive vice president at UPMC, Concordia starts here Sept. 2. >>More |
Employee premiums up a bit, but share remains the same UCHealth employees covered by the CU Health Plan will pay a little bit more for health insurance premiums starting in July. But the system will continue to pick up 86.4 percent of the cost of a relatively rich coverage package, well above the market average. >>More
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Meet your neurologist In this month's "Campus Diary": Benzi Kluger, MD (left), chose specializing in movement disorders as his life's work. But not before harboring a yen to pursue a pro wrestling career as his alter ego, Zed (left). Plus: hanging out with polar bears; a new navigator; latest campus fashionista and Who's New on campus. >>More |
Low-speed ahead for ICD-10 Months of prep to convert to the new diagnostic and coding system were put on ice when Congress delayed implementation to 2015. UCHealth leaders hope the additional prep time will offset the loss of momentum the delay may cause. >>More |
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Pressure ulcer scrutiny more than skin deep An increase in the rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers at UCH may be the result of better reporting. But Wound Ostomy team leaders, including Erica Hamrick (far left) and Ellen Vorbeck, are determined to help bedside nurses assess and prevent the dangerous and costly condition. >>More |
A need for cross-species skills In "This Hospital Life": physicians from UCH and Children's Colorado are among a small but growing number of providers learning to translate their skills to caring for animals, particularly endangered species like orangutans (right). Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
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The challenges of Medicaid medical home building UCH is part of a well-regarded statewide collaborative to improve coordination and management of care for Medicaid patients. But tracking patient data and changing patients' attitudes toward care have been tough obstacles. >>More |
Ready to run Physical therapists from the hospital's Sports Medicine team were on hand this month to teach people how to prevent injuries from a seemingly simple endeavor: running. Lindsay Krause, DPT (center right), puts seminar attendees through their paces. >>More |
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Around UCH Goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: UCH locks the door on Ninth Avenue one last time (left); prepping for a burn patient surge; Mother Goose discharged from outdoor unit; Infection Control in the spotlight; more... >>More |
UCH in the news Digesting the danger of pot edibles; lack of vision in a digital age; survival and stupidity at 38,000 feet; more. Mentions: Dara Aisner; Ross Camidge; Elizabeth Concordia; Richard Davidson; James O. Hill; Ben Honigman; Amy Huebschmann; Tapan Mehta; David Schwartz; Dan Theodoerscu; Matthew Wynia; Richard Zane. >> More |
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Addressing the Business of Personalized Medicine |
UCHealth and a bevy of university partners are betting $63 million that a new Center for Personalized Medicine and Biomedical Informatics will write nothing less than the future of medicine. >>More |
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UCH Prepares for a Surge | |
With more than a dozen surgeons set to come on board during the next several months, the hospital
carved eight beds from the AIP 2 PACU to create a Surgical Surge Unit, a safety valve for increasing bed demand. >>Go |
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Arriving Soon: The
Joint Commission |
With the Joint Commission's triennial survey slated as soon as early fall, Regulatory Affairs Manager Kristin Stocker and other leaders are once again reviewing hundreds of standards that surveyors will probe. One big challenge: medication reconciliation. >>Go |
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House Call to South Africa |
The young South African patient with pulmonary hypertension faced a grim prognosis in a country unprepared to deal with the disease. But that was before her mother reached out across the globe to UCH physician David Badesch, MD (second from left above) and nurse practitioner Debra Zupancic (far right). >>Go |
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A Facelift for Cosmetics |
CU Cosmetics is ensconced in spa-like new digs across the street from campus and offering consumer-friendly services along with traditional academic medical center services. Top: dermatologists Theresa Pacheco, MD, and Cory Dunnick, MD, are among the medical staff. >>Go |
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