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Volume 8| Issue 9| Through November 11, 2014

 
 
    
         
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 UCHealth approves performance incentive payout For the second straight year, eligible employees of UCHealth will receive a performance incentive bonus. Some 12,600 employees will receive the direct-deposit payouts Nov. 7. >>More
                                                     
Building a sustainable system With a variety of efforts, including installing energy-efficient lighting, managing water use, and increasing recycling, UCHealth is saving manpower hours and money by managing and reducing its use of resources. Sustainability Coordinator John Drigot (right), says there are many more opportunities for the system to trim waste and put the dollars into patient care. >>More
Working across state lines to save a young life
A serious car accident last March left 18-year-old Devyn Brinkerhoff with life-threatening injuries. But thanks to quick communication between her providers in Wyoming and a tightly coordinated multidisciplinary team at UCH, Devyn (seated, left, with parents Rich and Jerri) has made a remarkable comeback from a series of surgeries. >>More
            
Time for Kronos approaches The roll-out to a scheduled go-live is at least six months away, but UCHealth will convert to a single time card and scheduling system -- Kronos -- for all its hospitals. >>More
A fateful diagnosis

In "This Hospital Life": UCH Program Support Assistant Alli Knaus (left) didn't fit the profile for either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. But after a routine health check at UCH, she learned she did fit the profile for a diagnosis most people have never heard of. Plus: "What You Read."

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Audiology, Integrative Medicine take on tinnitus Sounds of roaring, grinding, chirping, whistling that no one else hears are the torments of people who suffer from tinnitus. Sometimes the ears are the source of the misery, but very often, the key is relieving stress with techniques, such as massage therapy, offered at The Center for Integrative Medicine, says UCH audiologist Cory Portnuff (right). >>More 
Group convenes to coordinate clinical decisions The Clinical Practice Governance Group has taken on the formidable challenge of standardizing a host of protocols and processes across UCHealth. The goal: increase efficiency and ensure that patients get the same standards of care no matter which hospital door they enter. >>More
        
Around UCH The Fray prepares to roll out special "Knock out Cancer" gala news; bring your own boos Oct. 31; Celebrate U dinner debuts (right); 9Health Fair on tap; more. >>More
UCH in the News Weight loss destination at Anschutz; the inspiration of Peyton Manning; creeping closer to diabetes cure; more. Mentions: April Armstrong; Michael McDermott; Benjamin Miller; Vikas Patel; Laura Rosenthal; Robert Schwartz; Courtney Stevens; Holly Wyatt. >>More
              
Check out our Facebook page News, views, and stories of inspiration on UCH's Facebook page. Give us a like!. >>More

Dean Krugman's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>More

           
Follow the Insider on Twitter Regular updates on stories and happenings around UCH and UCHealth. >>More

  
                                   
UCH, UCHealth Step up Ebola Preparations

In a whirlwind of activity, UCH built an infectious disease unit in the vacated space formerly occupied by the ED to isolate and care for suspected Ebola patients. A high-risk care team of nurses, respiratory therapists, and other providers began training in the unit last week. >>Go

                                               
  
Providers Choose Front Lines in Ebola Prep 
The stakes and the risks are high, but a team of hospital providers and physicians will take on direct care should UCH or another UCHealth hospital encounter a suspected or confirmed case of Ebola. "It's the right thing to do," says one. Above: High-risk team member Laura Petersen, RN, receives training in doffing protective equipment, with the help of assistants. >>Go
        
Physician Helps Ease Painful Situations

In our latest "Provider Portrait," Rachael Rzasa Lynn, MD (above), an anesthesiologist and new medical director of the Interventional Pain Management Practice at UCH, explains her interest in deliving into the complexities of pain. The roots often run deeper than physical ailments, Rzasa Lynn says. >>Go

                                    
  
A One-Sided Issue

Single-sided deafness affects some 60,000 people in the U.S. Many cope by strategically positioning themselves to use their good ear, but technologies offered by the Audiology Clinic at UCH help to route sound from the bad side to the good ear, says audiologist Barbie Bell-Lehmkuhler (above). Plus: the complexities of making a sound decision. >>Go

         
Breathing Easier with Surgery, Brotherly Love 

Shahab Maslehati was in great physical shape, but he had trouble breathing because of a severely sunken chest. He's overcome the condition thanks to complex surgery performed by UCH's Robert Meguid, MD (above), and rigorous physical therapy led by a trusted source: his brother. >>Go

                                    
  
Help with Difficult Discussions

Death is a certainty, yet many people put off or never make decisions about how they want to spend their final days. A group that formed last year at UCH helps people 65 and older start those conversations with their families, loved ones and physicians. Above: UCH geriatrician Hillary Lum, MD, PhD, started the Conversation Medical Group Visit program. >>Go