| Don't Forget: Annual Mandatory In-Service Education Due |
| Friday, February 03 2012 |
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The 2012 URMC/SMH Mandatory In-Service materials regarding internal policies and procedures, Joint Commission and OSHA standards, and other mission-critical information, can be accessed online and printed here. Who must participate? All faculty/staff members in division 50 (hospital) are required to participate in the 2012 Mandatory In-Service Education Program. Additionally, University and Medical Center staff members in divisions 10, 40, 60, 90, 91, and 92 who have any type of patient contact or access to patient records or information are also required to pass the appropriate test before the year's end; passing is considered a score of 90 percent or above. Departments not wishing to print their own copies of the Manual may request them from the Copy Center; be sure to bring your department’s copy card. Remember, all employees required to participate in the In-Service are strongly encouraged to complete the annual program online via Blackboard, and may self-enroll into the course using the instructions linked here. |
For Reform to March On, Business Models Must Morph
As health care reform challenges us to expand health insurance to cover 30 million more Americans – and improve the quality and effectiveness of that care, all on a smaller dime – traditional industry arrangements will only go so far. We sat down with URMC Chief Operating Officer Peter Robinson to make sense of how reform’s new financial incentives are rewriting relationships among players.
Media Spotlight
- Eric Caine was quoted in the Washington Post and other outlets about the sharp increase in suicides among white Baby Boomers.
- The Washington Post consulted toxicologist John L. O’Donoghue for a comparison of the health properties of different fats.
- Fox News highlighted Tom O’Connor’s research showing that a pregnant woman’s level of stress may affect baby’s immune system.
- In the Huffington Post, Jeffrey Bazarian commented on the similarities between injuries from the Boston bombings and military veterans and NFL players.
- In a CNN report on the rise of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Susan Hyman suggested there could be several factors that could determine whether a child develops ASD or not.
