Karen Burbach

Manual Quick Check purchase orders to end Jan. 1

The manually created QM purchase orders will be discontinued effective Jan. 1, 2004. Department users can still create QM purchase orders in SAP and, if access to SAP is not available, the Purchasing Card could be used and would meet most needs. See article for SAP ZORDER Quick Check training sessions.

Dec 11, 2003

Number of student applicants to UNMC increases significantly

The number of students who applied to enter UNMC educational programs in 2003 was 3,447, more than 600 more students than applied to become a student at UNMC in 2001. Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., says the increased numbers show that UNMC has become more prominent to students over the past few years.

Dec 10, 2003

HIPAA message — securing an e-mail

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of our continuing efforts to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message deals with securing an e-mail.

Dec 9, 2003

Volunteers donate time, energy to showcase UNMC

Several years ago, Ruth Cain opened the newspaper and saw an article calling for UNMC docents, or volunteers. “Why not give it a whirl?” she thought. Now, nearly five years later, Cain continues to escort students, community leaders and VIPs around the UNMC campus. “I love the atmosphere of a medical center – it’s all I’ve ever known,” said the retired medical technologist. In 2002, they volunteered 257 hours to escort nearly 2,000 individuals — ranging from elementary students to political leaders.

Dec 5, 2003

Sponsors vital to Saturday’s ‘Stars’ event; tickets still available

ESPN and UNMC may not have much in common, but they’re both important to Paul Griego, proprietor at Pauli’s Sports and Spirits at 41st and Leavenworth streets. Griego also has been a neighbor to UNMC for more than two decades, and he said he feels as if he’s part of the Med Center.

Dec 3, 2003

HIPAA message – misdirected e-mails

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This message is part of UNMC’s continuing effort to educate employees about HIPAA. Today’s HIPAA message addresses misdirected e-mails.

Dec 3, 2003

Thank ‘U’ Rewards available online

To make the Thank ‘U’ Reward process easier and more efficient, as well as to improve processing time, an online request form has been created through “Employee Self Service-Med Center.”

Dec 2, 2003

Proposal for acquisition of Atomic Force Microscope

The nanomedicine group at UNMC will submit a proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). This instrument is unique for Omaha and will be instrumental for characterization of nanoparticles and other nano-sized molecular structures. If you would like to use this instrument and be included in the proposal, contact Dr. Tatiana Bronich (tbronich@unmc.edu at 559-9915) no later than Dec. 15.

Dec 1, 2003

Poison Center warns against carbon monoxide poisoning

Learn more about the dangers of carbon monoxide from The Nebraska Regional Poison Center, which is sponsored, in part, by UNMC.

Nov 26, 2003

Silver U recipients announced for November

To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.

Nov 25, 2003