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A HIPAA message — Minimizing incidental disclosures
HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. As part of our continuing efforts to educate employees, today’s HIPAA-related message is on minimizing incidental disclosures.
Jan 13, 2004
Stem cell pioneer sees promise in continued research
A leading expert on stem cell research says scientists are only beginning to understand the tremendous potential of therapeutic cloning and banning such research would halt seeking new knowledge that could improve the health of millions.
Jan 12, 2004
UNMC, hospital partner develop strategic plan
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center have developed the 2004 Partnership Strategy, with a goal to become a world-renowned, academic health sciences center.
Jan 12, 2004
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. — part 1 of 6
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UNMC Today will feature a series of photos and quotations from the civil rights leader. Today’s excerpt has King looking at the opposition’s point of view.
Jan 12, 2004
Acclaimed journalist, talk show host is MLK day speaker
UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center will sponsor the 2004 Martin Luther King Commemorative Presentation on Monday, Jan. 19. The featured guest speaker will be Tony Brown, acclaimed veteran African American journalist and talk show host.
Jan 9, 2004
Services today for founder of Harris Laboratories
Lewis Harris, Ph.D., the 1932 College of Pharmacy graduate who founded Harris Laboratories in Lincoln, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 93.
Jan 9, 2004
Noted stem cell scientist to speak at UNMC on Jan. 8
Irving Weissman, M.D., director of the Institute of Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Stanford, will speak at 12:15 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. He is the guest speaker of the Graduate Student Association.
Jan 8, 2004
The Team Kaos cycling team, of which UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center are title sponsors, has made a $1,500 donation to the Dave Babcook Memorial Fund. The memorial fund is used for pancreatic cancer research at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.
Jan 8, 2004
Chief medical officer outlines opportunities in rural family practice
Richard Raymond, M.D., never imagined the opportunities that would evolve from his tenure as a rural family practice physician. Today, the UNMC graduate serves as chief medical officer for the Nebraska Health and Human Services System and interim director of the agency.
Jan 8, 2004
Platelet, plasma donors help save lives
Pat Hawley of Denison, Iowa, received a liver transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center in March of 2000. Read on to learn how many units of blood products Hawley used.
Jan 7, 2004