e-Update
September 11, 2000
Weekly News Briefs
e-Update is distributed weekly to keep faculty and staff at the University
of Miami School of Medicine up-to-date on news at the University of Miami/Jackson
Memorial Medical Center. To submit news for publication, e-mail items to update@med.miami.edu.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
--Benefits Administration Announces New Health Care Plan Provider
--UM/Jackson Cardiac Patients Gather for Special Picnic on Labor Day
--Medical Network Services Unveils New User-Friendly Web Site
--Technology Day Offers Instructional Demonstrations and Training
--Upcoming Calendar Events
ENHANCED HEALTH PLAN FOR FACULTY AND STAFF AVAILABLE IN JANUARY
Effective January 1, 2001, United Healthcare will replace AvMed as the University's health care plan provider, enhancing existing health benefits. Some of the improvements will include no requirement to select a primary care physician and no need for a referral to see a specialist. Insulin, syringes, and glucometers for diabetes patients will be covered, and members will be able to access medical care throughout the country in areas where United has a provider network. Physicians of the University of Miami Medical Group already are United providers, as are most other AvMed physicians. More enhancements will be detailed in coming months.
MIAMI HERALD ARTICLE FEATURES PICNIC FOR JACKSON PATIENTS WITH HEART MONITORS
Patients who have survived heart ailments, treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital,
gathered at Matheson Hammock Park on Labor Day for a special picnic celebrating
life and supporting each other. This is the third such event organized by the
Division of Cardiology, and about 25 patients attended. Many of those individuals
are fitted with pacemakers or defibrillators, devices that sense abnormal heart
beats and send an electrical charge to prevent a heart attack. Patients also
discussed near-death experiences as a result of their cardiac arrests, finding
comfort in sharing common stories with each other. Raul Mitrani, associate professor
in the Department of Medicine and director of UM/Jackson's Arrhythmia and Pacemaker
Clinic, is quoted in a Miami Herald article
covering the event. To read that article in full, visit http://www.newslibrary.com/deliverffdoc.asp?SMH=145109.
VISIT NETWORK SERVICES ON-LINE FOR LATEST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS AND SERVICES ON MEDICAL CAMPUS
UM/JMH Medical Center Network Services launches its re-vamped web site this
week, featuring information on services offered and a schedule of training classes,
among other related topics. You can view the new site at http://mns.med.miami.edu.
In addition, the fall issue of Medical Network Services' Click newsletter is
now available at http://click.med.miami.edu.
TECHNOLOGY DAY TO FEATURE DOOR PRIZES AND COMPUTER DEMONSTRATIONS
Information Technology presents Technology Day, September 12, at the Whitten
University Center on the Coral Gables campus. The event begins at 11 a.m. and
offers activities and demonstrations featuring technology tools and services
at the University of Miami. Door prizes, including a Kodak digital camera and
gift certificates to Best Buy, will be awarded. For more information, call 305-284-3915 or visit http://www.miami.edu/technology-day.
QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE BILLING?
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Address questions regarding Medicare billing and compliance to Third Party Reimbursement/Office of Compliance at 305-243-HELP or 1-877-415-HELP. For more information about the help line or training programs offered by the compliance office, contact Gemma Romillo at 305-243-5842.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
SOUTH FLORIDA BLOOD DRIVE ASKS YOU TO DONATE AND HELP SAVE LIVES
When you donate blood to South Florida Blood Banks, you have given the potential to save three or four lives. Donate at the upcoming blood drive, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., September 12, in the UM/Sylvester courtyard, Bascom Palmer's Retter walkway, and Rosenstiel's second floor student lounge. You also can receive a mini-physical, cholesterol test, and learn your blood type.
UM/SYLVESTER PRESENTS FREE CONCERT FOR BRAIN CANCER SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES
Songwriter and brain cancer survivor David Bailey will perform at a free concert for South Florida brain cancer survivors and their families in Sylvester Conference Room #1301, September 14. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature easy listening music with lyrics reflecting Bailey's insights on time, hope, love, and dreams. To RSVP, call 305-243-5184.
CAREGIVERS SEMINAR WILL ADDRESS RELATED STRESS AND FATIGUE
"The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue" is a six-hour course presented by
the Employee Assistance Program and addresses the prevention of secondary stress
or compassion fatigue for caregivers. The seminar is designed to be introspective
and interactive and participants are offered an opportunity to review their
current experiences. The purpose of the course is to help develop resiliency
and prevention skills to move toward a more intentional and less reactive professional and personal life. The course starts on September 15, 9 - 11 a.m., at the Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 155, and continues on September 22 and 27. Six continuing education credits are available for nurses and licensed masters level mental health professionals who complete the course. For more information or to register, call 305-243-7676, or visit http://www.miami.edu/eap.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR VISITS MEDICAL CAMPUS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
A representative from TIAA-CREF will be at the Professional Development and Training Office, 155 Dominion Parking Garage, to conduct individual financial counseling sessions on September 15. To schedule an appointment, call 800-842-2003, extension 3522.
PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Do you have what it takes to be a leader? If you are a research professional (AO6), administrative professional (AO1), or faculty member, have worked at the University for at least one year, and received an above-average rating on performance appraisals, you are eligible to enter the Leadership Skills Development Program offered by the Office of Professional Development and Training. Six sessions on consecutive Fridays, beginning October 6, will help you understand the team concept, strategic planning, and ethics, among other topics. Call 305-243-3090 for a registration form. The deadline to register is September 15. |
