July 20, 2017
Updates at the Beach Cafe
The renovation of the Beach Cafe's Chick-fil-a was recently completed and Carolina Dining Services is bringing a new restaurant to the Greens' restaurant space.
July 20, 2017
The renovation of the Beach Cafe's Chick-fil-a was recently completed and Carolina Dining Services is bringing a new restaurant to the Greens' restaurant space.
July 17, 2017
Can the kinds of microbes colonizing the gut at age 1 predict later cognitive development? Findings from the UNC School of Medicine shed light on the surprising role of bacteria in how our brains develop during the first years of life.
July 13, 2017
JAMA Surgery journal receives record high impact factor and is now ranked as the number 2 surgery journal in the world. Melina Kibbe, MD, the Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair of Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine, is the journal’s Editor-in-Chief.
July 13, 2017
Philip Sloane, MD, MPH, in the department of family medicine, and Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, at the UNC School of Social Work, will lead the top journal for post-acute and long-term health care.
July 13, 2017
UNC Health Care is implementing a system-wide ‘No Show and Late Cancellation’ policy in its outpatient clinics and services. Beginning Aug. 15, if a patient misses his/her appointment and does not notify the outpatient clinic/service, the patient will receive a ‘no-show’ letter to remind them of our policy and provide information about cancelling and rescheduling appointments.
July 12, 2017
UNC Health Care is one of only 27 systems in the United States to be recognized as a 'Most Wired Advanced’ health system by the American Hospital Association (AHA) for its use of information technology to improve patient care and clinical integration.
July 10, 2017
Effective July 22 with Go-Live #6, the Quick Abstraction option (under Quick Navigators) and the HM Results Console (in an Abstract Encounter) are being removed from Epic@UNC in order to promote accurate clinical documentation of Health Maintenance procedures and labs done outside of the UNC Health Care System.
July 6, 2017
New research from UNC shows that rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are increasing sharply, with the most dramatic increase among girls aged 13-17.
June 27, 2017
Volunteer Services would like to announce our comprehensive visitation program for patients called “Compassionate Companions.” Volunteers are trained to sit bedside with patients, go for walks, and engage in social activities -- often meeting many physician’s orders for alleviating stress and depression.
June 22, 2017
The UNC Health Care Compliance and Privacy Office is updating its Hotline reporting tool on June 27. Find out more information at this link.
June 21, 2017
On June 27, patients at UNC Health Care locations using Epic@UNC who list a cell phone number as their preferred number will begin receiving appointment reminders via text message. Currently, patients receive an automated phone call to their primary number (landline or mobile) two days prior to a scheduled appointment.
June 19, 2017
A Research Triangle Park startup founded by Zhen Gu, PhD, a biomedical engineer with joint faculty appointments at UNC and NC State University received a $5.8 million cash infusion to continue translation efforts of ‘smart’ insulin devices.