February 25, 2016
The Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is one of seven units at UNC Hospitals to earn a Beacon designation from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and among only 130 units nationwide.
February 22, 2016
A researcher, surgeon, and teacher with a stellar track record at Northwestern University, Melina Kibbe, MD, will join the UNC School of Medicine this summer.
February 18, 2016
The new specimen labels to be used with the Epic@UNC Beaker Laboratory Information System are available to order via Lawson.
February 18, 2016
Wesley Burks, MD, has announced that he will step down from his position as chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of UNC Children’s. He will continue to serve as executive dean of the School of Medicine.
February 11, 2016
On March 2, all outpatient providers and clinical staff will see new fields and decision support in Epic@UNC related to risk adjustment and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs). (Internal medicine and family practice clinics went live with the same changes on Feb. 17.)
February 11, 2016
A new medical education building would help UNC train more doctors, and the UNC School of Medicine's rural physician program is already training doctors to work far from urban centers.
February 4, 2016
Beginning Feb. 2, the Ambulatory annual Falls Risk Assessment will be updated within the Visit Navigator for Ambulatory Clinics. (Note: This change only applies to the Falls Risk Assessment in Epic@UNC Ambulatory - not Inpatient.)
February 4, 2016
The Access Request Center (ARC) went live on Monday, Feb. 1. All UNC Medical Center and School of Medicine users that require additional access should now use ARC to submit their requests. The Identity & Access Management (IAM) team will process SARFs submitted prior to Feb. 1 – you do not need to resubmit these request in ARC.
January 28, 2016
2015 W-2s are now available online via Document Self Service for UNC Hospitals, Chatham Hospital, and UNC Hospitals-paid Faculty Physicians & staff employees. Log in using your UNC Health Care account credentials. If you chose not to authorize electronic W-2 delivery, your W-2 will be printed and mailed to your home address via the US Postal Service on/before Jan. 29.
January 28, 2016
I am extremely pleased to announce that Cathy Madigan has accepted the position of UNC Hospitals' Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Senior Vice President position effective Feb. 1, 2016.
January 28, 2016
The UNC School of Medicine would receive $68 million in state funds to replace Berryhill Hall.
January 21, 2016
The Mary Ellen Jones renovation project is expected to be underway in mid-February, with construction fencing and early site mobilization efforts being the first visible signs of construction. The project is anticipated to have a 30-month duration.