Archives from March 2005
UCD
School of Nursing to offer
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
The University of Colorado Denver will offer
a new graduate program in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, beginning
Fall 2005.
Aspen
Given Institute hosts dental fair
On Feb. 25, second graders from Aspen and Basalt, Colo. went to The Given Institute
in Aspen, to participate in a dental education and screening fair. Nearly 200
children were given dental orthodontic screenings, of which 32 appeared to
have decay and many needed sealants.
Barbara
Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes
celebrates 100,000th patient visit
The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Denver completed the 100,000th patient visit
March 10. The center, which opened in 1980, provides clinical services for
children, adolescents and young adults with Type 1 diabetes.
CU
Receives Gift from Avon Foundation
The Avon Foundation has awarded a $220,000 gift to the University of Colorado
to support breast cancer outreach programs to underrepresented minorities and
breast cancer research. It is the fifth year that the program has received
Avon Foundation funding to support its work on this important health issue,
and in recognition of the excellence of the program.
University
of Colorado Hospital
establishes partnership with Lowry
The University of Colorado Hospital announced an agreement to be the exclusive
hospital partner of the Lowry community. The agreement allows University of
Colorado Hospital, in conjunction with the Lowry Foundation, to provide Lowry
residents with events and programs that promote health and wellness.
Watch
Out for Identity Theft
Colorado ranked fifth in the country in per-capita identity theft in 2004,
according to a Feb. 18 article in the Denver Business Journal. This
is compared with eighth the previous year. Identity theft is a serious crime.
People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years cleaning
up the mess the thieves have made of their good name and credit record.
Are
you ready for the HIPAA Security Rule?
Units that create, collect, maintain, use, or transmit ePHI (“electronic
Protected Health Information”) are required to comply with the HIPAA
Security Rule by April 2. The Security Rule requires administrative, physical,
and technical safeguards of ePHI.
