Keeping you in The Loop
Tomorrow: 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Lecture
Join your colleagues as Donald Warne, MD, MPH, co-director of Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, delivers the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Lecture from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Prem Sahai Auditorium in the Medical Education Research Facility.
UI Health Care implements process to promote professionalism
UI Health Care is one of three academic medical centers that have implemented the Co-worker Observations Reporting System (CORS)—a process and tool that addresses disrespectful behavior through peer feedback—to promote professional accountability in the workplace, Yahoo News reports.
Announcements
- UI Health Care is seeking applications for a pilot grant program that supports research addressing health disparities within our community and patient populations. Applications are due Friday, Jan. 27.
- Employees can schedule their COVID-19 primary series or booster vaccinations by calling the University Employee Health Clinic at 319-356-3631, option 3.
Today's tip
Is your stomach rumbling? You can view menus from a variety of cafeterias and dining rooms across UI Hospitals & Clinics.
By the numbers
Patient-related care
Total inpatients: 763 today
Total outpatient visits: 4,492 today
C-19 adult inpatients: 18 yesterday, 99 to date
C-19 pediatric inpatients: 0 yesterday, 2 to date
% positive symptomatic C-19 test results**: 19% yesterday, 20% to date
Telehealth screenings***: 14 yesterday, 283 to date
Employee-specific data
Employees tested positive (self-reported)*: 4 yesterday, 7,564 to date
Employees who have received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose: 0 yesterday, 15,794 to date
Employees who have received both the first and second/final COVID-19 vaccine doses: 0 yesterday, 15,670 to date
Visit COVID-19 by the numbers for more info
Research volunteers invited
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Pregnant women in their first trimester are invited to participate in a research study where they wear health monitors and answer questionnaires. Compensation provided.
Find more research studies at uihc.org/studies.
Epic: What’s new
See the Epic Status Report for Jan. 17, 2023, for all updates and screenshots.
- UI Health Care Epic Clinical Users – Customer Satisfaction Survey
Clinical Documentation
- Exclude Firing Missing Infection Screening BPA for Video Visits
- Philips IntelliVue Guardian patient vital integration in 2JCP
- Add New Question to Discharge Patient Order
- Rover Image Capture for Periop (Main OR, UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital OR, ASC, DOSA)
Access and Revenue
- Exclude Video Visits from Infection Screening
Educational Resources
- New Epic Educational Resources
- Epic Training Schedules
Outside UI Health Care
Second tornado confirmed in eastern Iowa yesterday
The National Weather Service confirms a second tornado touched down in Cedar Rapids yesterday, marking only the second time tornadoes have been reported in Iowa during the month of January, Iowa’s News Now reports.
Iowa City and other nonprofits host march and celebration for MLK Day
Iowa City’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week is a collaborative effort between the City of Iowa City, the Black Voices Project, the University of Iowa, and numerous nonprofit agencies, KCRG reports.
68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal
A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepali tourist town crashed into a gorge while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, the Associated Press reports.
Scientists unearth mega-raptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile
Scientists in Chile’s Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of mega-raptors that would have dominated the area’s food chain, Reuters reports.
Iowa men’s track and field standout Jenoah McKiver returns to competition at Hawkeye Invitational
The sophomore from High Point, North Carolina, won the 400-meter dash, posting a time of 46.26—the fastest in the country this season, The Daily Iowan reports.
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