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Medical students may not scribe - effective May 12, 2008
The Faculty Group Practice (FGP) approved a new policy on physician and medical student documentation for billing purposes. Effective May 12, medical students may NOT be used as scribes. This policy change clarifies compliance with federal regulations and other payer requirements and is important to ensure appropriate reimbursement for professional services.
To facilitate implementation of this policy, medical students will use a new documentation type and process in CareWeb to record their notes. Attending physicians and house officers will be responsible for personally performing and documenting their services.
Several training sessions have been scheduled to demonstrate the new CareWeb documentation type and process.
Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare 2008-2009 Application Deadline: Friday, May 2
The Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare prepares U-M faculty to incorporate theoretical, scientific, and clinical information related to complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies into their respective field(s). Eight to 10 academic faculty from the medical and allied health schools are admitted each year. Participation involves one full day a month (first Friday) during the academic year. For further information, contact Rita Benn, Ph.D., either by e-mail ritabenn@umich.edu or phone at 734-998-7715.
For program and application material, visit the Web site.
International Faculty Seed Grant RFP Application Deadline: Thursday, May 1
Global REACH, together with the associate deans of research and graduate studies, Galen Toews, M.D., Miriam Meisler, Ph.D., and Steven Kunkel, Ph,D., senior associate dean for research, is pleased to announce the availability of three $15,000 grants for UMMS faculty to pursue international research, education, or collaboration efforts.
May 8: Register Now for 2008 IRBMED Education Symposium Slots for this May 8, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. event in Ford Auditorium are filling fast. The event is free and a box lunch will be provided to those who register.
This conference is designed for faculty, house officers, medical students, other health professionals and research staff who are already involved in human subjects research or have an interest in the area of human subjects research. Visit the Web site for full details.
May 4: Life Sciences Orchestra Concert On Sunday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Hill Auditorium, the University of Michigan Life Sciences Orchestra will present a free concert of listener-friendly 20th and 21st Century music - including a fanfare written for the opening of the Cardiovascular Center.
The concert is open to the public and no tickets are required. Donations are accepted at the door.
In addition to the fanfare, the program includes Copland's "Billy the Kid" suite and Barber's famous Adagio for Strings, as well as two pieces by Ottarino Respighi evoking images of Rome.
The concert will bring the orchestra's 8th season of blending science and music to a close. Tony Denton will be the MC, and Clinton Smith and Diego Piedra, graduate students at the School of Music, will conduct.
The LSO is a program of Gifts of Art, and is made up of more than 70 faculty, staff, students, volunteers and alumni from the medical, health and life science areas of the University.
Covering the Uninsured: Who has the will and who has the way? A panel of experts will examine the problem of the uninsured in America: Who are the uninsured? Are there successful local or state models? What do the candidates offer? Does the American public have the will to change? Join Catherine McLaughlin, Kevin Seitz, Ellen Rabinowitz and Marianne Udow-Phillips along with moderator Tracy Davis for a lively discussion from noon - 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, in the Danto Auditorium. Sponsored by the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation and the Health System. For more information, e-mail CHRTevents@umich.edu. To register for the event, call 734-998-7555. Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 30.
Workshops sponsored by Health Sciences Libraries Applications 101 Initial Project Application 2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21
This workshop covers the basic information about when and how to submit a new human subjects research project to IRBMED for initial review using eResearch. It is primarily designed for research faculty and staff who are new to the IRBMED and to eResearch. Recommended prerequisite Regulations 101.
Adverse Event Reporting Part 1 2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 4
Reviews and explains IRBMED guidance for reporting adverse events that involve research subjects or others in the course of a research study.
Adverse Event Reporting Part 2 2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 11
Reviews and explains the eResearch forms for reporting adverse events.
Applications 202 ORIO Reporting 2 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 18
While many researchers are familiar with the need to report adverse events to the IRB, they are less familiar with the other types of events or information that federal regulations and institutional policies require be submitted for IRB review. These 'Other Reportable Information and Occurrences' are explained in this workshop. We review the regulatory requirements, IRBMED web posted guidance, and how to submit a report.
U-M
Makes the News!
M-News Now is a Web page with timely information about members of the UMHS
community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
Now! April 17
--Dr. Greden in USA Today, more
April 15
--National Poll on Children's Health featured in USA Today blog, more
April 11 - 15
--Dr. Silveira's hospice study makes news
April 10 - 11
--Dr. Meddings' painkiller research in the news
April 10 --
Dr. Gurm's NEJM paper in the news
April 8
--Dr. Bolling's lab team in the news
News
Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
headlines, visit www.med.umich.edu/news
Medical School FAQs
Not sure where to get your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School answered? The FAQ page links to a variety of resources on such things as information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists some useful U-M resources.
Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This
week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of medication reconciliation - Part 7.
1. Which of the following is true about the "Patient Friendly" Problem Summary List?
A. It can be used in place of the CareWeb Problem Summary List
B. It is only used in outpatient settings
C. It is completed by the patient
D. All of the above
E. B and C only
2. Currently, there is no way to reconcile medications for patients coming to the Emergency Department.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
April 21, 2008 4
p.m. Distinguished University Innovator Award Ceremony. James R. Baker Jr., M.D., Ruth Dow Doan Professor, director of the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, will present, "Taking Nanotechnology from the Bench to the Bedside," in the auditorium, Biomedical Science Research Building.
Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 Noon Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Caroline Mary Wilmot, Ph.D., associate professor, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, The Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics who will present, "Oxygen activation in copper amine oxidase," in room 6311, Med. Sci I.
Wednesday,
April 23, 2008
10:30 a.m. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Husseini Manji, M.D., director, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, chief, Laboratory of Molecular and Pathophysiology and Experimental Therapeutics, National Institute of Mental Health, presents "Cellular Plasticity Cascades: Genes to Behavior Pathways in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Severe Mood Disorders," in the Rachel Upjohn Building, Garden Level Auditorium.
Noon Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar. Raymond Chan, Ph.D., assistant professor, Human Genetics, assistant professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics will be presenting, "SMC proteins in genome stability development and fertility in C. elegans," in seminar room A, B and C in the Biomedical Science Research Building.
Thursday,
April 24, 2008 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Guitar and voice with Michael Casher and Carrie Wilson, UH Main Lobby, floor 1
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Sudha Natarajan, doctoral candidate, Molecular and Cellular Pathology (mentor: Daniel Remick, M.D.), will present, "Pulmonary Endotoxin Tolerance and its role in allergen-induced asthma," in 4234 Med. Sci. I.
Friday,
April 25, 2008 Noon Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Kalyman Shivkumar, M.D., Ph.D., UCLA, professor, Electrophysiology, will present, "Ventricular Tachycardia in Humans: Mechanistic Insights," in Ford Auditorium.
