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All UVA Health Medical Centers Earn Grade ‘A’ for Safety

5/1/2024

For the second consecutive grading period, all four UVA Health medical centers earned “A” grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates patient care quality.…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Physicians May Allocate Time During the Week for Duties Other than Clinical Care

5/1/2024

Physicians’ work is measured by a time allocation system called the CART. CART stands for Clinical time, Administrative time, Research time, and Teaching time. For each physician the various components…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Residents and Fellows are excluded from the United on Access Metrics and Standards

4/24/2024

United on Access follows ACGME guidelines for training resident and fellow physicians. Templates and patient volumes for residents and fellows are at the discretion of program directors. All residents and…

Renowned Parkinson’s Disease Expert Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, Appointed to Lead the Department of Neurology

4/24/2024

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, a distinguished leader, clinician, educator, and scientist to chair its Department of Neurology. She is slated to…

Expanded Discharge Lounge Provides a New Step in the Care Continuum

4/16/2024

Hospitals across the nation are continuously working to find new ways to improve the patient experience, ease the transition from inpatient to home, and ensure a bed is available for…

One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Physicians Can Start Clinic Late or End Early

4/16/2024

With the addition of the Scheduled Slot Adherence metric, physicians now have the flexibility to block certain appointment slots on your schedule to allow attendance at grand rounds, a conference,…

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 14-20

4/11/2024

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 14-20, an annual celebration of medical lab professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of healthcare. Lab professionals include…

Melissa Little, PhD, Launches NIH-Sponsored Community-Engaged Clinical Trial Impacting Rural Smokers in Appalachia

4/9/2024

Melissa Little, MD, MPH, an associate professor of public health sciences in the School of Medicine, has launched a National Institutes of Health-sponsored community-engaged clinical trial that impacts rural smokers…