A 996-page bill that seeks to speed up the approval of new medicines and medical devices is expected to head to the House for a vote Wednesday, amid criticism that the complicated legislation is being rushed through without sufficient scrutiny.
· The administration requested to meet informally with SEBAC Leaders, and that discussion occurred
· The parties plan to meet informally again
· Union leaders will brief their leadership bodies and negotiating committees.
· Further briefings and information will be available if discussions continue.
For years, medical interns have been limited to working no more than 16 hours without a break to minimize the chances they would make mistakes while fatigued. But that restriction could soon be eased.
The group that sets the rules for medical residents proposed scrapping the 16-hour limit for interns, doctors in their first year of on-the-job training after finishing medical school. The new rule would let these new doctors work for as many as 28 hours at a stretch. You can read the proposed ACGME rule and CIR’s response with these links provided.
http://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PDFs/CPRNewsRelease_Fall2016_FINAL.pdf
A study by the American Association of Medical Colleges concluded that nearly all medical schools in the country require coursework about the health system and how it is financed. Also in the news, a study by Rand the finds retail clinics haven’t triggered a reduction in ER visits for low-acuity illnesses.
The World Series may be in full swing, but a professional baseball player from Connecticut is making news for turning his own game around. …..
Last year, while play for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, he experienced the same shotgun pain he felt his freshman year.
This time, he want to see Dr. Cory Edgar at the UConn Health.
Dear ABP Colleagues:
We would like to highlight a recent issue that the union was successful in resolving to the benefit of faculty on ABP. We are attaching the the MOU with the administration that we negotiated. Please pay special attention to paragraphs 4 and 5. Thank you for your support and as always the AAUP works hard for your interests. Please do not hesitate us the union office with any questions concerning the changes to the patient satisfaction metrics or your ABP. See signed-moa-patient-satisfaction-abp-amendment10-2016
This is to inform the payroll department that, commencing with paychecks dated February 3, 2017 (corresponding to the pay-period, January 6, 2017 through January 19, 2017) the UCHC-AAUP is reducing the rate of member dues from 0.7% to 0.63%.