Share your ideas for cost savings Tour the new Children's Hospital Register today for the Weight Race Two UPMC leaders named to new international roles Marathon needs medical volunteers Online training available for Microsoft Office products Tuition advancement tax withheld this month Recent updates to UPMC policies Return toner cartridges via UPS Update your directory listings Campus news	Welcome to Extra Express, a new electronic publication offering news and information for UPMC staff. Please print and post for staff who do not have access to e-mail. Share your ideas for UPMC cost savings to help trim costs without sacrificing the quality care our patients expect from UPMC. Click here to submit your idea today. Top Tour the new Children's Hospital at a special sneak peek Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advance online registration is necessary. Top Don’t weight any longer … and miss out on your opportunity to participate in the 2009 UPMC MyHealth Weight Race, which begins Monday, March 30. Registration runs now through Sunday, March 29. Completion of the Weight Race also counts toward meeting one of your 2010 MyHealth requirements. Top Two UPMC leaders named to new international roles: Effective May 1, Michael Costelloe will assume the role of managing director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Joel Yuhas will serve as president and CEO of Beacon Hospital in Dublin. Read more at upmc.com. Top Volunteer for the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 3. For information about becoming a medical volunteer, contact the Pittsburgh Marathon office at 412-392-1021 or visit the marathon website. Top Online training for Microsoft Office products — including PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel, and Access — is now available from Corporate Learning and Development. For more information, including registration instructions, visit the Microsoft Online Training page on Infonet. Top If you received tuition advancement for the fall 2008 semester, applicable state and municipal taxes will be withheld from your pay on Friday, March 20, if paid biweekly, or Tuesday, March 31, if paid monthly. For more information, read the full article published in the March 6 issue of Extra. Top The following systemwide policies were reviewed and updated by the UPMC Policy Review Committee in February 2009. All UPMC policies can be reviewed in their entirety on Infonet. New HS-IS0222 Identity Management System Identity Accuracy* Significant changes HS-PR1103 Advertising and Marketing* Minor changes HS-FM0214 Photographing, Filming and Recording within UPMC Facilities HS-IS0204 Authentication and Access Controls* HS-IS0219 Secure Remote Access* HS-NA0411 Graduate Nurse Licensure* HS-NA0413 Sitter Utilization HS-PS0505 Fluoroscopy Certification Requirements* HS-PR1100 Use of UPMC Name and Logo* No changes HS-EC1612 Visitor Observation of Patients and Their Protected Health Information HS-IC0601 Aseptic Technique for Invasive Procedures HS-IC0605 CJD/Prion Transmission Prevention *This policy is intended to replace individual business unit policies covering the same subject matter. Business unit policies covering the same subject matter should be pulled from all manuals. Top Return toner cartridges for Xerox printers via UPS. Visit the Print Services Initiative section of Infonet for more information and a downloadable fact sheet. Top Update your directory listing on Infonet in the online Employee Directory. To keep your information in Outlook current, visit the ISD Help Desk and select Update Your Exchange Address Book Information. Top Select your location for this week's news and events specific to your campus or hospital. UPMC Braddock UPMC Horizon UPMC McKeesport UPMC Northwest UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside UPMC St. Margaret Top Tell us what you think about the new Extra Express. Click here to send us your feedback and suggestions. March 20, 2009
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