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Please print and post for staff who do not have access Take a Healthy Step by May 1, and you could win $500. This year, staff who complete the MyHealth requirements earn chances to win $500 through MyHealth Rewards drawings. The sooner you complete your requirements, the more chances you have to win. To be eligible for the first drawing on June 1, you must complete the following by May 1:
For more information, go to My HUB, click on the Human Resources tab, and select the MyHealth/MyFlex Advantage link. UPMC is built on a foundation of honesty and integrity. Every day, the decisions we make and the actions we take affect our patients, communities, and industry. The Ethics and Compliance Office serves as a resource for all UPMC employees, helping them maintain the organization’s high standards of ethical and lawful conduct. If you have an ethics or compliance concern, you first should contact your manager. If you are not comfortable with or are unable to follow the chain of command, the UPMC Ethics and Compliance Office, Human Resources, or Legal are available to assist you. To report your concern anonymously, call the UPMC Helpline toll-free at 1-877-983-8442. Staff who report their concern in good faith may do so without fear of retaliation or reprisal. Visit UPMC’s Ethics and Compliance Office for more information or to review the UPMC Workplace Ethics Guide. For general ethics and compliance concerns: complianceaskus@upmc.edu, 412-647-5774; for HIPAA questions: hipaaskus@upmc.edu, 412-647-5757. Test your knowledge: Watch Extra and Infonet next week for a chance to test your ethics and compliance knowledge and win great prizes. On Monday, April 20, the first phase of ambulatory services opened on Floor 3 of the new Lawrenceville campus of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Imaging services also went live this week. During the second phase in the coming week, all of the hospital’s outpatient services will begin seeing patients at Lawrenceville. On May 2, the patients in the Oakland hospital will be moved to the new hospital. At around 7 a.m., the Oakland Emergency Department (ED) will close at the same time that the Lawrenceville ED opens. At that moment, the new campus will become the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The fiscal year ends June 30 and so does the opportunity to donate blood and earn paid time off for Fiscal Year 2009. UPMC staff who donate three times within the fiscal year receive one PTO day; six donations earn two PTO days. For information about blood drives at a UPMC location near you, check your campus edition of Extra Express or Inside Extra. You also can donate at any Central Blood Bank drive or donation center.
Brighten Life Program Thursday, April 30, is the deadline for submitting your 2008 flexible spending account (FSA) claims to UPMC Health Plan. Claims for 2008 dependent care and health care expenses must be submitted to the Health Plan by April 30. The Internal Revenue Service’s “use it or lose it” rule imposed on these accounts requires you to forfeit your remaining balance after this deadline. Visit the benefits
forms page of Infonet to download claim forms, or call UPMC DirectLink
at 1-800-994-2752, option 2, with any questions. UPMC eSample Center hot
line available — The UPMC eSample Center is the exclusive
mechanism for UPMC physician offices to obtain medication samples,
vouchers, and coupons. However, some medications may not yet be available
from the eSample Center. Physicians who have questions regarding manufacturer-sponsored
patient assistance programs for their patients who cannot afford medications
may call the UPMC Industry Relations hot line at 412-647-2406 or send
an e-mail to IndustryRelation@upmc.edu.
Lace up your sneakers:
Join a UPMC team for the March
of Dimes March for Babies walk on Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. at
the North Shore Park, and for the Susan
G. Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure on Sunday, May 10, in Schenley
Park. Select your location for this
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