Clinic Closeup: Tracy Dipuccio, RN, Nursing Supervisor; Latorrea Payton, Medical Assistant; and Stephanie Viskadurakis, RN, at the UTMB Health Urgent Care in the League City Campus.
When Brian Oliver, MD, came on board as UTMB Neurosurgery faculty last fall, he brought specialized expertise and a determination to expand UTMB’s capabilities in peripheral nerve surgery, an area of care that had historically been underserved.
The next chapter of ambient dictation is here: Dragon Copilot! This AI-powered clinical assistant is designed to reduce administrative burden for healthcare professionals.
Bone loss does not begin at age 65; it begins at menopause. Yet many postmenopausal women remain unscreened for bone loss for a decade or more after estrogen deficiency accelerates skeletal deterioration. An age-based approach delays diagnosis, limits opportunities for prevention, and contributes to avoidable fragility fractures.
APP Corner is a monthly feature by, about, and for UTMB's Advanced Practice Professionals.
Providers often spend time counseling their patients on vaccines. Effective January 1, 2026, the American Medical Association created three new immunization counseling codes.
Have coding questions or need additional training? We are here to help! We invite you to contact us to schedule large group, small group, or 1:1 training.
RCO Coding Clip is a monthly feature in the FGP Newsletter, with educational and informational items for providers from our Revenue Cycle Operations Coding Team.
We feature sights from UTMB campuses each month. If you think you know the location, submit your answer via the link below. We will share the location next month!
All readers who submit a correct response within one week of publication will be entered into a drawing. One randomly selected winner will receive a UTMB umbrella and be recognized in next month's edition! (Eligibility to win is once per calendar year.)
Congratulations to Genesis Diaz, Administrative Coordinator in the Department of Internal Medicine. She was the lucky winner randomly chosen from all those who correctly identified the UTMB Health signage featuring UTMB President, Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, at Houston Hobby Airport.