UTMB has had a long-standing presence in Friendswood, allowing for strong knowledge of the community’s health care needs over many years of service. When the decision was made to relocate from the existing Friendswood clinic, UTMB leadership embraced the possibilities that a brand-new space presented.
For patients experiencing vision loss due to cornea damage, a corneal transplant is a life-changing procedure. It can restore vision, reduce pain, and improve the appearance of the eye. The ability to have such a profound impact on patients was compelling for Ardalan Sharifi, MD, UTMB’s newest Cornea and Refractive Surgery specialist in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
For many patients experiencing the heartbreaking struggle of infertility, a new sense of hope is found in a cutting-edge procedure now offered by UTMB’s Department of Radiology. The Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology recently introduced Fallopian Tube Recanalization (FTR) to help patients overcome this struggle and achieve their dreams of starting or expanding their families.
UTMB's current policy allows personal device use for communications, business purposes, and access to secure resources and networks. The Bring Your Own Device initiative requires enrollment of all devices in our Mobile Device Management solution, Microsoft Intune, by March 31, 2025.
This month we are featuring a Q&A on menopausal care, with Ricshonda "Nickie" Milburn, DNP, MBA, APRN, WHNP-BC, RNFA, Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
APP Corner is a monthly feature by, about, and for UTMB's Advanced Practice Professionals.
RCO Coding ClipThe only way to trigger the charges for medications administered in the clinic (injection drugs such as steroids, IUD and Nexplanon devices, etc.) is to order and administer the medication in the MAR. Typically nursing staff will complete this; however if it was not completed you may receive a Coding Action Required in Epic.
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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 across our UTMB campuses each month. If you think you know where this photo was taken, email Robert with the location.
We will share the location next month!
Congratulations to Leonard Wang, fourth-year MD/MPH student at UTMB and US-UK Fulbright Scholar — who reads the Faculty Group Practice Newsletter in Scotland! He was the first to identify the UTMB Pediatric Primary Care and Urgent Care Clinic on Broadway in Galveston.
Deborah Koh, BSc, MD, DABIM, FRCPC
Thu Nguyen, PsyD