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StaffEffective Sept. 1, 2016, the AU Medical Center Employee Group Health Plan, with pharmacy benefit managed by Navitus, will no longer cover nasal corticosteroids and proton pump inhibitors/H2RA (acid reflux) medications as part of the group health...
Steven UhlesGeorgia Cancer Center Director Dr. Samir N. Khleif chairs advisory workshop AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Samir N. Khleif, director of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, chaired a National Academy of Medicine workshop on policy issues in the...
On Monday, Augusta University Health officially launched the Your Health Today blog, a site that patients and consumers can visit to read health-related stories about the health system’s expertise and advanced technology and even browse...
Danielle HarrisYou and I will never escape coming in contact with germs, especially in the workplace. However, there are ways you and your coworkers can reduce the chances of spreading bacteria. In a WJBF special report, Deanna Craig, AU Medical Center’s...
Nick GarrettThe Augusta University College of Nursing was recently awarded $350,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the college’s Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program – a traineeship project that seeks to...
Denise ParrishAugusta University’s health system has completed the rigorous standards defined by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers in order to retain level 4 status – the highest accreditation possible – for its comprehensive adult and pediatric...
With so many people visiting Brazil to attend the Summer Olympics, the Zika virus remains a topic of much discussion, especially as new cases are being reported in and around Miami. Dr. Jose Vazquez, division chief and professor of Medicine in the...
In an effort to help schools alleviate the stress on school budgets, the Children’s Hospital of Georgia partnered with Huddle Inc.’s Make It Better program to provide 23 local elementary schools with medical supplies. Huddle Inc. works with...
A gift of $1.4 million is being made to the Georgia Cancer Center and the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. The gift will fund the critical pediatric cancer research at the cancer center, the Child Life Program and other areas of need at CHOG. The...
The following message was sent to all Augusta University Health medical personnel on Tuesday, June 28, by Dr. Kevin Dellsperger, chief medical officer of Augusta University Health. The survey below is intended for direct care providers, ancillary...
Khleif to participate in White House discussion to improve patient access to records AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Samir N. Khleif will represent the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University at the National Cancer Moonshot Summit held June 29 at Howard...
Nearly everyone has a headache occasionally, but if they occur repeatedly and the pain is more severe, you may need to see your doctor. “About 36 million Americans suffer from disabling headaches, or migraines,” said Dr. J. Ned Pruitt II, Professor...
Eric JohnsonOn August 21, Augusta University Health nurses will be able to access Cerner Clairvia, a new web-based scheduling tool. Clairvia allows nurses to view schedules and to request work schedules and time off from the convenience of their own homes. It...
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, talks about new efforts to protect kidneys from damage or destruction due to chemotherapy. The...
Millie HuffWondering what to give the fathers in your life for Father’s Day? A trip to the dentist might be just the thing! According to the Academy of General Dentistry, men are more likely to neglect their oral health than women, increasing their risk for...
Augusta University’s medical center has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard. The CEO...
Haley HughesThe Medical Office Building parking deck will be temporarily closed today by 4 p.m. for cleaning and re-striping. The deck will reopen by 6 a.m. Monday. Exit lanes will remain open so that cars can leave the deck, but entry lanes will be blocked...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – On Monday, June 6, Vice President Joe Biden, in an address to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, announced the public launch of the Genomic Data Commons, an open-access cancer database containing the raw genomic and clinical...
On Wednesday, June 8, Augusta University Health, in partnership with the American Heart Association – CSRA and the Augusta GreenJackets, hosted “Strike Out Stroke” Night at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Throughout the night, participants...
Kelly JasperThe influence of health IT company Cerner reaches far beyond its corporate campuses, a new cover story in the Kansas City Business Journal reports. In 2014, Augusta University and Cerner partnered to create a world-class help desk service. In the...