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CHFM Faculty Member Selected to 2010 Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Congratulations Dr. Robert Hatch!!
Dr. Hatch was selected for the 2010 Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The Chapman Society was established at the University of Florida College of Medicine during the 2002-2003 academic year as part of a national effort to provide a means of formally recognizing medical students, residents and faculty members demonstrating exemplary behavior that promotes humanism in medicine.
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a national organization that honors senior medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers, and other exemplars recognized for demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service. Organized to elevate the values of humanism and professionalism within the field of medicine and its constituent institutions, the Society is fast becoming integrated into the medical educational environment.
Members of the Chapman Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society should demonstrate:
- integrity and sound moral reasoning;
- respect for others from all stations of life;
- a willingness to engage in supportive patient interaction/advocacy;
- the ability to establish communicative relationships that focus on listening and understanding;
- an ability to learn from life experiences;
- and in the face of adversity, maintain compassion, concern, respect, integrity and commitment to humanistic goals.
Please join us in celebrating with Dr. Hatch!
R. Whit Curry, Jr. MD
Professor and Chair
Community Health and Family Medicine
Faculty, Staff, Students and Volunteers
Thousands of US organizations including the University of Florida must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. The Security Rule is a key part of HIPAA -- federal legislation that was passed into law in August 1996. The overall purpose of the act is to enable better access to health insurance, reduce fraud and abuse, and lower the overall cost of health care in the United States. The Security Program for the Information Computing Environment or SPICE began in 2003-2004 by information technology professionals within the Health Science Center to prepare for the rigors of the then HIPAA Security Rule phase-in.
At SPICE inception our Administrative Office began work to implement an information security plan for our Department. A component of the program involved the requirement to train workforce employees in security concepts. Since 2006 each new CHFM employee, whether faculty, staff, student or volunteer receives a 1 hr security orientation, undergoes the online HIPAA Privacy training and signs an Appropriate Use of University Computers and Networks agreement prior to receiving access to network resources. Since 2004 the Health Science Center under leadership of the HSC Security Office have worked system by system to improve the security posture of our information assets. SPICE has targeted managed systems including servers, network infrastructure and workstations and unmanaged systems including staff laptops, smart phones, flash drives, and personally owned (home) computers. You play a critical role in this ongoing effort and after six years of the SPICE security program: Security is now Routine!
This isn’t meant to imply that our work is finished, it is rather an acknowledgement that as we conduct our work in academics, research and healthcare we now see security as an integral part of our mission and not just an afterthought. Great work, let’s keep up the passion.
Arthur M. Watson
Information Security Manager
Community Health and Family Medicine