The badge reader system replacement for IOP will start in approximately 8 weeks.

The horizonal-facing badges will not work with the new system and those with horizontal-facing badges will need to have them replaced with the newer vertical-facing badges.

For badge replacements, please email psaccess@musc.edu and request a new badge. 

In late December, we set a Jan. 15 deadline for care team members to comply with our revised policy regarding COVID-19 vaccination. 

This was a very quick deadline for compliance, and we set this timeframe to help mitigate the current COVID-19 surge we are seeing in our hospitals and ambulatory settings. We have made great progress in a few short weeks, and I thank our leaders for their cooperation and encouragement. 

Remember the “why” behind this policy. We take care of many patients who are highly vulnerable to any infectious event, so we must be sure to respond aggressively to all variants. This includes variants with less severe symptoms like Omicron, which some are terming “Omicold". While most people may experience milder illness, many of our patients are susceptible to more serious outcomes.

We are seeing a record number of patients in our hospital with COVID-19 and have a high number of care team members off due to COVID-19, but compared to other health systems without this type of policy, we are in a much better position. 

We are extending the deadline from the original Jan. 15 date for care team members to comply with our policy. See below for details: 

• Jan. 25, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. (Deadline has passed) - Care team members who remain out of compliance will no longer be eligible for pay for performance for this fiscal year. Note: It is our standing procedure that anyone not in compliance with organizational policies are not eligible for performance pay. 
  
  
• Jan. 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. - Final Deadline. Non-compliant care team members will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

We will communicate via email to all care team members who are non-compliant as of Saturday, Jan. 15. Leaders should review their reports and cascade this information to these care team members as well.

Thank you for your continued leadership on this vital topic.

Patrick J Cawley, MD

CEO, MUSC Health

SPRING CYCLE FOR PROMOTION & TENURE

For anyone who is requesting promotion or tenure effective January 1, 2023, all promotion and tenure requests must be received in the Chair’s office no later than February 4, 2022, in the form of complete packets accompanied by a letter of recommendation from your Division Director. Packets with checklists, requests for materials, and forms specific for regular and modified faculty have been developed to make the submission process more straightforward. Packets are available on the College of Medicine’s website. Follow this link https://horseshoe.musc.edu/university/colleges/com/faculty/apt-committee/promotion-tenure-forms

Promotion to Associate Professor or Professor requires a minimum of four letters of recommendation, addressed to the Departmental Chair. Individuals selected to write the minimum four letters should be non-MUSC faculty in the candidate’s field at the academic rank of professor or its equivalent stature. At least two of these individuals should not be associated with the candidate by having been past mentors/teachers/students/trainees. We ask that you provide 4-6 names of individuals that we can contact to solicit letters of recommendation. 

The letter of recommendation from your Division Director must follow Appendix 2 in the COM APT guidelines. Division Director letters should include the following paragraphs: introductory, education, research if applicable, scholarly publications, clinical practice if applicable, administration, and other activities and accomplishments.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule provides a Federal law to protect privacy and confidentiality by preventing a release of a patient's individually identifiable health information (i.e., information in a medical record). MUSC's full policy can be reviewed in the HIPAA Patient Confidentiality Handbook.

What is considered appropriate access?

You are allowed to access Protected Health Information (PHI) in the following circumstances:

• For Treatment, Payment and Operations (TPO)
• To view your own medical record
• To view the medical record of your minor child (less than 16 years of age), unless your parental rights have been terminated
• To view the medical record of an individual when you have a valid, signed authorization on file with Health Information Services prior to access
• Annual Permission by Patient to Access PHI form

What is considered inappropriate access?

Unauthorized access, use or disclosure of PHI is prohibited. Some examples of HIPAA violations:

• Viewing an adult family member’s record without prior written authorization
• Talking about a patient in unsecured locations such as elevators, cafes, etc.
• Misdirected fax, email or mail
• Giving the wrong prescription to the patient
• Posting patient information on a social media site
• Using video apps (FaceTime, etc.) for personal reasons in patient areas and/or around Protected Health Information while at work
• Unauthorized photography of patients
• Leaving a medical record or business paperwork in an unsecured location
• Viewing anyone’s medical record out of curiosity or concern
• Viewing a medical record of a celebrity or newsworthy patient when you are not part of the patient’s care team
• Viewing a medical record for “self-education” when you are not part of the patient’s care team
• Viewing the record of a patient you treated in the past, when you are not involved in their current treatment
• Viewing the record of a co-worker or patient to look up their address, phone number, birthday, patient status, or location

Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the College of Medicine Faculty Council. 

• Nominations must be received by February 11, 2022 and can be submitted here: https://redcap.link/qwaf5ltt
• MUSC College of Medicine Faculty Council:
• -Serves in advisory role to the Dean on issues of faculty staff, trainee, and student development;
• -Develops recommendations for policy changes;
• -Conveys faculty concerns;
• -Maintains lines of communication between faculty and administration on issues and concerns among faculty;
• -Facilitates accomplishment of initiatives.
• Meeting times: Regular Council meetings occur during most months, either in person and/or electronically, with a minimum of six meetings per year.
• Length of term: 3 years
• This is your chance to have a voice in the College of Medicine!
• Issues with accessing the nominations form can be sent to gottfrem@musc.edu

Annual mandatory training for 2022 has been assigned in MyQuest. Please note that ALL MUSC employees have a requirement of 4 hours of Diversity and Inclusion training, which is self-directed. Learn more about this requirement here. The deadline for completion of all training is June 30, 2022.

• Provide an overview of consumer and business services provided by VocationalRehabilitation
• Outline valuable resources that the agency offers to employees and studentswith disabilities

• Define recidivism and the disproportionate racialimpact of denying employment based on pastcriminal record
• Discuss current programs aimed at reducingrecidivism

• Explain differences between sexual attraction vssexual harassment
• Notify employers of their responsibilities and stepsthey can take to lessen their liabilities byrecognizing and preventing sexual harassment inthe workplace.

Child & Adolescent Division

Open Rank/Faculty (UNIV, Full-Time): This candidate will primarily provide inpatient services to children and adolescents (6-12yo) in the Institute of Psychiatry. They will be responsible for the care of patients and the supervision of medical students, residents, and Child Fellows for one of our interdisciplinary care teams. This candidate will also have a small portion of their effort dedicated to another service that may consist of telemedicine, outpatient care, and/or residential care depending on candidates preferences and effort availability.

Open Rank/Faculty (UNIV, Full-Time): This candidate will work as a consultant and liaison for the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital + Pearl Tourville Women’s Health Pavilion providing psychiatric consultation and care to patients in inpatient and urgent care in that facility. This candidate will also supervise and provide education to C&A Fellows and other APPs who help staff this service. This candidate will also provide supervision for general residents and fellows in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient MUSC ED Walk in Clinic, helping to establish care for families who were recently seen in the MUSC Pediatric Emergency Room.

Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is recruiting for clinician-educator faculty positions in downtown Charleston, SC. According to the candidate’s preferences they may be involved with clinical services across a variety of clinical settings including outpatient, day treatment, inpatient and residential programs. Direct patient encounters and tele-psychiatry services may also be included. Desire to work with medical students, residents, and child fellows preferred.