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Office of the Vice President for Health Affairs Vice President for Health Affairs Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD Interim Associate Vice President for Professional Practice & Chief Medical Officer, UI Hospital Bryan A. Becker, MD Associate Vice President for Population Health Sciences Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD Associate Vice President, UI Hospital John DeNardo, MS, MPH, FACHE Associate Vice President for Enterprise Strategy Mike Jonen Assistant Vice President for Finance & Chief Financial Officer, UI Hospital William Devoney
Illinois Health Editorial Staff Publisher Mike Jonen Editor in Chief Camille Baxter, MA Editor Pat Kampert Assistant Editor Cayce Mallen, MHA Editorial Consultants Michael J. Wesbecher, Carl Vogel Contributing Writers Kevin McKeough, John Morrissey, Alice Patenaude, Cindy Veldhuis, MS, and Linda Wilson Design Anne Boyle, Boyle Design Associates Photography Donald Barge, Lloyd DeGrane, Barry Donald, Bart Harris, Mike McCafrey and David Zalazniki/ Star Journal Illinois Health is a publication of the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System ©2012 All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to: Illinois Health Vice President for Health Affairs Marketing vphamktg@uic.edu HIPAA Compliance Statement The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) outlines the minimum standards that need to be met to ensure the confidentiality, privacy and security of health care information. The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System ensures that all parties involved in the use and/or disclosure of protected health care information comply with current HIPAA regulations. Any identifiable and/or disclosed patient information within this publication has been consented by the patient or appropriate family member for the purpose of advancing the mission and visibility of the UI Hospital & Health Sciences System. Mission The mission of the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System is to provide high-quality, cost effective health care for the people of the state of Illinois, to leverage leadership in education and innovation to deliver “personalized medicine” to vulnerable populations and to grow clinical programs that are tightly linked to translational research and are academically distinct both regionally and nationally. cover design: Laughlin Constable