Doing What’s Right for Our Patients: Two Key Policies

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Our patients have the right to receive safe care, free from abuse or discrimination. That’s why it’s important to review our policies related to these topics.

Patient Non-Discrimination Policy

This systemwide policy states that we will provide respectful, appropriate and professional treatment to all patients. Some of the ways we do this are by:

Diversity: Honoring Black History Month With Insights from Our Multi-Cultural ERG

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If you haven’t taken the Self-Guided Gainsboro History Tour 5K, you may not be aware of the rich history of the Roanoke Valley’s oldest town.

Developed by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, the tour is built upon the work of Mignon Chubb Hale, Jordan Bell and other Roanoke historians.

Help Improve Patient Questionnaires in MyChart

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When it comes to our patients’ health care needs, those who work one-on-one with our patients know best. That's why the MyChart steering committee is asking for input from our clinical departments to help update and create new patient questionnaires in MyChart. 

We use questionnaires to assess patients prior to visits, giving our care teams a better look at patient health before appointments. The questions that each patient receives vary based on the type of visit. 

Work from Home Tips: How Your Remote Desktop Has Changed

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Do you work remotely, or do you sometimes need to access Carilion apps from home? The Apps portal allows you to securely launch Carilion-specific applications such as Epic and My Total Access, and it provides you with a virtual desktop with access to Microsoft Office, your P: and S: drives and email. Using the Apps portal, you can access these sites from any internet-connected computer.

Beginning Jan. 31, you'll see a new and improved desktop on the Apps portal!

Video: Our Joint COVID-19 PSA With Local Health Systems

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In the face of a record uptick in COVID-19 cases and community spread, our regional health systems are partnering to share a joint public service announcement featuring real voices from the frontlines. These are your providers, your neighbors, your friends.

Two years into this pandemic, COVID-19 is still a major threat to our community. We’re treating more hospitalized COVID-19 patients than we ever have—the vast majority of whom are unvaccinated. In addition to treating preventable illness, this takes beds and resources away from other sick patients who desperately need them.

Rewards of Research: Introduction and a Current Study

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Our Rewards of Research series features physician researchers and other notable members of the medical community who are enthusiastic about the impact research has on finding better treatments and developing better recommendations for patients.

Some research may immediately benefit patients, but often patient participation is the foundation for future breakthroughs and recommendations—a gift to the future of medicine.

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