• MGH teams up with organizations to raise money for ALS research
  The MGH is teaming up with the ALS Therapy Alliance, CVS/ pharmacy and Boston Red Sox player Nomar Garciaparra's foundation, the Nomar 5 Fund, to raise research funds for Lou Gehrig's Disease. The disease, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS, is a fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive death of motor nerves resulting in muscle weaknessn and paralysis.

• Lending a helping hand
  Many MGH employees received a helping hand during their work day April 26 as more than 300 children visited the hospital for Take Our Children to Work Day. Kids had the chance to sample cuisine from the Eat Street Café, pay a visit to the Children and HealthCare Week Fair under the Bulfinch Tent and, of course, help their parents or sponsors with their workload.

• Children and HealthCare Week makes learning fun
  From clowns to colorful artwork, MassGeneral Hospital for Children’s celebration of Children and HealthCare Week had something for children of all ages.

• Protecting patient privacy: questions answered
  Since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services passed regulations last April protecting patients' privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), many hospital employees have questions about how the new guidelines will affect how they care for patients.

• Lymphatic vessels surrounding tumors are key to cancer spread
  MGH scientists have discovered that metastasis, or spreading, of cancer cells depends upon lymphatic vessels at the edges of tumors, not those within the tumor itself, as had been speculated.

• Picking up the PACE: Patient administration project underway
  Since the January launch of the new patient administration project called Patient Administrative Cycle Enhancements (PACE), teams of employees have been working diligently in the first phase of the three-year project. The goals of the project include redesigning administrative processes associated with patient care, providing enhanced technology to support these streamlined processes and ultimately providing a significant financial benefit to the hospital.

• MGPO launches website
  The Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO) launched its website May 1, located at http://is.partners.org/mgpoOnline.

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