{"id":9964,"date":"2026-03-30T09:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:28:04","slug":"happy-doctors-day-from-unc-health-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/2026\/03\/happy-doctors-day-from-unc-health-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Doctors\u2019 Day from UNC Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, on National Doctors\u2019 Day, we honor our physicians for showing up with heart\u2014every day, for every patient, across North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>We are deeply grateful for the care you provide, the trust you build with patients, and the leadership you bring to your teams. <strong>You are the reason UNC Health continues to be a place where academic excellence and community-centered care come together in powerful ways<\/strong>\u2014and why this remains such a meaningful place to practice medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Across our system, we are experiencing an important shift in how we work together. By uniting and strengthening our service lines\u2014including Cancer, Heart &amp; Vascular, Children\u2019s, and Primary Care\u2014we are taking a more intentional, systemwide approach to how care is delivered. This work is helping us think differently about how we deliver care across the state: keeping care local whenever possible, collaborating across entities in new ways, and building the infrastructure needed to support UNC Health\u2019s vision to become both an academic and community powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>As a leading academic health system, UNC Health offers physicians the opportunity to shape the future of medicine through research and discovery. Our physicians are advancing basic science and clinical research that directly improves patient care and expands access to innovative treatments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advancing Knowledge:<\/strong> More than 1,000 clinical trials are underway today, improving care for our patients and driving new discoveries that will benefit the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increasing Access to Clinical Research<\/strong>: UNC Clinical Research Partners is launching to improve access to clinical research across North Carolina by maximizing access to industry and other non-federally sponsored clinical studies in all fields of medicine. This launch will improve care for patients across the health system, including those in rural areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increasing Access to Clinical Data<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/shire\">Secure Health Informatics Research Environment<\/a> (SHIRE) is a new secure platform where researchers can safely work with EHR data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased Public Research Funding:<\/strong> The UNC School of Medicine is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/2026\/02\/unc-school-of-medicine-among-top-5-public-universities-to-receive-nih-funding-in-2025\/\">among the top five public universities<\/a> to receive NIH funding in 2025. This funding will help us improve biomedical knowledge and health outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the same time, we know that caring for patients starts with supporting our physicians. That\u2019s why we continue to invest in tools and technology designed to streamline workflows and give you more time to focus on what matters most\u2014your patients.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reducing documentation burden with AI:<\/strong> The systemwide implementation of Abridge AI scribing continues to gain momentum. Since launching last year, clinicians have generated nearly <strong>two million notes<\/strong>, representing more than <strong>26.5 million minutes<\/strong> of documentation support across <strong>3,151 clinicians<\/strong>\u2014equivalent to <strong>441,000 hours<\/strong> returned to patient care, teaching, and personal well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Faster, simpler access to technology:<\/strong> We are implementing a newer form of Imprivata badge tap that dramatically reduces login time\u2014from as long as 70 seconds to less than 10 seconds. For clinicians who log in dozens of times each day, particularly in ambulatory settings, the time adds up quickly. To date, nearly <strong>8,900 computers<\/strong> across UNC Health are enabled for badge tap, including more than <strong>400 added in the last 30 days alone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smarter access to patient information:<\/strong> This month, we started a phased roll out across the Triangle to evaluate how the AI-powered tool, Evidently, can summarize a patient\u2019s full Epic medical record in minutes. During our pilot, hospitalists reported saving an average of <strong>15 minutes per admission<\/strong>, while specialists saved approximately <strong>19 minutes per half-day clinic<\/strong>. Nearly <strong>90% of users<\/strong> reported satisfaction with the tool and believed it helped them provide better care, while returning valuable time to their day. We look forward to introducing this tool to more teammates with chart access in the coming months and exploring how this tool could benefit more clinicians across the system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together with our ongoing quality initiatives, these efforts are delivering measurable results across UNC Health. Over the past year, progress includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stronger behavioral health care:<\/strong> Nearly <strong>300,000 patients<\/strong> were screened for depression over the past year. Collaborative care models with embedded Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) helped <strong>60% of enrolled patients<\/strong> reduce depression or anxiety symptoms by half\u2014while also easing provider workload.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved inpatient outcomes: <\/strong>Physician-led care contributed to a 9.1% reduction in inpatient mortality year over year, resulting in <strong>256 fewer deaths in CY25.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthening cancer prevention:<\/strong> Screening rates for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer <strong>now meet or exceed 80% <\/strong>across primary care and women\u2019s health services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consistently high-quality care:<\/strong> <strong>79% of UNC Health inpatients<\/strong> were cared for in <strong>CMS 4 or 5-star hospitals<\/strong>, reflecting consistently high-quality clinical outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These outcomes reflect your commitment, partnership, and unwavering focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for all that you do\u2014for your patients, your teams, and our communities.<\/strong> We are proud to work alongside you, and we remain committed to making UNC Health the best place to practice medicine, today and into the future.<\/p>\n<p>With gratitude and appreciation,<\/p>\n<p>Cristy Page, MD, MPH<br \/>\n<em>CEO, UNC Health<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dean, UNC School of Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Matt Ewend, MD<br \/>\n<em>Chief Clinical Officer, UNC Health\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>President, UNC Health Physicians<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Lindsay<br \/>\n<em>President and COO, UNC Health<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD<br \/>\n<em>Chief Academic Officer, UNC Health<br \/>\nExecutive Dean, UNC School of Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, on National Doctors\u2019 Day, we honor our physicians for showing up with heart\u2014every day, for every patient, across North Carolina. 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