Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
November 17, 2015
All ArticlesEric Kessell, Healthcare, UCOP
Posted by Eric Kessell, CHQI Consultant, UCOP. Consumers have become increasingly comfortable interacting with healthcare providers through electronic technology. “Telehealth” services, provided by phone, computer, mobile device, or other electronic methods, offer new ways to deliver care in alignment with…
Read more about Telehealth for all UC
UC Tech News
November 12, 2015
All Articles, SpotlightsAtul Butte, Healthcare, UC San Francisco, UCSF
Posted by the Office of Jack Stobo, EVP, UC Health. What motivated you to join UC Health as Executive Director of Clinical Informatics? I was motivated to join because of the amazing joint position I hold between UCSF and UC…
Read more about Spotlight: Atul Butte – UC Health Executive Director of Clinical Informatics
UC Tech News
November 5, 2015
All Articles, SpotlightsAlbert Duntugan, Healthcare, Leah Burns, UC Los Angeles, UCLA
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Albert Duntugan always loved science and like many who study biology, intended to pursue medical school. However, after completing his bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University, Duntugan pursued an interest in public…
Read more about Spotlight: Albert Duntugan, Managing Data and Information Architecture at UCLA Health
UC Tech News
November 3, 2015
All ArticlesDEAR Health, Healthcare, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, Yvonne Tevis
For the month of November, the UC IT Blog is featuring articles about technology and health care at UC. Posted by Yvonne Tevis, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Services, UCOP. There’s a great story out of UCLA Health about a…
Read more about DEAR health: A Platform for Coordinating Patient Care
UC Tech News
October 29, 2015
All ArticlesCybersecurity, David Rusting, Information Security
Posted by David Rusting, Chief Information Security Officer, UCOP. We are surrounded by data, all the time. Whether in our professional or personal lives, we use all types of data every day to help make our lives easier and to…
Read more about Data, Data Everywhere – Especially Restricted Data
UC Tech News
October 27, 2015
All Articles, SpotlightsIsrael Fletes, Susan Shen, UC Riverside, UCR
Posted by Susan Shen, UCB Intern, UCOP. High school programming projects inspired a passion for computing and technology in Israel Fletes. A Calexico native, he attended UCR, graduating with a degree in business economics in 1989. After a short-lived absence,…
Read more about Spotlight: UCR’s Israel Fletes Brings the Tech to Learning
UC Tech News
October 23, 2015
All ArticlesInformation Security, Linh Sithihao, UC Irvine, UCI
Posted by Linh Sithihao, Information Security Officer, UC Irvine Health. The ever increasing usage of mobile devices provides convenience to the workforce. However, cybercriminal activity targeting mobile devices and data privacy can have dire consequences, including tracking users, stealing mission…
Read more about Best Practices for Mobile Device Security
UC Tech News
October 22, 2015
SpotlightsKevin Chou, Susan Shen, UC San Diego, UCSD
Posted by Susan Shen, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. “‘IT initiatives’ is a bit nebulous,” Kevin Chou says about his department’s name. “It was created out of the initiative to unify administrative IT units at UCSD. We’re creating a portfolio of…
Read more about Spotlight: Kevin Chou, Senior Director, UCSD IT Initiatives
UC Tech News
October 15, 2015
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Dewight Kramer, Patching
Posted by Dewight F. Kramer, Information Security Consultant, UCD. It should be no surprise that patching, both operating systems and applications, is arguably one of the best things that can be done for increasing cybersecurity. The Verizon 2015 Data Breach…
Read more about The Merits of Patching
UC Tech News
October 13, 2015
All Articles, SpotlightsAlexa Rivetti, CISO, Nicholas Turley, UC Riverside, UCR
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Nicholas Turley talks about his experience as UC Riverside’s newest Chief Information Security Officer. He’s already made a mark in the UC security world: he and his teammates Jonathan Ocab and Vasken…
Read more about Video Spotlight: UCR CISO Nicholas Turley