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Extension of UC San Diego Health Epic EHR to Student Services Is Enabling “Return to Learn” Project

The UC San Diego Health Information Services team was ready to assist staff at Student Health & Well-Being as it transitioned to the Epic EHR System.

By Arthur G. Root. The current COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized just how important it is to have access to patient information across the continuum of care – from lab and imaging results to physician notes across multiple locations and in…
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UCLA App Enlists Public’s Help in Slowing Spread of COVID-19

A screenshot of the Stop COVID-19 Together app,

By Leticia Ortiz. A team of UCLA researchers has launched Stop COVID-19 Together, a web-based app that will enable the public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. Through the site, anybody can take a brief…
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Research IT and Partners Host Women in Data Science Berkeley Conference

The 2020 Women in Data Science conference at UC Berkeley

By Cindy Chen and Amy Neeser. The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Berkeley Conference took place on March 2, 2020, and was sponsored by Research IT, the Berkeley iSchool, CITRIS & the Banatao Institute, and the Division of Data Science,…
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Palooza Tuesday Webinars: Lean Six Sigma Transforms Operations during the Pandemic

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By Mark Hersberger. Everyone across the university has had their lives uprooted and institutions have been upended by COVID-19. A new webinar series starting May 12 will showcase how continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma can help transform and rethink…
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AI Enables Rapid COVID-19 Lung Imaging Analysis at UCSD Health

Chest X-rays from a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia, original x-ray (left) and AI-for-pneumonia result (right). Patient has a pacemaker device and an enlarged heart, which indicates that the AI algorithm is powerful enough to work even when the patient has underlying health issues.

By Heather Buschman, PhD. For most patients who have died of COVID-19, the pandemic disease caused by a novel coronavirus, the ultimate cause of death was pneumonia, a condition in which inflammation and fluid buildup make it difficult to breathe….
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Document and Web Accessibility: Basic Tips and Online Training

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By Yvonne Tevis. Did you know images in a website or document need “alt tags” to be accessible? Or that links should never be “here” or “read more?”   Find out how and why through two new tip sheets from Siteimprove.    Getting Started with the Basics  The UC Electronic Accessibility Committee is partnering…
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