December 13, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
Don’t miss the upcoming UC IT Town Hall, January 19, 10 – 11:00 a.m. Special guest Laura Esserman, M.D./M.B.A, will speak on the power of technology to transform health care. Dr. Esserman is a surgeon, breast cancer oncology specialist, and…
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October 28, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Audrie Ramirez, Information Security Intern, UCOP. Ann Chang, chief compliance security officer for UCLA Health Sciences, began working with computers at UCLA while completing her undergraduate degree in mathematics. The School of Medicine owned a mini computer that no…
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Posted by Ravi Jain, Managing Director, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. The UCSC Genomics Institute aims to revolutionize medicine and transform our understanding of life itself. We imagine a future in which genomic data is the cornerstone for fighting…
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March 24, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Pierre Brickey, Director, Office of the CIO, UCSF. After completing electrical engineering school in the U.S. Army during the early 90s, I started my career in the defense sector of technology and spent a year in Turkey. It was…
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March 10, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. When Czarina Ofalla was studying biochemistry as an undergrad at UCLA, she had no idea she would end up working in electronic medical records. A part-time job as a pharmacy technician showed…
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November 24, 2015 All Articles 0
Healthcare in the United States continues to undergo a tremendous transformation, including changes in the way we treat patients, the way reimbursement works, and the consumerization of healthcare through the use of digital technology. At UC – where part of…
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November 19, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. “Information is the basis of healthcare,” said Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) and associate dean for Informatics and Technology at UCSD. In her work, she…
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November 17, 2015 All Articles 0
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…
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November 12, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 0
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…
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November 5, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 0
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