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Population Health Boot Camp: Q&A with Dr. Amy Sitapati

By Marissa J. Ventura. UC San Diego Health recently hosted its second annual Population Health Boot Camp. This one-day event gives participants the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of population-health tools, including registries, data integration, and strategy. It also allows…
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UCLA Health Receives Award for Technologies that Improve Patient Outcomes

By Shadee Ashtari. In March, the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) awarded the 2018 HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence to UCLA Health for its progressive use of health care information technology (IT) to improve patient outcomes…
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For Children with Complex Medical Situations, A New Roadmap for Improving Health

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Children with severe disabilities, serious cognitive impairments and medically complex situations require more specialized health care during their lifetimes. But establishing a consistent way to identify their overall health needs and measure progress in meeting those needs has been an…
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UC Health Expands Shared Data Platform with Enterprise Imaging

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By Kim Garriott. UCLA and UCSF have implemented a common enterprise imaging (EI) platform that enables the secure acquisition, management, sharing, and retention of medical images—regardless of type (think digital photos, point of care ultrasound, scope, and others). “Sharing this…
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Top 5 Stories in 2018 for UC IT

By Tom Andriola and Matt Hall.  1. UC gets deal on IT infrastructure UC conducted a single procurement initiative for five categories of IT infrastructure products and services – routers and switches, wireless, firewalls, servers, and storage. The result?…
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