Do you wish you could get COVID-19 information directly from the experts? Get help sorting fact from fiction?
You’re in luck! Physicians at UC San Diego Health have launched the COVID-19 Grand Rounds Series, a six-part, live video symposium…
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By Mark Hersberger. On July 1, UC San Diego’s Financial Information System (FIS) entered production with the release of Oracle Financials Cloud, a world-class financial system, and Concur, a new travel and expense system. FIS is a signature component of…
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UC San Diego has launched an ambitious program called Return to Learn. The goal is to find out if 65,000 faculty, students, and staff can be routinely tested for COVID-19 so the campus may be safely re-opened in the fall.
A…
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By Melani Roberson. While we work from home, due to COVID-19, UC San Diego is using an innovation platform to gather employee feedback on how their work is transitioning (virtual or otherwise) in this new and uncertain environment.
The response…
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By Liezel Labios. A research team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft robotic lens whose movements are controlled by the eyes — blink twice and the lens zooms in and out; look left, right,…
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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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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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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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Two UC medical doctors and health CIOs recently hosted a webinar on UC Health IT innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The presenters were:
By Jessica Hilt. The University of California Women in Technology Committee (UC WIT) monthly call is about to start on Zoom. Faces pop up across the screen as women greet each other and catch up on weather, pets, and…
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