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1/26/2021 - 4 CBS Denver

UCHealth Working With What’s Being Given, But Aims To Vaccinate More Coloradans On Large Scale Soon

The next steps will now be contacting people who will be eligible for shots over two days — Jan. 30 and 31 — in the same setup. The work of contacting them is already underway. Read Article

1/25/2021 - The Denver Post

UCHealth vaccinates 1,000 seniors at Coors Field, plans for 10,000 next weekend

A bevy of gray-haired drivers navigated through orange traffic cones, past red signs and through a white tent Sunday to receive COVID-19 vaccinations without ever leaving their cars. About 1,000 people over the age of 70 received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine ... Read Article

1/24/2021 - The Denver Post

UCHealth vaccinates 1,000 seniors for COVID-19 at Coors Field

UCHealth held a drive-up mass COVID-19 vaccination event in the parking lots of Coors Field on Jan. 24, 2021 in Denver. UCHealth organized the large-scale COVID-19 vaccination event. Read Article

1/22/2021 - Becker's Health IT

8 big ideas in healthcare innovation

From their thoughts on automated data collection to insight about what IT improvements are needed to expedite the COVID-19 vaccine rollout process, here are eight key quotes about the role of innovation in healthcare that executives from hospitals and health systems across the country recently shared with Becker's Hospital Review: Read Article

1/21/2021 - 9news.com

1,000 inoculated at Colorado's first mass COVID-19 vaccine drive-through

Six weeks after Colorado received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth) conducted the state's first mass COVID vaccination drive-through at Coors Field, open only to individuals age 70+ with an appointment. Read Article

1/19/2021 - Becker's Health IT

Health innovation insider: 7 rapid-fire Qs with UCHealth Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Richard Zane

Before becoming UCHealth's chief innovation officer in 2016, Dr. Zane served as the executive director of the health system's emergency services unit. Amid the pandemic, he has used both his clinical experience and IT expertise to help the health system ... Read Article

1/15/2021 - Colorado Springs Business Journal

COVID-19 propels health care into virtual future

Before COVID-19, telemedicine was practiced by many health systems, but seeing patients in person was still the norm. Within a few short weeks in March 2020, health systems and practices were forced to adopt new ways of seeing patients and delivering care. Read Article

1/15/2021 - NBC News

Lyft and Uber want to take you to your vaccination appointment

Operation Warp Speed has hit another speed bump: Now that the vaccines are rolling out, how are we supposed to get everyone to their vaccination appointments, twice? Read Article

1/15/2021 - The Washington Post

CES goes full pandemic with smart masks, stickers to detect covid and the biggest WiFi update in years

SAN FRANCISCO — At CES, the tech industry’s biggest showcase, covid-19 has inspired new products to power extreme digital living. Here comes a big WiFi update, smart masks and even robot comfort cats. Read Article

1/13/2021 - 5280 Magazine

3 Ways Telemedicine is Expanding to Heal Whatever Ails You

In mid-March, when Governor Jared Polis suspended elective surgeries and nonemergency medical procedures to slow the spread of COVID-19, doctors weren’t sure how they’d treat routine patients—those with common colds or, say, pimply teenagers. Read Article