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1/7/2019 - Fox31 News Denver

Medical procedure costs now available to public

The federal government now requires that all hospitals post their prices online, in the name of transparency. UCHealth Dan Weaver recommends patients use the UCHealth online price estimate tool that is individualized and factors in your insurance plan. Read Article

12/28/2018 - CNBC

Doctors are asking Silicon Valley engineers to spend more time in the hospital before building apps

UCHealth's Richard Zane developed a program so that engineers can understand the clinician’s workflow before they build their products Read Article

12/7/2018 - Denver Business Journal

Colorado hospital uses AI to get patients out the door faster

And it could save the hospital millions. Read Article

12/4/2018 - Becker's Hospital CFO Report

UCHealth unveils price estimates tool

UCHealth now offers a price estimates tool that provides patients with out-of-pocket cost estimates for select services and procedures based on their insurance plan information. Read Article

11/15/2018 - Advisory Board

How the University of Colorado Health cut the total cost of ED patient care by 18%, in 6 steps

The hospital's transformation leaders reduced avoidable admissions by 20% and total cost of care per patient by 18% within one year. Here are six lessons we learned from UCH's redesign process: Read Article

11/13/2018 - https://www.bloomberg.com/

LeanTaaS secures $15 million in Series C investment to accelerate growth of its healthcare operations platform

LeanTaaS, Inc., a Silicon Valley predictive analytics and machine learning company that specializes in improving healthcare operations, today announced it has closed a $15 million Series C round of financing led by current investor Insight Venture Partners, a leading global venture capital and private equity firm. Read Article

11/7/2018 - Becker's Hospital Review

66 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs | 2018

The hospitals and health systems on this list, including UCHealth, have committed to staying on the forefront of change in healthcare.  Read Article

11/7/2018 - Dataversity

Using predictive analytics

Can Predictive Analytics combined with lean principles have an impact on today’s strained healthcare system? LeanTaaS believes that they can by significantly improving asset utilization at hospitals (including UCHealth) and clinics across the country. Read Article

10/9/2018 - Becker's Health IT

Crucial skills for aspiring CMIOs: Q&A with UCHealth’s CMIO Dr. C.T. Lin

C.T. Lin, MD, chief medical information officer at UCHealth in Aurora, explains how he helped develop UCHealth's CMIO role and why fostering human connections is a crucial part of his responsibility. Read Article

10/4/2018 - Denver Business Journal

AI in the operating room: How Colorado health systems are harnessing big data to improve care (and save money)

While still in its infancy in the health care space, artificial intelligence technology applications have made their way into Colorado health systems and executives are already seeing the benefits. Read Article