Health and Community Services

News Features

• New York Statewide Wireless Network in Trouble
  

  "It is imperative that first responders have a system they can rely on in situations that are potentially life-threatening."

• Washington Dumps Wireless Rest Areas
  

  "With people already having Internet access on cell phones and other wireless devices the number of subscribers didn't meet up to projected use estimates."

• Reading, Pa., Deploys Citywide Wireless Surveillance Network
  

  Begins with 22 cameras downtown on the 4.9 GHz public safety band providing video access to mobile police vehicles.

• Tarrant County honored for Electronic Check Deposit System
  

  The National Automated Clearinghouse adopted rules (called back office conversion) that allowed vendors to scan and deposit checks after face-to-face transactions.

• BlackBerry Apps for CIOs Pt. 1
  

  A look at the top BlackBerry downloads for public CIOs.

• South Dakota Seeks Electronic Health Record Applications
  

  South Dakota is one of just four sites in the nation chosen for the immediate phase of the demonstration project.

• Michigan Launches E-mail Food Recall Alerts
  

  A Class I food recall is a situation where the food has been deemed unsafe or unfit for human consumption and if consumed may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

• Webinar: Digital Counties Winners Showcase
  

  Tuesday September 16, 2008 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Pacific; 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern.

• City of Reno to Receive National Award for Performance Management
  

  For collection of performance data in 13 areas of city services, reporting of performance data to the public through budgets and newsletters, and data verification efforts to ensure reliability.

• NASCIO Brief Encourages State CIO Involvement in Medicaid IT Transformation
  

  "MITA requires collaboration across all levels of government which the state CIO is uniquely positioned to facilitate."

White Papers / Case Studies

• California Welfare Consortium Recognized as Worldwide Leader
  

  "This award reflects work that exemplifies the term ‘good government': a public-private partnership that is delivered efficiently to effect positive change in our communities."

• South Australia Government to Study New York City's Housing IT
  

  To increase the likelihood of Housing ICT's success in its systems modernization and enterprise architecture initiatives by examining first hand and collecting lessons learned from the approaches of other like organizations.

• South Dakota Seeks Electronic Health Record Applications
  

  South Dakota is one of just four sites in the nation chosen for the immediate phase of the demonstration project.

• Sarah Palin and Technology
  

  Palin has made efforts to expand the use of technology in Alaska.

• Michigan Launches E-mail Food Recall Alerts
  

  A Class I food recall is a situation where the food has been deemed unsafe or unfit for human consumption and if consumed may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

• NASCIO Brief Encourages State CIO Involvement in Medicaid IT Transformation
  

  "MITA requires collaboration across all levels of government which the state CIO is uniquely positioned to facilitate."

• Colorado to Have One of the Largest Healthcare Information Networks in the Nation
  

  FCC award provides up to $4.6 million in federal funds over three years.

• South Carolina Builds Enterprise Social Services Information Dashboard
  

  "We have massive data sitting in government computers that represent pieces of the puzzle. If you put it together we can better understand our children, and our parents and us as humans."

• Michigan Garners Most Finalists in 2008 NASCIO Awards Program
  

  "State information technology best practices should be promoted and shared."

• Local Officials Move Toward Monitoring Nanotechnologies
  

  Massachusetts city health officials urge adoption of unique voluntary program.

Best Practices

• California Welfare Consortium Recognized as Worldwide Leader
  

  "This award reflects work that exemplifies the term ‘good government': a public-private partnership that is delivered efficiently to effect positive change in our communities."

• South Australia Government to Study New York City's Housing IT
  

  To increase the likelihood of Housing ICT's success in its systems modernization and enterprise architecture initiatives by examining first hand and collecting lessons learned from the approaches of other like organizations.

• South Dakota Seeks Electronic Health Record Applications
  

  South Dakota is one of just four sites in the nation chosen for the immediate phase of the demonstration project.

• Sarah Palin and Technology
  

  Palin has made efforts to expand the use of technology in Alaska.

• Michigan Launches E-mail Food Recall Alerts
  

  A Class I food recall is a situation where the food has been deemed unsafe or unfit for human consumption and if consumed may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

• NASCIO Brief Encourages State CIO Involvement in Medicaid IT Transformation
  

  "MITA requires collaboration across all levels of government which the state CIO is uniquely positioned to facilitate."

• Colorado to Have One of the Largest Healthcare Information Networks in the Nation
  

  FCC award provides up to $4.6 million in federal funds over three years.

• South Carolina Builds Enterprise Social Services Information Dashboard
  

  "We have massive data sitting in government computers that represent pieces of the puzzle. If you put it together we can better understand our children, and our parents and us as humans."

• Michigan Garners Most Finalists in 2008 NASCIO Awards Program
  

  "State information technology best practices should be promoted and shared."

• Local Officials Move Toward Monitoring Nanotechnologies
  

  Massachusetts city health officials urge adoption of unique voluntary program.