Health and Community Services

‘Meaningful Use’ Reporting Period Starts for Electronic Health Records Program

April 18, 2011 - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ incentive program will reimburse systems that can e-prescribe and use certified technology for electronic exchange of health information.

Electronic Medical Records Improve Delivery of Care, Studies Find

April 11, 2011 - Studies indicated there were improvements in one or more aspects of care after the implementation of EMRs.

SeeClickFix Community Reporting App Expands onto Facebook

April 7, 2011 - SeeClickFix said more than 50,000 issues — such as potholes and graffiti — have been resolved through its platform

6 Health IT Resources You Should Know About

March 23, 2011 - These sites offer information on topics like health information exchanges and electronic health records.

E-Mail Alerts Send School Cafeteria Health Inspection Updates

March 17, 2011 - Mecklenburg County, N.C., Health Department offers notifications of lunchroom, restaurant inspections.

Hospital Designs a Development Platform for Medical Web Apps

March 14, 2011 - Now that the SMART platform for medical apps is public, developers are encouraged to design apps that benefit the field.

Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers in Public-Sector Innovation

March 3, 2011 - 25 individuals from state and local government, academia and the private sector who have deployed innovative technologies and IT policies that address a wide range of public-sector challenges.

Case Closed for 35-Year-Old Courts Management System

February 18, 2011 - Pinellas County, Fla., to replace legacy court case management system with new software that includes single sign-on.

Utah's Smoke-Free Apartments Get Online Treatment

January 28, 2011 - Utah doesn’t enforce a tobacco policy in apartments, but a five-county health department is providing an online map of smoke-free residences.

North Carolina Trying to Predict Early Health Hazards

January 26, 2011 - Public-private partnership assembles IT dream team to expand biosurveillance across North Carolina.

Top 10 Predictions for U.S. Government for 2011

January 18, 2011 - Web app competitions will broaden and more services will leverage open data are among the predictions from IDC Government Insights.

Texas Deploying Health Information Exchange

January 12, 2011 - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission deploying its health information exchange.

Federal Health-Care Reform Puts Growing Pressure on Public CIOs

December 17, 2010 - Federal reform means state CIOs must consider replacing legacy Medicaid systems and building health information exchanges.

Briefs: Standard Health IT Language Needed, White House Panel Says

December 13, 2010 - Mixed reaction to proposal that would reorganize North Carolina government; delayed California drivers’ licenses.

Briefs: Kentucky Warns Against Phone Scam, Smartphones on the Battlefield

December 7, 2010 - Kentucky health officials say phone scam seeks sensitive information from restaurants; U.S. Army aims to arm soldiers with smartphones.

Business Intelligence Dashboards Simplify Regulation Compliance for Social Service Agency

November 24, 2010 - Mary Shamouel, CIO of the Santa Clara County, Calif., Social Services Agency, discusses streamlined evaluation process.

Texas Teams Up on New Veterans Portal

November 15, 2010 - Several state agencies worked together on the Veterans Portal Advisory Committee to redesign portal that will help Texas veterans get information about benefits, education and employment.

New York City Recognizes Best IT Staff and Projects

November 5, 2010 - New York City BigApps competition recognized as the overall winner of New York City’s Excellence in Technology Awards Program.

States to Get Funding for Health Insurance Exchange Models

November 1, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award grants to construct online insurance marketplaces that could become models for all states.

Open Source Innovators From Local Government Honored

October 28, 2010 - The Government Open Source Conference’s Open Source in Government Awards recognize IT officials from state and local government.