Health and Community Services

Do Computer Programmers Improve with Age?

May 13, 2013 - A preliminary study from North Carolina State University found that older programmers may know more about emergent technology than their younger counterparts.

Texas.gov Upgrade Learned from Analytics

May 13, 2013 - A redesigned Texas.gov puts the most requested services first, while responsive design ensures users can access the website from any device.

State App Collection Published by NASCIO

May 13, 2013 - Chief information officer group compiles browsable and searchable listing of mobile app offerings intended to inspire best practices.

Has High-Speed Rail Been Derailed?

May 13, 2013 - Four years after President Barack Obama declared high-speed rail a national priority, the financial hurdles seem higher than ever.

No. 1 Thing to Get Right in Transparent Government

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What might one day alert doctors to insufficient oxygen in the retina, potentially helping to save patients' eyesight?

May 13, 2013 - What might one day alert doctors to insufficient oxygen in the retina, potentially helping to save patients' eyesight?

Hackers and Mother's Day: Honoring Hacker-Moms

May 11, 2013 - What do hackers and Mother's Day have in common? According to the wealth of cyberspace knowledge that is defined by Wikipedia, a hacker can mean many things...

King County, Wash., Saves $6.1 Million

May 10, 2013 - The Department of Assessments launched a custom-built mobile app for the county's 140 property assessors that's making their job easier and saving an estimated $6.1 million over the next five years.

San Jose Police Department Launches CityConnect App

May 10, 2013 - This new app combines all of the department's social media links and online information resources in one, easy-to-access place.

Hospitals Charge Medicare 'Wildly Different Amounts'

May 10, 2013 - Newly released government data shows wide variations in hospital charges for the same procedures, both regionally and locally.

Chicago Park District Masters Project Coordination

May 10, 2013 - A custom project management solution is helping the district more efficiently execute as many as 400 annual parks projects.

Startup Seattle Targets Tech Growth

May 10, 2013 - Economic development initiative sets sights on encouraging the growth of tech startups.

What otherworldly presentation was attended by six former members of Congress last week?

May 10, 2013 - What otherworldly presentation was attended by six former members of Congress last week?

Collaborative Video Solutions in Healthcare

$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy", $content.startDate) - Discover how new video services — such as video conferencing and the increasing use of mobile video technologies — can reduce hospital readmissions by improving communication between patients and health professionals both during and after the discharge process, enabling better coordination of care and patient health.

Gilbert, Ariz., Automates Workflow, Meets Council Directive

May 9, 2013 - Using an easy-to-learn workflow system, the town eliminates paper and increases productivity.

Park, VanRoekel Outline New White House Open Data Policy

May 9, 2013 - A new open data executive order from President Obama accompanies an official policy calling for government data to be "open and accessible by default."

Washington State Courts Office Suffers Data Breach

May 9, 2013 - Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers -- and the names and driver's license numbers of up to 1 million people -- may have been compromised.

The Smartest Thing CIO Phil Bertolini Ever Did

May 9, 2013 - Deputy County Executive and CIO of Oakland County, Mich. Phil Bertolini talks about the importance of building and maintaining a team.

Faster, Better, and Cheaper: Software Development with a New Perspective on Service Virtualization

May 9, 2013 - An innovative new strategy can dramatically shorten the software development cycle, control costs, and reduce risk. The CA Dept. of Health Care Services discovered how Service Virtualization could cut time and costs. It can cut 25% to 50% of the time needed for development projects. Developers can start debugging sooner, which means better quality and better overall results for their organizations.

San Francisco Startup Buses Showers to Homeless

May 9, 2013 - Following a federal grant to the city, old buses will be donated to a new startup offering mobile shower and toilet services to the homeless.