Health and Community Services

New York Creates Online Cancer Data Map

May 21, 2010 - The statewide cancer map shows diagnosis rates and potentially hazardous sites.

IBM and Indiana Suing Each Other Over Canceled Outsourcing Deal

May 13, 2010 - IBM and Indiana sue each other over funds connected to the state's canceled outsourcing deal for maintenance and construction of social services eligibility system.

Briefs: Wisconsin Bill Boosts Health Information Exchange

May 13, 2010 - Arizona residents to receive free technology training; Nevada modernizing unemployment insurance system.

National Prescription Drug Database Slowly Becoming Reality

May 11, 2010 - Efforts to curb 'doctor shopping' can be impeded by some states' lack of monitoring programs.

Voice Verification Technology Deployed to Prevent Abuse of Florida's Medicaid Services

May 6, 2010 - Miami-Dade County pilots voice recognition tools to verify delivery of Medicaid services and curb in-home health-care fraud.

Making Your Data an Asset - not a Liability

May 6, 2010 - Data Management Best Practices from the Florida Department of Health and Enabling Technologies that can make it a reality in your organization

Health IT 'Beacon Communities' Picked by HHS

May 5, 2010 - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department chooses 15 awardees for the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program, an effort to demonstrate the future of health IT.

GPS-Enabled Devices Enhance Florida's Foster Care Recordkeeping

April 29, 2010 - Florida's caseworkers use digital imagery that stamps the date, time and GPS-marked location.

Florida Launches Multiagency Data Sharing System for Assisting Children

April 27, 2010 - Innovative thinking, not technology by itself, breaks down silos to enable collaboration and sharing.

Successful Interoperability in Health and Human Services Requires Cooperation and Governance

April 25, 2010 - Integrating human services involves collaborative decision-making and information sharing.

Briefs: Controversial E-Mail Policy, Oklahoma Begins CIO Era, Maine Boosts Health IT

April 9, 2010 - Oklahoma's new CIO faces challenges ahead; Maine expands health IT efforts.

Three Ways Health-Care Reform Will Impact Government IT Systems

April 1, 2010 - With mandated adoption deadlines looming, governments have no choice but to seek health IT support in areas such as electronic health records (EHRs) and medical coding standards.

California to Test Fingerprint, Photograph Devices on In-Home Care Patients

March 19, 2010 - Despite some political objections, state officials say high-tech machines that register identity data could help the state crack down on fraud and save tens of millions of dollars.

Biometric Scanning Rises Despite Privacy Fears

March 17, 2010 - Designed to combat crime and terrorism, the latest biometrics devices signal the future of law enforcement.

Connecticut Pushes Health-Care Network to Create 5,000 Jobs

March 12, 2010 - Gov. M. Jodi Rell seeks to invest $352 million to renovate aging UConn hospital, among other initiatives, in landmark partnership.

Veterans Affairs Planning to Automate 'Agent Orange' Claims

March 11, 2010 - 200,000-plus new claims expected to be filed as VA recognizes more herbicide exposure illnesses.

Health-Care Reform, Stimulus Funds Will Benefit Health IT

February 28, 2010 - Electronic health records, streamlined processes should result.

Rural Hospitals Prescribe Gov 2.0 Solution with Digital Dashboards

February 4, 2010 - Community hospitals in Ohio collaborate to create paperless care process that revolves around the patient.

Stimulus Package Promotes Good Health IT

February 1, 2010 - With nearly $20 billion from the Recovery Act earmarked for electronic health record incentives, state and local governments lend support, enforce accountability.

Disease Surveillance System Aids Illinois' H1N1 Response

January 21, 2010 - The system lets Illinois officials quickly track diseases and respond accordingly.