Health and Community Services

E-Vote: Washington State First to Receive Clean Help America Vote Act Audit

November 26, 2008 - HAVA mandates that all states and localities upgrade many aspects of their election procedures, such as voting machines, voter registration and poll worker training.

Houston School Pioneers Methods for Handling Medical Information

November 25, 2008 - Disaster response and patient health care is strengthened by university's biomedical informatics program.

Video Games Help Houston Public Library Attract Visitors

November 24, 2008 - Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation game consoles encourage patrons to engage with one another.

Workforce Portal for Illinois

November 18, 2008 - To help people in North Central Illinois prepare for the job market, find new employment, and get their families through the economic slowdown.

EC3 Announces 2008 Excellence Award Winners in Government

November 18, 2008 - Designed to recognize innovative e-government programs that have produced measurable results in improving government services.

Voice Recognition Software Helps Florida Caseworkers Work Faster

November 16, 2008 - Florida Department of Children and Families uses voice recognition software to eliminate manual transcribing.

New York City Housing Authority Named a PTI Innovation Lab for Broadband Over Power Line Proof of Concept

November 13, 2008 - A cost-effective solution to replace legacy building door control and intercom systems (which currently cannot support multifunction communication and broadband for high-speed Internet connectivity) and to upgrade the security cameras in the agency's housing developments to a BPL-based system.

Federal Department of Health and Human Services Selects Arizona for Innovative E-Health Pilot

November 13, 2008 - Will make information about Medicare beneficiaries' personal health care histories available to them safely through the Internet starting in 2009.

Google Using Search Data to Track Flu Trends

November 12, 2008 - Flu Trends had consistently strong correlation with CDC flu-tracking data.

Commentary: Nurturing a Creative and Innovative Community

November 11, 2008 - The Vital role of art, architecture, culture and commerce.

Tap Internet to More Effectively Fight Poverty in the U.S. Says Research

November 11, 2008 - "We're well aware that high-speed broadband Internet spurs economic development and improves education, health care and environmental sustainability."

A Smarter Planet: The Next Leadership Agenda

November 8, 2008 - "We will see new leaders emerge who win not by surviving the storm, but by changing the game."

Voters Who Engaged With Candidates Online 50 Percent More Likely to Vote, Says Survey

November 6, 2008 - "Online tools are effective at harnessing online passion and translating it into real-world action."

Researchers Create Robot Controlled by Cells from Rat Brain

November 4, 2008 - Research could help combat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases.

Utah CIO Steve Fletcher Saves State Millions in Energy Costs

November 4, 2008 - Four-day workweek helps attract new workers.

Governor Commends Missouri State Employee eFolder Technology Project

October 30, 2008 - An advanced electronic document management systems for unemployment insurance benefit claim processing.

Serve Illinois Web Site Launched to Link Volunteer Opportunities

October 16, 2008 - "A great way to link individuals to opportunities in their own communities."

Alaska Signs $27 Million Contract to Transition Fiscal Agent Services for State Medicaid Program

October 16, 2008 - At the core of Health Enterprise is a set of applications and data analytics used to support administration of the Medicaid enterprise, such as member and provider management, waivers, managed care, disease management, pharmacy programs, eligibility, claims processing and third-party liability.

Missouri Launches New Disability Portal

October 10, 2008 - Designed to connect the public with national, state and local disability resources according to their inquiries and interests.

Advocate for Disabled Honored in Florida

October 9, 2008 - Helped draft language for the Accessible Electronic Information Technology bill which was signed into law to improve the accessibility of information to individuals with disabilities.