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Medicare began covering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained the popular offering through temporary waivers approved by Congress since. -
Modernizing benefits delivery is no longer a question of “if,” it’s a question of “how well.” Making benefits more easily accessible improves staff workload, increases user satisfaction and improves outcomes.
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Indian River County is leveraging a new vaccine registration system aimed at residents 65 and over. The new process is a notable change from the "first-come, first-served" system residents were struggling to navigate. -
The startup has traditionally served the process of re-integrating the incarcerated into society. Now it’s jumping into health care with an initiative in Arizona, and hoping to sell to state Medicaid agencies.
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SponsoredThe key to stopping the spread of the COVID virus is getting vaccines into the arms of individuals. Leveraging AI- and cloud-based technology can automate that process and ultimately save lives.
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Transit providers in Berks and Lancaster counties have upgraded fare payment and other technology to better enable contactless transactions amid a larger push to improve safety and convenience for riders.
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Ohio has developed a central coronavirus vaccine registration website that will allow people to sign up for the vaccine and is working to add providers to the system, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
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At the start of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the border city of Laredo, Texas, data entry errors led to not providing accurate information regarding how many vaccines were actually given to residents.
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Public health officials in Black Hawk County have been unable to collect important vaccination demographic data because of issues with state-run software. The missing data could identify disparities in vaccine distribution.
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The state’s Department of Natural Resources urged municipal water systems to take steps to secure their computerized control systems, after hackers accessed and made changes to a water treatment system in Florida.
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The city of Oldsmar’s water supply was the target of a remote attempt to raise the levels of sodium hydroxide — more commonly known as lye — by more than 100 times the normal level, before being noticed by an operator.
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SponsoredA three-step plan to help you keep citizens informed about vaccine availability; accept and respond to citizen inquiries; book vaccination appointments; and secure PHI.
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Repackaging and expanding upon prior tools for helping governments set up their own vaccine management systems, Salesforce has new cloud software for coordinating vaccines, citizens and employees.
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SponsoredSee how District of Columbia’s (D.C.) government's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program found a diligent and thorough partnership with Maximus.
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A pair of agencies in one of the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic has invested in handheld devices that identify dangerous substances in minutes, saving time and potentially first responders’ lives.
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Plus, a new Kentucky state website allows visitors to test the speed of their connections, Miami has launched a new app to enable business licensing online via smartphones or computers, and more.
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In an announcement Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company plans to convert some of its facilities into vaccination sites and will be taking steps to promote accurate information online.
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