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Public agencies use software from Libera for vocational rehabilitation. CiviCore, once part of Neon One, has government clients that include courts, schools and health and human services departments. -
The state Department of Commerce’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy is working with an AI-powered health platform to support faster prescription renewals for state residents with chronic conditions.
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"Before 311, people would be transferred to several different offices in order to speak to the right person. With 311, you don't have to know what department or what person you need, we'll find out for you and direct you as quickly as possible."
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"These newly acquired technologies will serve as both valuable collaboration tools and cost-effective methods for effectively communicating with public health agencies in Kentucky ... This demonstrates just one way in which public health and our response partners will open up new ways to deliver training and response plans to multiple agencies statewide."
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Grants enable local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations to purchase or receive training, conduct first responder health and safety programs, and buy equipment and response vehicles.
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The telemedicine venture is greatly helped along by technological advances and ongoing federal support for telemedicine programs and funding for investment in telecommunications infrastructure.
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"While no one knows for sure when a pandemic will strike, we know that pandemics do happen. Fortunately, we can take steps now to prepare for this potential public health crisis."
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Site includes information on local doctors, symptoms, diseases and conditions.
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Projects have included efforts to identify environmental health problems and to link, through standardization of electronic data elements, disparate sets of existing health data with data on environmental hazards.
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"Arizona Health-e Connection has become a national model for state governments to develop public-private partnerships that encourage the use of electronic record systems."
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"Our vision is interoperable electronic health records that will give doctors and nurses facts at their fingertips as they care for patients."
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"These programs demonstrate that government on all levels can achieve scalable solutions to pressing global issues."
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Warning systems help save lives when senior citizens with cognitive disorders wander away from home.
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"The broad use of IT in the healthcare sector could have far reaching benefits, including cost savings, improved quality of care, and a reduction in the number of medical errors. Today's lack of an integrated system of health IT is costing us billions of dollars, countless hours in lost time for both providers and patients, and -- most tragically of all -- patients' lives."
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Public health experts say the lack of a national vision for disaster preparedness cripples biological and chemical readiness in government.
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"These grants connect rural communities to educational programs and medical services that bridge the miles between doctors and patients and provide classroom teaching at the touch of a button."
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Physical fitness in West Virginia schools gets groovy.
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