Health & Human Services
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SponsoredH.R. 1 brings complex requirements and funding changes for SNAP, rural health and verification. Discover how a unified data strategy turns these mandates into opportunities.
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New research from Georgetown’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation reveals how states are navigating technology, governance and operations to improve access to public benefits like SNAP and Medicaid.
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The unique deal, done without venture capital or private equity, will position Nava’s public service delivery platform as an open source, end-to-end option for agencies to modernize their tech, Nava’s CEO said.
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The groups, representing more than 300 police chiefs, 87 county sheriffs and about 10,400 officers, are asking the Department of Health to share COVID-19 infection locations so they can take precautions in responding to calls at the addresses.
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Like most government jurisdictions, New Jersey runs a lot of old technology. Like the rest of the country, it is dealing with a huge surge in claims for unemployment insurance. So the governor is asking for help.
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Research indicates people would be willing to give up privacy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rather than trying to track the novel coronavirus online like several other studies, researchers in Missouri are trying to measure topics of concern, subjectivity, social distancing and public sentiment.
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The San Diego Superior Court has taken a step toward conducting proceedings during the COVID-19 crisis, holding a six-minute hearing via a video hookup that allowed lawyers seated at their office desks blocks away to participate.
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A new analysis has found that the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could sharply increase the number of people who continue working from home even after the crisis eventually subsides.
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The company disclosed location data from individual smartphones to inform government officials about how people are moving in response to the pandemic. The search giant claims the initiative will help fight the virus.
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Nice Ride Minnesota is back in operation and offering free rides for health-care workers amid the pandemic. The company also plans to unveil another fleet of electric bikes and a new version of their app as well.
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Just as the U.S. government significantly invested in the space program in the 1960s, experts say similar funding in artificial intelligence could be a difference-maker for our nation’s battered health-care system.
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The act, a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, will distribute $150 billion among states, localities, tribal governments and territories proportional to population. Here's how that distribution is likely to play out.
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Normally, that information would be shielded to comply with patient confidentiality law, but Alabama and Massachusetts determined that the benefits to public safety outweigh privacy concerns.
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Days before the World Health Organization labeled COVID-19 a pandemic, malware infected the city and county systems, placing unprecedented pressure on the agencies and the public.
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According to reports, researchers in Pennsylvania were able to act quickly because they had already laid the groundwork for a vaccine during earlier coronavirus epidemics, including SARS and MERS.
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The U.S. has yet to adopt the most aggressive surveillance-state tactics that other countries are deploying in the name of public health. But as the death toll mounts in the coming weeks, so will the pressure.
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A recently launched dashboard is showing users where people are obeying stay-at-home orders or not. The tool uses anonymized cellphone location data to identify where people are congregating during stay-home orders.
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Plus, executive government leaders are taking to social media to address constituent questions; the Census is online as of now; Seattle’s firefighters are dancing for social distancing awareness; and more.
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Bail hearings, some of the only court activities happening in Anne Arundel County, are being conducted via video conferencing. The shift has not been without its flaws, but it’s one of the only options available.
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The use and support for telehealth has never been higher in the U.S. Hospitals and patients are flocking to adopt the technology but regulatory roadblocks remain.
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