Health and Human Services
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The state’s most populous county has launched a $30 million, voter-approved investment in child-care workers. Tech plays a central role in the process by enabling equitable cash distribution at scale. -
The launch of this new tool also comes with new responsibilities for the state’s technology workforce. The benefits program could help some 1.3 million state residents.
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The data tool and interface, which was built in-house to flag crime and misuse, has saved the state millions and ensures benefits go to those in need. Created with federal funding, it recently earned a governor’s award.
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After many years of predictions about the rise of telehealth, the vast changes in health care brought about by the pandemic are giving it momentum like never before in this current moment.
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The affected health-care systems were hit by the cyber attack on Thanksgiving Day, and they were forced to divert ambulances in the aftermath, according to officials with Ardent Health Services.
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Conemaugh Township Area High School will use a federal grant to buy classroom technology such as interactive projectors, laptops and display boards, and to implement a telemedicine system with two Telemed Carts.
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Although several uses of artificial intelligence in mental health are showing some success, experts say the jury is still out on the technology’s capabilities for more extensive use.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services is continuing to enhance the public health platform that it centralized several years ago to monitor and improve the health of county residents and prepare for any future health crises.
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CISA and partners announced a toolkit bringing together advice and other resources to help health care and public health organizations improve their cyber postures.
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The funds will be awarded to the Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies over the next five years to support inventors developing microsystems-based point-of-care technologies.
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The EPA wants to help communities figure out just how much pollution people are breathing, with a focus on disproportionately impacted communities near industrial zones and interstates.
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A recent report argued there was a need for greater data transparency to effectively measure the impact of a King County, Wash., program aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness gain access to housing.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is bridging barriers to mental health resources surrounding suicide through a digitized strategy fusing chat and text connectivity, alongside online training for community leaders.
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A new state law that went into effect Sept. 1 requires all emergency medical responders to report drug overdose information to local health authorities, who then feed the data into a software program that maps it.
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In much the way telehealth has brought medical resources to people who won’t or can’t travel to a doctor’s office, veterinary telehealth brings care to pets whose people can’t make it to a veterinarian’s office.
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GCOM offers a range of SaaS services in 32 states, while OnCore Consulting has a focus on California state agencies that deal with health and human services, tax, pension and other areas.
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has adopted Augintel’s Natural Language Processing software to help child welfare caseworkers gain enhanced insights on the cases they manage.
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Scientists with the NOAA and NASA showed off a NASA DC-8 airplane parked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that is said to be the world's largest flying chemistry laboratory.
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Recently passed and proposed legislation across the country is bolstering telehealth expansion by redefining telehealth benefit specifications, enabling coverage across state lines and eliminating patient care obstacles for medical professionals.
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The company’s technology, which already helps governments manage programs, now can help officials better work with community organizations. That could impact mental health, workforce development and other challenges.
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The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program application process is getting digitized through a partnership with Code for America. The partnership aims to make the process simpler and more efficient for families who rely on it.
