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Commissioners OK’d spending about $39,000 for software to better coordinate crisis services, particularly around mental health and substance abuse. It is intended to improve public-facing case management. -
The state’s Department of Economic Security is on a journey to modernize the ways in which it provides human services. Now, officials are looking to integrate AI to help staff more efficiently serve clients.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote a letter to Republican governors extending the deadline to Dec. 14, 2012.
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California’s Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is using data collected by a smartphone app to see how proposed bike route changes could affect greenhouse gas emissions.
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Federally-run health insurance exchanges as well as some some state-run exchanges will be paid for using insurance premium surcharges, not separate taxes.
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In California, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Department of Health Care Services have tackled the move away from analog processes — and it's done wonders for their organizations.
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There are more than 20 clinical trials using Fitbits underway, and with time, researchers and doctors will get even better at identifying signals of specific diseases in wearable devices’ data. -
Drifters have been deployed for decades by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- schools can even adopt one! Now they are being used to study trash in our oceans.
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Now that the SMART platform for medical apps is public, developers are encouraged to design apps that benefit the field.
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Nine applications took home a combined $100,000 from the FCC and Knight Foundation.
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In Idaho, a decision about Medicaid eligibility is made on the same day a customer applies for services — not 20 to 30 days later.
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The eight companies will work with senior-level health-care providers and get access to the Statewide Health Information Network of New York.
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New interactive self-service delivery website allows Virginia residents to apply for public benefits online.
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In a departure from traditional approaches to electronic health records, one of the oldest EHR vendors is working to break down barriers between disparate systems.
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Rather than come up with excuses not to proceed with its health information exchange, the state is moving forward with an aggressive timeline to complete phase two in 12 to 18 months.
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Doctors use new DMV system to simplify process for patients.
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Newly released government data shows wide variations in hospital charges for the same procedures, both regionally and locally.
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