Health & Human Services
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Multiple hospitals in rural Minnesota are reporting that Medicare is incorrectly rejecting claims for patient care due to a problem that appears to be related to a system put in place last year. -
The state is modernizing a legacy mainframe, working with federal counterparts and participating in the Child Welfare Technology Incubator initiative from the Administration for Children and Families.
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The hand-held, artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram, or ECG for short, has the ability to process the data as well as the larger machines that the paramedics have in their toolbox.
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A new startup might be the key to identifying the neighborhoods most affected by drug use.
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One state legislator has proposed a bill that would prevent employers and state government from requiring or coercing anyone to be implanted with an identification device
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Commissioners in Flathead County have signed off on a plan to use a drone to spray hard-to-reach areas for the insects.
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Approximately 11,000 personal records were exposed when an employee with the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services shared the records with state business partners.
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Plus, Buffalo, N.Y., creates a new open data portal, Baton Rouge, La., launches a new website, San Antonio forms a committee to address tech issues, and Ohio moves to a second phase of its Opioid Technology Challenge.
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With recently awarded grant funds in hand, the IoT Collaborative is taking aim at making the region smarter and more responsive with the help of two uniquely situated universities.
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The open data advocacy group is now tracking which cities open information about emergency calls, employee salaries, police use of force and traffic crashes.
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The U.S. Veterans story map from Esri allows cities to take a look at where vets are fairing best across the country.
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San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu is pushing legislation and funding that would address homelessness by fast-tracking housing, measuring public dollars spent and collecting necessary data on services used by the homeless community.
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For certain segments of the population, things the average person takes for granted — emergency notifications or even calling 911 — pose huge impediments and risks for the hearing- and sight-impaired.
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The organization some refer to as "the Peace Corps for geeks" has launched a major effort to improve the way people apply for benefits.
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Xylem Inc. has recently acquired South Bend, Ind.-based EmNet, where the two companies will tag team the revamping of the city's sewer system.
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Having used data visualization to educate residents about the flu season, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department will deploy it to help area hospitals maintain nonprofit status.
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If the U.S. Department of Transportation approves a federal testing application, the North Carolina Department of Transportation and drone companies could begin testing the delivery of medical supplies in the state.
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A number of committed partners and the right tools have helped the New Mexico city house many of its homeless, boasting 100 percent success with homeless veterans.
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The Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program is giving Nassau County law enforcement and first responders actionable data on the state’s opioid crisis.
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The state, which once had the longest health and human services applications in the nation, has cut the size of paper copies by 80 percent and is now working with Code for America to do the same online.
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A new information network is putting the collective wisdom of public sector IT agencies within reach of their colleagues and trying to solve some of the big problems that vex government.
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