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Medicare began covering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained the popular offering through temporary waivers approved by Congress since. -
Modernizing benefits delivery is no longer a question of “if,” it’s a question of “how well.” Making benefits more easily accessible improves staff workload, increases user satisfaction and improves outcomes.
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This year, many consumers are already getting hit by phishing emails and texts involving COVID-19 tests and COVID-19 studies, according to the Better Business Bureau serving eastern Michigan and the upper peninsula. -
State officials are hopeful the digital tool will help slow the spread of the coronavirus by giving people the information they need to quickly isolate and test after coming in contact with the fast-spreading disease.
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An updated air-quality monitoring app covering large swaths of Southern California is combining data streams from both government and crowd-sourced sensors to give readings at the neighborhood level.
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SponsoredHealth officials are urging widespread testing to identify positive cases and slow the spread of COVID-19, the virus that infected more than 4 million Americans in November alone.
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An app developed by professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology uses a theoretical model to calculate safe exposure times to the virus and safe occupancy levels for a variety of indoor spaces.
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It appears government will have its pick of solutions to help manage the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines once they're available. The latest offering is from a subsidiary of tech giant Infosys.
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People are proving to be the weak link in efforts to track the novel coronavirus through smartphone applications. Experts say the system only works if a lot of people buy in, but people only buy in if they know how it all works.
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Government Technology’s editorial staff looks back on the year that was and the complex ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacted everything from policing and civic tech to infrastructure and telework.
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SponsoredWith the incoming administration having a key focus on racial justice, transit agencies will have to create more effective plans for racial equity in their systems.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Friday that state prisons will soon offer video visits after the suspension of in-person visitation since March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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SponsoredA critical step to creating an enriching initial experience for new hires come into play during the onboarding process. What are the considerations to achieve high employee productivity and engagement?
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SponsoredDiversity boosts innovation and fuels business growth. Collaborating, challenging and testing assumptions enables teams to deliver better work, and heightened benefits to the stakeholders and communities they serve.
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Exposure notification apps — otherwise known as a contact tracing apps — are likely to play a part in President-elect Joe Biden’s national response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as cases across the country continue to rise.
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Since mid-October, two ultraviolet-C germ-killing robots have been sanitizing rooms after patients are discharged from the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa. The machines destroy 99.9% of the bacteria and spores.
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The Albany International Airport in New York has partnered with General Electric on technology that helps sanitation crews monitor cleanliness and frequently touched surfaces throughout the facility.
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