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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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For homeless individuals, a secure place to store identification is not always an option, so the city has turned to developing a secure, digital record.
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The risks of unauthorized data access has long been a concern for the health care sector, but the risk of lifesaving devices being compromised is growing as well.
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A new program will allow sheriff’s deputies to use transmitter bracelets to locate missing people with autism, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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The merger created one of the biggest companies in gov tech.
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California-based Matternet tested the concept for the first time by making a mock delivery to the roof of WakeMed Hospital Aug. 29.
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Plus, Code for America strengthens the brigade network with $2 million Knight Foundation grant; Results for America launches a new resources to bolster governmental human services contracting; Code4PA Codeathon spans three Pennsylvania cities; and this week’s gov tech jobs.
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The arrest of the suspected Golden State Killer with the help of a genealogy database has raised concern about the innocent people swept up in the process.
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan established the Innovation Advisory Council, which will bring together tech leaders to explore new approaches to issues like homelessness and mobility.
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The money, from the California Air Resources Board, will fund the addition of more than 100 sensors at the world’s busiest border crossing.
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Access to Internet service, aging infrastructure and costly health care surfaced as top concerns for residents living in rural parts of the state, according to a new report.
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From locating health and human services to finding a job, assistance organizations in one Ohio community are trying to streamline access for those in need.
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The new software will monitor a cannabis plant's every move, assuring officials it isn't leaving state borders.
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The bipartisan Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018 would provide $5.5 million for demonstration grants to help cities improve mapping technologies and turn over better data to Congress and FEMA.
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The Unified Health Infrastructure Project has faced technical challenges since launching in 2016, but officials say starting over with another vendor would further delay the project.
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