Health and Human Services
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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. -
North Carolina’s PATH NC platform will have features including AI-assisted tools. It will also digitally connect the state’s 100 counties for the first time in such a way, offering exponential change in case handling.
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The St. Mary’s Food Bank is using GIS technology to get food to communities, an initiative that plays an increasingly important role as the federal government explores funding changes to benefits programs.
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The sites feature trained guides who helped consumers during a string of technology issues that have affected the exchange's website and the Medicaid enrollment process.
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The app allows both patients and students to rate how they think an appointment went. Patients also can give feedback on how the student performed.
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While the latest glitch has been fixed, the backlog it caused remains -- and the state is still uncertain of what course to take.
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The Internet as we know it is imperfect — that’s why the GENI ultra-high-speed test bed is helping researchers develop technologies that will allow people to do things that are usually impossible on today’s network.
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The federal government referred to the website as an example for other states to follow as they apply for grants to launch similar programs.
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Amid achievements, state officials continue to add technical and programmatic value with their efforts in the use of new mobile tools.
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The 50-bed mobile hospital is designed to get close to the action with self-contained electrical power, air conditioning and medical personnel and supplies.
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Today, about 2,500 people use the test version of iRecoverApp to find and instant-message other recovering addicts in their area.
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Smart cities can take advantage of the Internet of Things to make health-care innovations a reality.
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The law being upheld is important because thus far, it has been one of the main drivers in digital health adoption and investment.
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While the strategy should be on the table as a state task force weighs Minnesota’s next health reform moves, calls to make that switch happen swiftly are premature.
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Republicans have renewed their calls to drop MNsure in favor of the federal government’s online marketplace for health insurance, while MNsure supporters say the switch could be costly and a bad fit with Minnesota’s large public health insurance programs.
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In a report issued this month, the county's civil grand jury said there was a lack of preparation and independent review in the 2013 transition by two hospitals and 40 clinics run by the Ventura County Health Care Agency.
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Some doctors might not be able to use the new prescription drug tracking system to be released July 1.
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The 6-3 decision protects health subsidies for millions of Americans and spurs states to rethink the future of insurance marketplaces.
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A 'smart insulin patch' under development in North Carolina could render invasive injections and pumps obsolete.
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The effort has raised questions about patient privacy and whether the state is doing enough to inform consumers about how their data will be used.
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A first-of-its-kind system called ETHAN, for Emergency Tele-Health and Navigation, mashes EMT tradition with emergency-room triage and wraps it in modern technology.
