Health and Human Services
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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. -
The state recently reached a rideshare milestone in its partnership with GoGoGrandparent, an on-demand transportation and delivery service platform designed to offer older adults greater independence at no cost.
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The grant, which would have benefitted the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, led by Southern Research, has been cancelled. The award followed its 2023 designation as one of 31 federal Tech Hubs, setting the stage for funding.
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Also, shoe insoles connected to smartphones improve mobility for the visually impaired, and "roll-up" technology is on the horizon.
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State Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Richard Opper said the computer server was taken off-line as soon as the unauthorized intrusion was discovered 10 days ago.
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The IRS will start penalizing employers for sending their employees to the health exchange -- a cost-saving move that a few big cities and counties have done to their retirees.
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Oracle Corp., who was publicly blamed for the failed $250 million effort to build a state-based exchange, was excluded from the list of 10 firms invited to bid on the project.
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The system, now in pilot phase, is expected to boost collaboration among providers while improving person-centered care across the state's 88 counties.
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Federal officials are seeking all reports, memos and email between Cover Oregon and CMS about the status of the website.
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A huge limitation to the advancement of 3-D printing of organic tissue has been supplying them with blood throughout the process. But enthusiasts have reason to hope.
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Jon Stewart quizzes the former federal CTO on why data-sharing problems have not been fixed.
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The California Department of Consumer Affair’s BreEZe computer system launched last fall, aiming to streamline nursing school graduate applications for the licensing test, among other things. Instead, application backlogs increased.
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Because state governments give less funding to corrections each year, IT support at prisons lacking -- and uptime with telemedicine is crucial, which is why the state's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services chose a cloud-based system.
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Maryland and Massachusetts, two states with a history of health-care innovation, are seeking approval to spend more money to fix their exchanges before the next enrollment period. Will the feds approve?
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Federal and state legislation on the use of telehealth has been a hot topic for lawmakers over the past year.
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The health transparency website, hosted by Castlight, will allow members to be smarter about medical choices.
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Students wearing Glass can take advantage of pertinent information delivered directly into their line of sight by faculty members, who can see exactly what a student sees.
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The North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology system was intended eventually to expedite the handling of a host of government benefits, but has recently been creating headaches both in Medicaid and food stamps cases.
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Building a digitally empowered human services system will help vulnerable individuals and families help themselves.
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Also, transforming procurement and learning from HIX are topics for NASCIO day two.
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The highly publicized journey of HealthCare.gov has major implications for the relationship between open source standards and government technology.
