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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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While still processing the largest corporate buyout in its history, Tyler Technologies is acquiring two more companies. ReadySub helps schools find substitute teachers, while DataSpec deals in veterans’ benefit claims. -
Scooter companies like Lime and Bird are introducing new products to the micromobility landscape in a number of cities. Meanwhile, New York City is introducing its first scooter pilot project.
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has retrofitted two of its 40-foot buses as mobile vaccination centers, traveling to neighborhood churches and community gathering spots to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Though the idea of vaccine passports has attracted criticism, the state of New York has taken the plunge as the first state in the U.S. to create one, saying it will help facilitate economic activity. Here's how it works.
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The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is now offering an unemployment insurance assistance line through phone and video in an effort to help those still struggling with their unemployment claims.
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The rapid expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will present another challenge determining whether California's supply and technology can keep up with the demand.
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The Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical Center announced that an unauthorized individual with a former vendor had gained access to one of its archived servers that included patient information in some backup files.
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Government agencies of all sorts had to adapt their public communication strategies to address the public health crisis of COVID-19. Those who did so with a human approach found a lasting connection with their audiences.
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As the number of COVID-19 cases begins to rise once again in the state, there is bipartisan support in the Legislature to make permanent many of the changes that have driven the increase in telehealth.
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SponsoredHear from Steve Winterfeld, advisory CISO at Akamai, on steps you can take to ensure your vaccine site performs under load.
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SponsoredHear from Ari Weil, VP of product marketing at Akamai, on how to ensure performance and security for your vaccine website.
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How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It's far from clear, however, if they're being used.
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More than 28 million people in the United States have downloaded the mobile apps or activated exposure notifications on their smartphones. Critics say the technology has overemphasized privacy at the cost of usefulness.
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Those without access to modern technology and the Internet are struggling to navigate the COVID-19 vaccination process. Many on the wrong end of the digital divide are the most at risk of infection.
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Lawmakers in Olympia are running through the specifics of House Bill 1127, which aims to protect the data collected related to the coronavirus. Washington has been a frontrunner in the creation of data privacy rules.
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