Health and Community Services

News Features

• Missouri Receives $642,205 Communications Planning Grant
  

  I am pleased this planning grant will enhance Missouri's future interoperable communications program.

• Denver's 3-1-1 Call Center Serves Millionth Caller
  

  "The 3-1-1 system has revolutionized Denver's approach to customer service by enabling residents and businesses to reach a live, knowledgeable person with just one call to City Hall."

• Wireless Internet Connections Available in Five Missouri State Parks
  

  Now available at no charge in certain areas of Bennett Spring, Roaring River, Montauk, Big Lake and Sam A. Baker state parks.

• E-Vote: Kentucky Counties Move to Digital Scan Voting Equipment
  

  "This new equipment is user-friendly and provides voters with a very important tool in today's elections -- a voter verified paper record."

• E-Vote: California Creating Online Voter Registration System
  

  Limits online voter registration to people who confirm their identity in a secure manner.

• Free Publication on Energy Security for Local Governments
  

  Local Government Energy Assurance Guidelines

• FCC Revives Plan for Nationwide Public Safety Network
  

  Commission cuts price tag of the D Block in effort to bring in investors.

• New York State Officials: Agencies Must Adapt to Millennial Work Force
  

  Millennial desires will challenge traditional government work rules.

• 2009 Web Site Management Conference: Las Vegas, March 4-6
  

  Government Technology's Chad Vander Veen among those presenting.

• Missouri Hires First Employee from Second Life
  

  Low-cost virtual recruiting effort delivers ROI, state CIO says.

White Papers / Case Studies

• The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Awards
  

  Twenty-five innovators from around the world recognized for developing and applying technology to benefit humanity

• Commentary: Americans Should Avoid Canada's Single-Payer Health System, Says Institute
  

  Canadian public health insurance does not cover many advanced medical treatments and technologies, common medical resources are in short supply, and access to health care is often severely delayed.

• Kentucky Prescription Monitoring Program Receives $400,000 Federal Grant
  

  "Abuse, misuse, diversion and illegal sale of prescription drugs are some of the greatest threats facing the safety and welfare of Kentucky citizens today."

• Study: Online Care May Reduce Healthcare Costs
  

  Demonstrated potential medical savings of $3.36 and $6.95 per-member-per-month (PMPM) for commercial and Medicare plans, respectively.

• Government Open Source Conference Showcases Public Health IT
  

  Real-world business cases and applications for open source in government.

• State Experts Offer Recommendations to Nation on Improving Health Care Through Information Technology
  

  "We must harness our American ingenuity to bring about a technological revolution in America's health care system."

• Nation Inadequately Prepared for Severe Pandemic, Says NGA
  

  No system currently exists to provide states a clear picture of the presence or absence of disease at the local, state and national level, a prerequisite to effect strategic decision making.

• Colorado Ozone Monitoring Data on the Web
  

  Eeveloping plans to further reduce ozone to attain the old standard, and begin addressing the new standard.

• Virginia IT Awards Presented at COVITS 2008
  

  Delivering on the promise of IT

• California Welfare Consortium Recognized as Worldwide Leader
  

  "This award reflects work that exemplifies the term ‘good government': a public-private partnership that is delivered efficiently to effect positive change in our communities."

Best Practices

• The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Awards
  

  Twenty-five innovators from around the world recognized for developing and applying technology to benefit humanity

• Commentary: Americans Should Avoid Canada's Single-Payer Health System, Says Institute
  

  Canadian public health insurance does not cover many advanced medical treatments and technologies, common medical resources are in short supply, and access to health care is often severely delayed.

• Kentucky Prescription Monitoring Program Receives $400,000 Federal Grant
  

  "Abuse, misuse, diversion and illegal sale of prescription drugs are some of the greatest threats facing the safety and welfare of Kentucky citizens today."

• Study: Online Care May Reduce Healthcare Costs
  

  Demonstrated potential medical savings of $3.36 and $6.95 per-member-per-month (PMPM) for commercial and Medicare plans, respectively.

• Government Open Source Conference Showcases Public Health IT
  

  Real-world business cases and applications for open source in government.

• State Experts Offer Recommendations to Nation on Improving Health Care Through Information Technology
  

  "We must harness our American ingenuity to bring about a technological revolution in America's health care system."

• Nation Inadequately Prepared for Severe Pandemic, Says NGA
  

  No system currently exists to provide states a clear picture of the presence or absence of disease at the local, state and national level, a prerequisite to effect strategic decision making.

• Colorado Ozone Monitoring Data on the Web
  

  Eeveloping plans to further reduce ozone to attain the old standard, and begin addressing the new standard.

• Virginia IT Awards Presented at COVITS 2008
  

  Delivering on the promise of IT

• California Welfare Consortium Recognized as Worldwide Leader
  

  "This award reflects work that exemplifies the term ‘good government': a public-private partnership that is delivered efficiently to effect positive change in our communities."