Health and Community Services News and Articles

States Reduce Medicaid Costs with New Technology

Add to My GT: Jun 3, 2008 - Automated eligibility, electronic claims and analytics help control health spending.

Delaware to Map Cancer Incidence Rates Add to My GT:

Jul 18, 2008 - "The people of Delaware should be able to obtain as much cancer information about our state as they can without jeopardizing the privacy of any of our residents with cancer."

South Dakota Awards Medicaid Contract Add to My GT:

Jul 18, 2008 - The federal government will pay 90 percent of the costs as they have for similar projects in other states.

Millions Believe Personal Medical Records Have Been Compromised, Survey Says Add to My GT:

Jul 16, 2008 - "The harms involved in loss or theft of medical records involve not just worries about medical identity theft but also feelings of personal violation and fears of potential misuse or publication of sensitive medical information."

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Employs New Integrated Software Add to My GT:

Jul 15, 2008 - "This will provide us with incredible insight into our organization's most important constituent information, regardless of the channel in which the interaction occurs."

English Fire Brigade Union Says Government Consolidation Efforts are Misguided Add to My GT:

Jul 11, 2008 - "This IT project is now very late, hugely over budget and has still not been subjected to operational testing."

Senate Calls for Physicians to Adopt Electronic Prescribing Add to My GT:

Jul 11, 2008 - "Electronic prescribing and this legislation are essential steps to improving the quality of health care and safety of patients."

Modeling and Simulation for Emergency Management and Health Care Systems Meeting July 24-25 Add to My GT:

Jul 10, 2008 - Among the goals of the meeting are the establishment of core protocols for live and computer-based simulation exercises and outcome measures for community and facility scenarios.

Nebraska to Provide Secure Statewide Electronic Health Information Exchange Add to My GT:

Jul 9, 2008 - "Healthcare providers across Nebraska will be able to securely exchange information via this new Web-based platform."

Alliance Announced to Accelerate Consumer-Centered Delivery of Health and Human Services Add to My GT:

Jul 8, 2008 - The framework fosters an industry-standards-based shared-services model that facilitates efficient and effective reuse of business and technical functions common across the numerous stand-alone programs representative of state HHS agencies.

New York City Plans Organ-Recovery Ambulance Add to My GT:

Jul 7, 2008 - Pilot program raises ethical questions; issues are being studied before deployment.

Ten States to Reimburse Drug Screenings of Medicaid-Eligible Patients Add to My GT:

Jul 3, 2008 - "Medicalizing" the detection and intervention of substance abuse.

Arizona CIO Chris Cummiskey Honored by NGA Add to My GT:

Jul 1, 2008 - Cummiskey has been recognized for his ability to pull together divergent groups, creating a collaborative environment to seek positive solutions.

Pump Guide Aids Drivers With Disabilities Add to My GT:

Jun 30, 2008 - "You can map out your trip ahead of time with the assurance that full-service gas stations are ready to serve you along the way."

Ohio Governor Announces Reforms to State Procurement Process Add to My GT:

Jun 26, 2008 - Department of Administrative Services to hire a chief procurement officer to oversee agency purchasing functions.

Possibility of National Electronic Medical Records System Growing Add to My GT:

Jun 25, 2008 - "Can you imagine going to your bank and having them write out your account, keeping track of it by pen and paper, and then you go to another bank and they don't have that record?

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