The National Association of Counties (NACo) held its annual Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. this week, focusing on the economy and health care reform. During a keynote speech Tuesday morning, US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised local officials for their help in deploying millions of H1N1 vaccinations and promised to keep a [...]
According to a release Wednesday, Accenture and SAS announced a plan to jointly develop and implement a series of industry-specific predictive analytic applications, beginning with the financial services, healthcare and public service sector. Industry observers and the companies’ officials said the decision was made due to extraordinary demand and a rapid adoption of analytic techniques [...]
Over the last several weeks, one segment of government technology projects has caught the attention of mainstream media outlets from California to Columbus, Ohio. Computer systems designed to dole out benefits and entitlements have long-known to be outdated. And the economy, which has led to an increased reliance on mainframe systems that distribute food stamps, [...]
Maine Governor John Baldacci unveiled a Web-based tool yesterday designed to help residents of his state assess their level of health risk, based off a ten to fifteen question survey, and find affordable health care based on their location. The website is part of a larger wellness initiative, enacted last year by the Maine Legislature, [...]
In an effort to stop some of the financial bleeding in the state Medicaid system, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) has partnered with Salient Management to help eliminate fraud, waste and abuse, the company announced last week.
A predictable, inevitable, and unfortunate truth about health and human services in the U.S. has been revealed by the Great Recession, according to Dave McCurley, Accenture’s global managing director for human services. In a keynote given at the American Public Human Services Association ISM Conference last year, Mr. McCurley said that by complicating the assistance [...]
The state of Michigan recently announced the expansion of a pilot program, using data warehousing and analytics to develop performance measurements for children enrolled in protection services. Both the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) and the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS) are using Ingenix technology to improve children’s safety, health and living situation stability.
The former executive director for the American Public Human Services Association’s (APHSA) has joined Accenture’s human services practice, the company announced today. Jerry Friedman served as APHSA executive director since 2001.
California and the federal government stand to realize a combined cost avoidance of more than $20 million dollars annually through the implementation of a state electronic benefit transfer (EBT) program, officials said Monday. According to the program’s vendor, Affiliated Computer Services, the seven-year contract will also include a number data and call center services.
According to a recent study, two-fifths of the nation’s state governments are ill-prepared to handle public health emergencies. The report also finds that the failing economic condition of most states and the H1N1 flue outbreak have exposed “serious underlying gaps” in states’ ability to respond to public health emergencies.
