Traditionally, by the time a family becomes known to a child welfare agency, they are already in crisis. The Family First Prevention Services Act, was a good start in allowing funding for prevention services to be provided to a family in need, but it is not enough. Preventing crisis requires cross programmatic service delivery models that include a vast array of programs, providers and other community partners in health and human services. It...

As the number of demands placed on Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies grows, so does the need to modernize technology and streamline workflows. Agencies are focused on solutions that will improve health outcomes for children and families by delivering a digital-first experience for both constituents and staff. Join us on October 13 for a 30-minute webinar to hear from government leaders on how agencies can quickly and easily implement so...

IoT Tech Expo North America is a two-day conference, taking place on 5-6 October 2022, consisting of top-level content and thought leadership discussions looking at the IoT ecosystem. Taking place in Santa Clara, this is a technology event and conference for the ambitious enterprise technology professional, seeking to explore the latest innovations, implementations and strategies to drive businesses forward. Don’t miss the opportunity to...

State and local agencies are under enormous pressure to deliver results faster and more efficiently – and to make better use of data to drive decision-making and serve constituents. That’s what drove DC Health, the health department for Washington, D.C., to upgrade its legacy platforms to a modernized system for tracking vaccinations and other vital health metrics. Working with Oracle and partner Tharseo IT, the team migrated its e...

State health departments are swamped with their responses to COVID-19 and the recent monkeypox outbreak, making it difficult to map out data modernization strategies. But two public health agencies, the Iowa Department of Public Health and Maryland Department of Health, have successfully adopted a "working backward" approach to strategic development. With the assistance of Amazon Web Services (AWS), these agencies have crafted roadmaps to thei...

Ongoing issues like school safety, household violence and food insecurity represent substantial blockers to children's success. As education outcomes continue to be significantly impacted by factors outside of the classroom, school districts face the growing challenge of providing social services to students and managing behavioral and mental health data. Given that many districts rely on emails and spreadsheets for this type of data, there is...

Providing support for students struggling with mental health is a well-known challenge for education communities. Learning institutions are doing their best, but with recent staffing shortages and years of pandemic-related disruption compounding an already surging crisis, school systems need a solution. One way to support students experiencing mental health crises is by providing in-the-moment support around the clock. Integrating a mental hea...

Consolidating real estate technology environments from the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine fueled an opportunity for the two organizations to combine their staff and technology resources, save costs and simplify their operations. Getting there required careful planning due to the combined portfolio approaching 32 million square feet. To accomplish their goals, the two organizations found a partner that could help them create a mor...

State Medicaid systems are at important crossroads. The proliferation of data and new advancements in AI-powered analytics could revolutionize public health and patient care. But too many Medicaid systems still rely on legacy, on-premises systems that can’t scale or keep up with rapid change. By migrating core functions to the cloud, Medicaid agencies can implement transformative changes, modernizing whole systems to provide next-generat...

AUSA’s Noon Report webinar series features presentations by senior Army leaders responsible for key programs and initiatives, as well as contemporary military authors who weave together the past, present and future story of the United States Army. Please join us on Wednesday, 7 September, at 12:00 PM EDT, to hear a presentation by LTG R. Scott Dingle. Joined by CSM Diamond Hough, Dingle will discuss how U.S. Army Medical Command is reor...