(Getty Images) Dallas County infectious disease system upgrade helped curb mpox outbreak Dallas County's new infectious disease reporting system has now been expanded to track the reporting of more than 120 health conditions. Oct 26, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Chris Delmas / AFP / Getty Images) New York’s $64M vaccine app is going away Excelsior Pass, the spiraling costs of which contributed to the resignation of former state CTO Rajiv Rao, is shutting down. Jul 3, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Are state health agencies ready for the COVID-19 emergency to end? Tens of millions could lose Medicaid benefits and expanded telehealth coverage could end in many states, experts warn. Feb 3, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Indiana agency recovers dozens of laptops lost by COVID vaccine hotline After 53 laptops issued to a COVID-19 vaccine call center went missing, Indiana officials said all but two have been recovered. Jan 11, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
From left: NHS England Chief Data and Analytics Officer Ming Tang; Baltimore Chief Data Officer Justin Elszasz; Louisville, Kentucky, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer Grace Simrall; and Johns Hopkins University Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation Beth Blauer speak at the Bloomberg Philanthropies CityLab 2022 event in Amsterdam. (Screenshot / Bloomberg Philanthropies) Dashboards aren’t always good for the long haul, data officers say Dashboards can be an unsustainable and not particularly useful way of sharing information with people, a group of city data leaders warned. Oct 11, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
Priorities Podcast California fights misinformation with COVID-19 chatbot On the Priorities podcast, two California’s press secretaries weigh in on their fight against COVID-19 misinformation. Aug 18, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
The Pulaski Skyway bridge connecting Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey. (Getty Images) Inside New Jersey’s data-driven content strategy to boost service delivery The Garden State used data to drive the redesign of how it delivers business services and information about COVID-19. Jun 22, 2022 By Eugene K. Chow
Priorities Podcast Cincinnati sewer district taps sensors for better data on dumping, COVID-19 On the Priorities Podcast, an official from the Cincinnati sewer district explains how sensors are changing waste treatment. Jun 9, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) California’s new bot is fighting COVID-19 misinformation on WhatsApp California health officials are fighting COVID-19 misinformation with a new Spanish-speaking chatbot on the WhatsApp messaging platform. Apr 26, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Daniel Leal / AFP via Getty Images) Post-COVID, government leaders strive for resilience, inclusion, connectivity A new Deloitte survey drawing on interviews from 23 nations shows that many government leaders have shifted to long-term planning. Mar 24, 2022 By Colin Wood