iStrategy Labs and DC’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Washington, D.C. Newest Application/Winner of Apps for Democracy 2010 The Grassroots Mapping initiative is an activist group of citizen mappers documenting the environmental effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill using inexpensive cameras attached to balloons and kites. The aerial photos, taken from heights […]
State of Georgia Background The Commission for A New Georgia (CNG) was chartered to engage the state’s robust business sector in a public/private partnership to make Georgia the “best-managed state in America.” Set up as a non-profit corporation, privately funded and free of politics, the Commission amassed an amazing brain-trust from businesses, professions, and academia. […]
A. Edward Cutting Hadley, MA Background/Problem At any given time there are upwards of a dozen different housing authorities administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers within just the small town of Amherst. At the same time the Amherst Housing Authority administers vouchers throughout three counties. As the Inspector, the author made annual visits to one […]
Background The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia is one of the newest cities in the state, and operates in a Council – Manager form of government. Incorporated December 1, 2005, and the first new city in the State in nearly 50 years, Sandy Springs has made dramatic strides in providing effective and efficient services to […]
Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Health care claims can serve as a valuable source of data to better understand the quality, cost, and efficiency of the health care delivery system in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the ability to analyze health care […]
America Works New York, NY [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] As is well known, our nation, and particularly many of our state and local governments, currently face one of the worst budget crises in several generations. Leaders face difficult decisions around fiscal priorities, revenue sources and economic recovery strategies. […]
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] MassDOT and the MBTA are constantly asked to do more with less. Both organizations shoulder billions of dollars in debt and are funded with revenue streams that cannot meet the financial demands of a deteriorating transportation infrastructure. […]
Mitchell T. Rabkin, M.D., and John S. Cook, D.Phil. Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] In the United States, the financing of health care is shaped largely by the policies of Medicare and copied by most other payers and insurers. These policies create a market that is unique, […]
Maricopa County, AZ [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Sustainable healthcare should always involve a responsible partnership between the payor and the healthcare administrative vendor or third party administrator whose paid administrative fees can increase or decrease dependent upon performance measured against nationally recognized health and wellness performance standards. The […]
Caregiver Homes, Inc. of Massachusetts Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Background Edmund Dern and Florence Whelan live on the South Shore. Although they need 24-hour care, they are still able to live at home with the support of their full-time caregivers and Caregiver Homes™ of Massachusetts. Caregiver […]