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Introduce Yourself 48 Replies
Greetings fellow members of the HHS in the Loop group! I think a great way for us to get started would be for each of us to introduce ourselves and share what brings us to this group. Feel free to…
Started by Kathryn Hambleton. Last reply by Vicky Jul 23.
Branding Government Programs 4 Replies
Angela Hausman started a great discussion on another site about "branding" which focused mostly on business, but somewhat on government. For me it was very enlightening. Here are some of the points m…
Started by Eileen Brooks. Last reply by Eileen Brooks Jul 16.
What societal changes will social media bring? 1 Reply
There was a great thought piece in the May 22 WSJ called "Humans: Why They Triumphed". Historically, the societies that innovated and therefore evolved were those that reached out to other groups bey…
Started by Eileen Brooks. Last reply by Stephen F Murphy May 24.
Social Media Usage in Local Governments 3 Replies
Hi everyone, My name is Alan Huynh and I'm currently researching the factors that best determine the success rate of a local government utilizing social media. The survey can be taken at http://bit.…
Started by Alan Huynh. Last reply by Alan Huynh May 7.
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Comment by Stephen Peteritas 1 day ago -
Hey,
Alison Hunt is trying to win a GL scholarship and gave your agency props in the essay" - vote 'em up and tell your colleagues!
http://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/vote-on-2500-gl-scholarship
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Comment by Andrew Krzmarzick on August 17, 2010 at 10:59am -
There must be some folks in this group who fit the description of "Health Innovator" :-) :: nice post by Beth Beck on NASA's LAUNCH:Health Innovators project:
http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/search-for-launchhealth
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Comment by Kathryn Hambleton on July 27, 2010 at 7:28pm - The Health News iphone app was built by an independent third party that essentially collected the RSS news feeds from various agencies. To the best of my knowledge, it was created without any partnership with HHS.
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Comment by GovLoop on July 27, 2010 at 2:09pm - Never used that Health News iphone app. Who built it?
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Comment by Jean-Paul Boucher on July 27, 2010 at 2:02pm -
This is a pretty amazing use of technology to assist doctors in Africa:
http://www.africaaid.org/programs/mdnet
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Comment by Jean-Paul Boucher on July 16, 2010 at 12:29pm
- Does anyone else use the Government Health News iPhone App? It is ok, but it is really nothing more than an RSS reader application that touches a few NIH, CDC and FDA feeds (and like one HHS feed). Is there something in the works?
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Comment by Kathryn Hambleton on July 1, 2010 at 5:17pm
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Heather-
It is currently being translated and will be available in Spanish in a few weeks.
It was an amazing feat to build the site in 90 days, by the deadline set in the law. The site contains 500 pages of of consumer information, written and delivered such that this morning's reviews comment, "it doesn't seem like a government site." But the heart of this is behind the blue box; a powerful database, also designed, built and populated in two months. (The data on private health insurance policies didn't even exist 60 days ago - our CMS team compiled it after a massive industry-wide data call.) The logic tree quickly brings users to a list of all insurance options that meet their specific needs. There are a staggering three billion-with-a-"B" individual scenarios.
Now that we have built the site and written the content, we are definitely working on translating for additional audiences.
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Comment by Heather Heater on July 1, 2010 at 4:48pm - Does anyone know when the new Healthcare.gov site will be available in languages other than English? This seems like a HUGE oversight!
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Comment by Kathryn Hambleton on July 1, 2010 at 3:43pm
- Thanks Andy! It was a team effort pulled off by some amazing Gov Rockstars.
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Comment by Kathryn Hambleton on July 1, 2010 at 3:41pm
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Hi Jean-Paul-
Thanks for asking this question. We are reviewing the anticipated capabilities and time line for FedSpace and will have guidance for the OpDivs in the near future.
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