Contagion: Wash hands after reading

Trent Smith
Trent Smith|October 25, 2011

For the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the communications team of the National Collaborative for Bio-Preparedness (NCB-P), of which SAS is a partner and the analytics provider. That experience was heavy on my mind as I recently watched the film Contagion. I may drop some minor [...]

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Feds Stepping Up to Combat Healthcare Fraud

Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson|April 5, 2011

The federal government is more aggressively pursuing health care fraud, and helping the states do the same, by proposing funding changes and investing in new technologies. A newly proposed rule would allow 90% Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for data mining initiatives in state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU’s). Another proposed [...]

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Data: The financial crisis’ silver lining

Paula Henderson
Paula Henderson|February 14, 2011

Brian Whittington mentioned last month that government is innovating, and at great speed. Based on what I’ve seen in our line of work with state and local governments around the country in the past year, I have to agree. In the face of today’s daunting fiscal challenges, state and local [...]

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The role of analytics in bio-preparedness

Robert Latham
Robert Latham|January 26, 2011

I have recently had the great opportunity to be a part of a very special project called the North Carolina Bio-Preparedness Collaborative (NCB-Prepared) It is a public-private partnership that includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), North Carolina State University, and SAS, with support from the US [...]

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Innovation in Government: A 2011 refresher

Brian Whittington
Brian Whittington|January 4, 2011

Most people don’t think about government when they hear the word “innovation”, but it’s happening, and has been since long before “The Great Recession.” However, the current economic conditions have certainly moved things along. Government responds very similarly to private industry when faced with challenges. SAS manages to do relatively [...]

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John Q. Public, reveal thy self

Paula Henderson
Paula Henderson|June 7, 2010

As I make my way around the country I often have the opportunity to talk with state and local government leaders and as you can imagine, the financial crisis is the first, second and third topics on their minds. Everywhere, state and local governments are forced with painful decisions to [...]

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