Government Data Connection
Using data to serve citizens, save money & improve quality of life![As fraud escalates, are we approaching the Financial 9/11?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
Watching our nation approach the "fiscal cliff", and the dire predictions if we truly drive off it like the last scene in Thelma and Louise, has sharpened my view of the potential risks that huge gaps of fraud and abuse present to all of us. One of the key lessons
![Analytics key to law enforcement gold standard](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-2.png)
Police Departments across the country are under constant scrutiny by elected officials, the media and the public to reduce crime, control costs, engage the public, always be accessible and, most important, always be courteous and professional. Police departments that demonstrate excellence in these areas can achieve accreditation by The Commission
![Hold the flip phone! Outdated data solutions in disaster recovery, planning](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
Several years ago my mom, bless her heart, bought a cell phone. Now, my mom is not what one would call “tech-savvy”. She has had the same car forever, same furniture for 25 years (well, she did get it reupholstered), even the same pots and pans that came as wedding
![Deer in the the headlights? Not with analytics.](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
I live in the South, but was raised by Midwestern Catholics from rural Minnesota. Think Jeff Foxworthy meets Fargo. A few of the great things that I have learned about folks in the South is their incredible politeness even when they are really saying, "Wow, what in the world are
![Employee misclassification: Will the last employee please turn off the lights?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2017/01/Analytics-1.png)
Independent contractor. Two very simple words that have a dramatic impact on businesses, workers, and government programs. While most people have a basic understanding of the term, they often have very little understanding of the laws governing it, which vary significantly program by program and state by state. This has
![All-Payer Claims Databases set stage for data-driven healthcare and big analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/statelocalgov/files/2012/11/4-Ps-Krisa-APCD-blog-11-12.png)
If you haven’t heard of an APCD, it’s one of those acronyms you need to know. All-Payer Claims Databases are simply databases that consist of claims data from all health care payers in a given state. This includes private payers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, and public payers such