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Analytics | Data for Good

Will JonesDecember 6, 2016 0

Entity resolution reduces unknown unknowns in child well-being efforts

When protecting children, “entity resolution” can reduce the things agencies don’t know they don’t know. It’s a technological capability I wish I’d had when I led a child protective services agency. I have been involved in hundreds of determinations that would alter a child’s life trajectory. I was comfortable with

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Analytics

Rodney CarsonDecember 2, 2016 0

Data integration can alleviate citizen frustrations with government

Data integration helps a successful business make things simple and quick for customers, and keeps them coming back. While a company will have data silos, data held within one area is made available to others in order to help the customer. In most local, county and state governments that is

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerNovember 22, 2016 1

Accountability and teacher preparation: How states have led the way

Teacher preparation programs have received some pretty harsh criticism in recent years. For example… “If there was any piece of legislation that I could pass it would be to blow up colleges of education.” –Reid Lyon, National Institute of Health “By almost any standard, many if not most of the

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Education | Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 18, 2016 5

Procurement fraud: The economic crime no one seems to talk about

Anyone know what's the number two form of economic crime, in terms of losses? Believe it or not, it's procurement fraud. I grew up in a small town south of “Big D” and in my neck of the woods having two first names is, well, normal. So, when Will Farrell’s character,

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Deborah PiankoNovember 17, 2016 1

The value of third-party data in tax fraud detection

There are several ways to buy data, and even more companies who are willing to sell it. By annual subscription or by the drink, third-party data vendors promise they can solve your identity theft and non-compliance problems. It’s as simple as signing a contract, and letting the data tap begin

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Ricky D. Sluder, CFENovember 16, 2016 0

Vetting Eligibility: From Health Care Recipients to Migrant Refugees

A hot button issue this election season was the need to determine the eligibility of people for various government programs like the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare and Medicaid, or entry into the United States as a migrant refugee. “Look, we’re facing the worst refugee crisis since the end of

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamNovember 14, 2016 0

Opioid schemes fueled by staged car accidents, insurance fraud

Criminal enterprises are tapping into the lucrative opioid business through creative schemes that are less likely to be identified as opioid abuse, misuse or diversion. One of the latest schemes? Auto insurance fraud. First, some background… While extensive progress has been made in establishing, improving, and mandating prescription drug monitoring

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

John StultzNovember 14, 2016 0

What can agencies learn from massive Medicaid fraud busts?

On June 22nd, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest Medicaid fraud bust in history. The National Health Care Fraud Takedown included 301 defendants charged, $900 million in false billings, 61 medical professionals and 29 doctors, across 36 states. In another case, investigators in New York uncovered more than

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data for Good

Will JonesOctober 13, 2016 0

Taking a “Moneyball” approach to child welfare workforce woes

Could you imagine running a business with a 35-90% annual turnover rate? What if the average time to fill a position was anywhere between 3-12 months? This alone would cripple most organizations, but is a common reality in state and local child welfare agencies. High turnover and vacancy rates are

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Analytics | Students & Educators

Jennifer BellSeptember 9, 2016 0

From compliance to commitment: The power of student growth data

As teachers, we lean into our experience. We trust our judgment about students and our instruction. We trade teaching stories with colleagues. And increasingly, we examine student growth data that illuminates our practice and occasionally suggests we refine our approach to individual students. In the past decade, states and districts

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Education | Government

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