public health

The aim of Conduent's Maven is to help epidemiologists detect, monitor, track and report health threats.  

CasePointer's workforce will join Deloitte, and the company will use the business's software in conjunction with its GovConnect assets to assist its government clients.

The healthcare technology company signed a one-year, $480,000 contract to examine the state's public health and healthcare readiness.

Following news that its Project Baseline program was poorly received in parts of the Bay Area, the life science company characterized site closures as more of a pause and a redirection of resources across the state.

The novel approach could help public health authorities focus their contact tracing and quarantine efforts on those at greater risk of infection.

The tech company said that it will be pulling its new case and trend data from sources such as Johns Hopkins, The New York Times and Wikipedia.

Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.

The findings suggest that Americans generally reduced their time out of the house when a stay-at-home order was announced for their state.

Exposure Notification tools are supporting apps live in 16 countries and are also being explored by 20 U.S. states and territories, Google announced.

Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.