The agency’s IT capital budget request is approximately $10 million less than DSHS was granted for equivalent items in the General Appropriations Bill (HB 1) for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
The chosen contractor must also provide a minimum of two subject matter experts in audiology and newborn hearing screenings for ongoing assistance.
The agency has released three software licensing and maintenance solicitations in the past week, all of which are due by the end of the month.
DSHS has consistently added data visualizations to its website and plans to follow this trend in part through modernization and standardization.
The latest strategic plan includes summaries of agency roles, demographics, salaries and various concerns, as required by law.
The Health and Human Services Commission is procuring a single-solution, cloud-based e-health record platform that covers more than two dozen facilities; the current record-keeping systems have a multimillion-dollar price tag.
The Best of Texas awards, part of the Texas Digital Government Summit, honor public agencies working to improve the constituent experience.
The Health and Human Services Commission was the top spender in this category, which includes computer programming, website design and programming, and some staffing.
DSHS plans to release a solicitation for a newborn screening LIMS, relevant laboratory equipment and a remote data system.
HHSC is seeking an authorized dealer of CORES products on behalf of the Department of State Health Services.
The commission plans to publish a consolidated e-Health record request for offers in March, and the request will cover more than two dozen facilities.
This money is part of a larger grant from the CDC and will be used to modernize data practices and inform response to drug overdose and related deaths.
The Health and Human Services Commission and its agencies, the Health and Specialty Care System and the Department of State Health Services, are looking to consolidate their electronic health records.
The department is responsible for state-operated health-care services and programs and its IT division has an operating budget of about $41 million.
During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Texas Department of Transportation led the spending on IT goods among all departments.
The Texas Department of State Health Services shares how the dashboard came about, who’s updating it and what some of the challenges were in launching it.
The dashboard, created by the Texas Department of State Health Services, compiles data on fentanyl and other drug poisoning-related deaths from 2014 to 2023.
During the year’s second quarter, the Texas Department of State Health Services purchased contracted services, computer and IT services and computer software.
Several large awards were made in Texas during the yearly spending.
Industry Insider — Texas hosted a member event last week in Austin.
Thursday’s live event will feature Ricardo Blanco, chief information officer for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
During the second quarter of 2022, 223 purchases were made from 45 vendors.
Goals include better health outcomes, access to services, care of the vulnerable, efficiency and accountability.
