Using Technology to Increase Opportunities to Respond

Opportunities to increase prevention in dentistry.

The Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 89 • Suppl. 1 • February 2015 According to the CDC, between 12.1% and 41.9% of the American population ages 5 years and older (depending on age and income level) has untreated dental caries. In addition, the percentages of those who have restorations vary from 44.5% to 92.6%. Children at or below the federal poverty level (and most likely Medicaid eligible) ha...

Opportunities to Increase Efficiency in Health Care

Community response grids: using information technology to help communities respond to bioterror emergencies.

Access to accurate and trusted information is vital in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency. To facilitate response in large-scale emergency situations, Community Response Grids (CRGs) integrate Internet and mobile technologies to enable residents to report information, professional emergency responders to disseminate instructions, and residents to assist one another. ...

Strategies to increase adherence through diabetes technology.

A variety of new technologies have been developed to assist patients with self-managing their diabetes and yet hemoglobin A1c has not changed dramatically over the last decade. Although more data available from these new diabetes technologies can be helpful, it is clear that an informed, motivated, and adherent patient is the key to success. This article focuses on increasing patient adherence ...

Federal programs to increase children's access to educational technology.

I society today, technology, education, and economic growth go hand in hand. Technological literacy is important not only to children’s own future economic wellbeing, but also to the economic well-being of our nation. Technology can help expand opportunities for learners to improve their skills, maximize their potential, and ready them for the twenty-first century. Over the past seven years, th...