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1. Machine Learning for Social Services: A Study of Prenatal Case Management in Illinois.

Author

Pan, Ian, Nolan, Laura B., Brown, Rashida R., Khan, Romana, van der Boor, Paul, Harris, Daniel G., and Ghani, Rayid

Subjects
*MACHINE learning, *PRENATAL care, *SOCIAL services, *MEDICAL case management, *LABOR complications (Obstetrics), *MEDICAL forecasting, *ALGORITHM research, *DIAGNOSIS, *RISK assessment, *PREDICTIVE tests, *HIGH-risk pregnancy, *ALGORITHMS, *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *FORECASTING, *HEALTH care rationing, *SOCIAL impact assessment, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *COMPUTER-aided diagnosis, *PREGNANCY, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

Objectives.To evaluate the positive predictive value of machine learning algorithms for early assessment of adverse birth risk among pregnant women as a means of improving the allocation of social services. Methods. We used administrative data for 6457 women collected by the Illinois Department of Human Services from July 2014 to May 2015 to develop a machine learning model for adverse birth prediction and improve upon the existing paper-based risk assessment. We compared different models and determined the strongest predictors of adverse birth outcomes using positive predictive value as the metric for selection. Results. Machine learning algorithms performed similarly, outperforming the current paper-based risk assessment by up to 36%; a refined paper-based assessment outperformed the current assessment by up to 22%. We estimate that these improvements will allow 100 to 170 additional high-risk pregnant women screened for program eligibility each year to receive services that would have otherwise been unobtainable. Conclusions. Our analysis exhibits the potential for machine learning to move government agencies toward a more data-informed approach to evaluating risk and providing social services. Overall, such efforts will improve the efficiency of allocating resource-intensive interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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2. Illinois Department of Human Services Clarifies "Clear and Present Danger" Mental Health Reporting Requirements; All Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Must Be Reported.

Subjects
*FIREARMS ownership laws, *GUN laws, *PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities, *GUN control, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article reports on the announcement made by the Illinois Department of Human Services on the new Firearms Owner Identification Mental Health Reporting System requirements for the expanded list of mental health professionals and mental health facilities. It states that mental health professionals and mental health facilities are required to report within 24 hours individuals they determine with clear and present danger to self or others or have a development disability.

Published
2014

3. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION.

Author

Wharff, Anne and Scritchlow, Joni

Subjects
*PARTNERSHIPS in education, *EDUCATIONAL cooperation, *PROFESSIONAL education, *PROFESSIONAL ethics, *EDUCATIONAL programs, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article focuses on the professional development system of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) for the education and early care professionals through its partnerships with Illinois Higher Education Institution. Topics discussed include an overview of the development system, contributions of higher education institution faculty, and the consistency of the system in teacher preparation programs.

Published
2014

4. business news.

Subjects
*BUSINESS enterprises, *AUTOMATION, *MERGERS & acquisitions, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article offers news briefs related to the businesses in the U.S. The staff of the Illinois Department of Human Services have shifted to more automation by using the AdobeLiveCycle solutions. The Kansas Health Policy Authority has been contracted for the HealthWave Clearinghouse program of the Policy Studies Institute. Deloitte LLP has successfully acquired the assets of the North American Public Services of BearingPoint Inc.

Published
2009

5. Reevaluate This!

Author

ERVIN, MIKE

Subjects
*PEOPLE with disabilities, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being checked again at the Illinois Department of Human Service for determine that he still have the same level of disability as a year before.

Published
2018

6. Mental Health Crisis.

Author

EVANS, MARISSA

Subjects
*FINANCING of mental health services, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services, UNITED States federal budget
Abstract

The article discusses the mental health budget crisis in Illinois. Topics addressed include amount lost by the Illinois Department of Human Services in mental health service funding due to the budget battle in 2015 between Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and the Democratic legislature, remarks from Marianne Manko, director of communications for the state agency, and aim of Illinois' proposed federal waiver.

Published
2016

7. BUSINESS.

Subjects
*MENTAL health services, *COMMUNITY health services, *PUBLIC health, *HEALTH promotion, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article reports on the selection of ValueOptions Inc. to assist with the administration of Illinois' mental health care delivery system by the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health (DMH). The division's officials stated that the new collaborative group, called Illinois Mental Health Collaborative for Access and Choice, aims to improve the division's capacity to serve mental health consumers and their families.

Published
2008

8. News Briefing.

Subjects
*CHARITIES, *CREDIT unions, *NONPROFIT organizations, *EXECUTIVE compensation, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

This section offers news briefs on charities in the U.S. A plan was announced by American Nonprofits to start a national federal credit union for nonprofits and their employees. The Stupski Foundation, founded by former Charles Schwab Corp. head Larry Stupski and his wife, plans to close soon. Charities that receive government funds were required by the Illinois Department of Human Services to disclose the salaries paid to their executives by private management companies.

Published
2012

9. ACS Awarded Illinois Contract to Expand Electronic Payment Card.

Subjects
*PUBLIC contracts, *ELECTRONIC funds transfers, *PAYMENT systems, *GOVERNMENT agencies, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article reports on the contract awarded by the Illinois Department of Human Services to Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS) for the expansion of its electronic payment card (EPC) use in Dallas, Texas. The five-year agreement will use the EPC program of ACS in improving the distribution of the state payments and in providing benefits to government agencies. According to ACS, the scheme depicts the flexibility of its program and its ability to offer innovative and creative solutions.

Published
2009

10. In Blue Island Office, Seeing Recession's Toll.

Author

WARREN, JAMES

Subjects
*PARKING lots, *AUTOMOBILE parking, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

If south suburban Blue Island long ago was a geological mix of boulders and other debris dropped by a glacier, the Illinois Department of Human Services office there now is a moraine of human travail deposited by the recession. A parking lot the size of a football field was jammed Tuesday, and caseworkers laughed about my three-minute search for a space. This was a slow day, they informed me; show up on the first of the month, when various benefits are due, and you would think the Rolling Stones were in town. Lines form outside shortly after sunrise. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2010

11. Illinois DHS digitizes its big data.

Subjects
*ENTERPRISE content management, ILLINOIS. Dept. of Human Services
Abstract

The article reports on the digitization of Illinois Department of Human Services' more than 100 million pieces of paper stored in case files using the Enterprise Content Management big data technologies from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).

Published
2013

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