Sacramento IT News

California’s data exchange framework proves government can do big things

California’s legacy is defined in part by its pioneering spirit. Now, the state is again aiming to strengthen progress as we look to improve healthcare in California with the Data Exchange Framework (DxF). The vision of the DxF is simple yet significant: Every Californian, no matter where they live, should be able to walk into a doctor’s office, a county social services agency or an emergency room and be assured that their providers can access the information needed to provide safe, effective, whole-person care. The law, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and went into effect Jan. 31, marked the start of statewide, secure exchange of health and social services information. The DxF is a first-ever mandate to integrate our state’s health and social services information exchange to better ...[Read More]

Sports boats set out on a voyage to electrify the waters in the same way Tesla electrified the roads

AFLOAT THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER — Grant Jeide looked like another dude riding the rollicking waves left in the wake of a 23-foot (7-meter) boat ripping through the water at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour on a river in Northern California’s Delta earlier this summer. But Jeide was performing his aquatic acrobatics behind a different breed of boat — one powered by electricity instead of gasoline. Unencumbered by the din and acrid smell of a combustion engine, the boat’s passengers could chat with Jeide as he surfed behind them while they savored the afternoon breeze wafting along the river. “It’s like a playground back there, you feel like you could just ride all day,” exclaimed Jeide, part of the sales team at Arc Boats, a 3-year-old startup embarking on a voyage to electr...[Read More]