Health Care & Human Services

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Health Care & Human Services Committee Meeting Minutes

The Health Care and Human Services EGC is staffed with the following expertise:

Dick Taylor, Controller, Division of Accounting, Dept. of Human Services
KC Robbie, Field Administrator, Dept. of Human Services
Sue Williamson, Director, Client & Public Relations Office, Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing
Jennifer Evans, Director, Office of Administration & Operations, Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing
Bob O'Doherty, Director, Center for Health and Environmental Information and Statistics, Dept. of Public Health & Environment
Bill Ferguson, CIO, Dept. of Public Health & Environment

The Health Care and Human Services EGC governs the following projects:

Project	Agency	Description
Mountain Plains States Consortium (MPSC) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	Dept. of Public Health & Environment	This multi-year project encompasses the development of a new WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) system that will be used for case management and payment control. This new system will be web-enabled and will be replacing the existing legacy system which was last replaced in 1992-1995. The project is in partnership through a consortium that includes the states of Wyoming and Utah. The project is 100% federally funded and is under the gated process of the USDA.
Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) Functional Release - 2044 and 1042	Depts. of Health Care Policy & Financing and Human Services	The purpose of this project is to implement two major releases to CBMS functionality. These releases are estimated to be the largest since the original implementation of the system.
Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) - PEAK	Depts. of Health Care Policy & Financing and Human Services	The purpose of this project is to create a web portal for citizens to make application for benefits from the various programs supported by CBMS.
Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) - Intelligent Data Entry (IDE)	Depts. of Health Care Policy & Financing and Human Services	The purpose of this project is to improve the entry of client inforamtion - IDE, or Intelligent Data Entry to streamline client applications.
Childcare Automated Tracking System (CHATS) Replacement	Dept. of Human Services	CHATS is a mission-critical system used for tracking child care and making payments to child care providers for low income families or families who are receiving public assistance.
Colorado AWARE	Department of Human Services	The purpose of this project is to replace several patch-work systems along with manual and patch-work processes with a web based, modern case management system. The system selected is an off-the-shelf product from Alliance Enterprise, Inc. The project was certified by OIT January 11, 2010.

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