Deltek Senior Analyst Kate Tussey reports.
April brings the observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As such, Deltek’s Health Care and Social Services team saw this as the perfect opportunity to highlight child welfare reform initiatives occurring nationwide. Stay tuned for related blogs throughout the month!
Deltek kicked off National Child Abuse Prevention month with a look at Oklahoma and Nebraska. Another state in the news – unfortunately,not for the best reasons – is Oregon. The Oregon Department of Human Services’ new child welfare system, OrKids, has suffered serious glitches over the past few months. The $40 million computer upgrade combined seven legacy computer systems in one, Web-based system, partially paid for by federal dollars. Although administration has stated these glitches have not put children in danger, local leaders have cited cases were DHS contracts are backlogged to community services providers, and caseworkers are finding it difficult to use the system. Another issue is the system’s lack of ability to pull together reports that show how the child welfare system is functioning. Surprisingly, the system remains on budget as the current vendor works with the state to fix these issues.
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