Using a product approach to build and modernize APIsHear from our team who spoke at the CMS Convergence event about how we use a product approach when developing APIs and the benefits that come from doing so.By: Sarah JulianAugust 23, 2022Topics: Product, Api, User ExperienceRead more of Using a product approach to build and modernize APIs
Embarrassingly automatable as the first step of legacy modernizationPerhaps it’s time for an equivalent of Maslow’s classic hierarchy of needs, but for legacy modernization projects.By: Paul SmithJuly 20, 2021Topics: Ideas, Engineering, ApiRead more of Embarrassingly automatable as the first step of legacy modernization
A path to transforming the nation’s unemployment insurance systemsThe time is ripe to rethink how the nation’s unemployment systems, many of which still rely on manual and paper-based processes, can be improved through new technology and approaches.By: Greg Gershman, Paul SmithJune 11, 2021Topics: Department of Labor, Ideas, Product, User Experience, ApiRead more of A path to transforming the nation’s unemployment insurance systems
With existing tools, the IRS could connect people with healthcareCMS and IRS could use the digital infrastructure and information they have today to help millions of tax filers find affordable or free healthcare, thereby reducing the number of uninsured people in America.By: Ben KutilMay 19, 2021Topics: Api, Ideas, User Experience, Health ItRead more of With existing tools, the IRS could connect people with healthcare
The Ad Hoc COVID Report prototype is now open sourceToday, we're happy to announce that we have open-sourced the code that powers the COVID Report prototype.By: Bill MillMarch 24, 2021Topics: Engineering, Api, Health It, DataRead more of The Ad Hoc COVID Report prototype is now open source
Prototyping a COVID-19 vaccination verification appAd Hoc has created a prototype that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to check their vaccination status in an easy-to-use web app.By: Barry PattersonJanuary 28, 2021Topics: Api, Ideas, Engineering, Health ItRead more of Prototyping a COVID-19 vaccination verification app
Supporting the busiest time of the year for Medicare beneficiariesAt Ad Hoc, it’s imperative that we think critically and iteratively about how we can make this stressful experience as simple and intuitive as possible.By: Cindy PhanOctober 15, 2020Topics: User Experience, Api, Devops, Health It, DataRead more of Supporting the busiest time of the year for Medicare beneficiaries
Ad Hoc, Fearless, and Ellumen win contract to continue support of Blue Button 2.0The Blue Button 2.0 program is a pivotal part of the move towards a more interoperable healthcare system that will give people more control over their healthcare data.By: Greg GershmanJune 9, 2020Topics: News, Api, Health It, DataRead more of Ad Hoc, Fearless, and Ellumen win contract to continue support of Blue Button 2.0
What makes an API simple?Whenever you're trying to make something simple, it's important to think of the people who are using your tool.By: Seth EtterAugust 23, 2019Topics: Engineering, Api, User ExperienceRead more of What makes an API simple?
Three Ad Hoc-supported projects win FedHealthIT awardsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won for their work on the Beneficiary Claims Data API and the Federally Facilitated Marketplace Cloud Migration, while the Department of Veterans Affairs won for Lighthouse, their API program.By: Greg GershmanJune 11, 2019Topics: News, Api, Health It, DataRead more of Three Ad Hoc-supported projects win FedHealthIT awards