2005 Finalist: MEDDIC-MS and MEDDIC-MS SSI Rapid Cycle

This cost-effective automated system measures health care performance and improves the quality of the state’s publicly funded managed health care programs, which is especially important to the financially-pressured state Medicaid program.

2004 Alternate: School Aids Financial Reporting (SAFR)

Enabling school districts to submit data via the Internet to the state Department of Education, this program helps the state to calculate and distribute $4.2 billion in general aid to 426 school districts.

2004 Finalist: Critical Incident Response Team

This team consists of seven employees who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a single point-of-contact to coordinate the state’s response to critical highway incidents. Critical highway incidents are defined as unexpected events which cause the closure of a roadway and/or bridge on the state trunk highway system.

2004 Finalist: Community Mercury Reduction Program

In a partnership between the state Department of Natural Resources and 20 municipalities to reduce the use of mercury-containing products in the state and to increase mercury recycling, this program targets entities that have historically used mercury products, including hospitals, dental offices, schools and HVAC contractors.

2003 Finalist: I Owe You Campaign

This marketing campaign targets veterans, providing information about state and federal benefits available to them. The campaign’s slogan is “You served me when I called, now it is time for me to help you.”

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