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CWS-CARES Interface with CalSAWS​
CWS-CARES is partnering with the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) to build an interface and exchange data, and this interface is called Foster Care Eligibility Determination (FCED).
When a child has been placed in a foster home, forms have to be completed and sent manually to CalSAWS. Staff might call, fax, or email information and wait for a response. The foster family might not receive timely payments due to delays in processing.
In the future, the FCED interface will allow data to be sent and received quickly with a near real-time exchange of information. It enables an eligibility determination to be performed with a click of a button, and eliminates duplicate data entry in different systems thus reducing the chance of typos or inconsistencies. Staff will receive a notification when the determination is complete.
The FCED interface reduces the burden of users needing to re-enter the same information in both CWS-CARES and CalSAWS with new automation. Paper forms will also be automated through FCED. This facilitates secure and efficient information sharing between different agencies and departments involved in child welfare cases. Automating tasks like eligibility validation and benefit calculations can reduce the administrative burden on workers.
This back-and-forth data exchange through FCED allows CWS-CARES and CalSAWS to share information. This is just one of the many interfaces that CWS-CARES is building to transform child welfare services in California.
Originally published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.
When a child has been placed in a foster home, forms have to be completed and sent manually to CalSAWS. Staff might call, fax, or email information and wait for a response. The foster family might not receive timely payments due to delays in processing.
In the future, the FCED interface will allow data to be sent and received quickly with a near real-time exchange of information. It enables an eligibility determination to be performed with a click of a button, and eliminates duplicate data entry in different systems thus reducing the chance of typos or inconsistencies. Staff will receive a notification when the determination is complete.
The FCED interface reduces the burden of users needing to re-enter the same information in both CWS-CARES and CalSAWS with new automation. Paper forms will also be automated through FCED. This facilitates secure and efficient information sharing between different agencies and departments involved in child welfare cases. Automating tasks like eligibility validation and benefit calculations can reduce the administrative burden on workers.
This back-and-forth data exchange through FCED allows CWS-CARES and CalSAWS to share information. This is just one of the many interfaces that CWS-CARES is building to transform child welfare services in California.
Originally published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.