During the three-day, 2,000-attendee conference in Washington, D.C., the following projects were introduced:
openFDA: Todd Park, the country’s CTO, introduced openFDA, a database containing public and de-indentified Food and Drug Administration datasets. It is also an application programming interface, and officials hope developers will use openFDA to develop new, big data-driven apps and software.
Health Data Exploration Project: The Health Data Exploration Project, using a $1.9 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will develop a network of researchers and healthcare organizations focused on using personal health data to improve population health. The network will use data from health apps, fitness trackers and social media to identify patterns and spot potential issues, as well as use this information to inform public policy.
Geographic Variation Dashboards: CMS announced updates to its hospital charge data sets along with new tools, such as this dashboard that reveals how healthcare costs differ from state to state and region to region.
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