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Open Health Data in Louisiana. Empowering Innovators for Engaging Solutions. It Really IS NOT About the Data. It is not good enough to simply make data available. Transform data into information. Use information to empower the community to improve health. Open Data in the Bayou.
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Open Health Data in Louisiana Empowering Innovators for Engaging Solutions Lucas M. Tramontozzi, Chief Data Officer
It Really IS NOT About the Data • It is not good enough to simply make data available. • Transform data into information. • Use information to empower the community to improve health.
Open Data in the Bayou • http://healthdata.la.gov • Full APIs • Developed for the semantic web • Tools for researchers and general public • Launch by end of summer • Cajun Code Fest • $25,000 grand prize • $10,000 best student team
Big Data Bets • Vital Record Data • School Based Health Centers Clinical Data • Louisiana Health Insurance Survey
Innovation for the People • Own Your Own Health • Coordinate Care Across the System • De-identification methods for open data • Bridge the “Data Divide”
A Call to Action Challenge the Status Quo! Be Provocative! Be Creative! Be Impatient!
Lucas M TramontozziChief Data OfficerLouisiana Department of Health and HospitalsLucas.Tramontozzi@LA.gov(225) 342-4761@BigDataDaddyhttp://healthdata.louisiana.gov