David PortnoyHHS Entrepreneur-in-ResidenceU.S. Dept Health & Human ServicesFounder, Demand-Driven Open DataDavid.Portnoy@HHS.gov | @DPortnoy

Industry Uses of HHS Data

The following examples demonstrate compelling and creative uses of data provided by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies.

These examples do not constitute endorsement, approval or official HHS communication. They’re for illustrative purposes only.

CDC reports for cruise ship inspections Outside Tool: “Cruise Control”

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Standardized summary views make insights on health and safety easily available by ship across all inspection days, making it practical for consumers to use these in their selection criteria. It would be time consumer to read through reports one day at a time and difficult to compare multiple ships.

OpenFDA Iodine

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By augmenting adverse event and drug label data with additional external data sources and community reviews, Iodine helps consumers decide between similarly indicated drugs. Getting such insights tailored by a patient’s demographics and needs isn’t possible with OpenFDA alone.

CMS public use files for provider utilization Outside Tool: “Treatment Tracker”

DiseaseCast provides interactive disease visualization tools on its website. It seeks to predict disease outbreaks using state/local and CDC data.

CDC’s NNDSS and MMWR DiseaseCast

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The DiseaseCast animation makes it easy to visualize the spread of a disease along temporal and geographical dimensions. It’s used by physicians and health officials to prioritize interventions. Without it, busy professionals would need to spend much more time looking through individual reports and may not spot trends until too late.

CMS tool for Open Payments data Outside Tool: “Dollars for Docs”

CDC Health Indicators Warehouse Visualizations in Tableau Public

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Interactive visual maps help policy makers and social service organizations target geographies most in need. Visual correlations help focus their efforts on programs that could make the most difference. Without these tools, such analytics would be time consuming and inconsistent across organizations.

CMS Physician Referral Extract DocGraph Teaming Data

HealthPocket aims at consumer-oriented tools to improve on HealthCare.gov and Medicare.gov

DocSpot

Docspot uses data from data.medicare.gov as well as state data

CMS Physician Compare US News Doctor Finder

Nursing Home / Hospital / Dialysis Facility Compare Yelp Consumer Protection Initiative

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 4,600 hospitals, 15,000 nursing homes, and 6,300 dialysis clinics in the US and will be updated quarterly

Examples from Tableau Public

Geography of DiabetesHealthcare Costs Obesity Comparison Tool

Google Public Data Explorer