HHS wants wider use of its open data

Zach Rausnitz | FierceGovernmentIT | October 25, 2013

In the next few years, the Health Data Initiative plans to focus on publicizing its openly available data to ensure it's put to use.

A strategy document dated Oct. 23 says the initiative, which the Health and Human Services Department launched in 2010, should make healthdata.gov more user-friendly and boost outreach to businesses and developers who can realize the data's potential.

So far, the initiative has largely focused on making large amounts of data available for public consumption. By the end of December, it plans to secure a commitment from HHS leadership to provide the resources to make healthdata.gov more usable and technically advanced.