Forbes April 3, 2019
HHS Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui promises that the largest health data steward “on the planet” will make its information releases connected and actionable for patients and entrepreneurs
Sometimes, the most significant promises out of Washington have nothing to do with politics.
Speaking at the 2019 Health Datapalooza meeting last week, the chief data officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made a promise with potentially powerful clinical and economic impact.
Noting that there’s “no health care organization on the planet that’s a steward of as varied health information as HHS,” Dr. Mona Siddiqui said the department will no longer be content anymore with just “liberating” data outsiders can use. Rather, HHS will concentrate on giving...