November 10, 2011

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  
This program is intended to provide stakeholders with a glimpse into the cutting-edge technologies and ideas taking hold in the health IT (HIT) arena. Each class in this series will feature two HIT innovators in to discuss their contributions to advancement of HIT adoption, consumer engagement with HIT, and overall improvement of health and healthcare for all Americans.

HHS CTO Todd Park will kick off a brand new series on Trends in HIT Innovation. Todd will describe opportunities for innovation that result from the intersection of health IT and the liberation of data, and will illustrate how the government is helping to catalyze progress. This program will be followed by a series of classes designed to showcase examples of cutting-edge HIT innovation.

FACULTY:
Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

COURSE MATERIALS:

• Presentation Slides
• Recorded Webinar
• Transcript

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

• Open HHS Blog
• HHS Open Government Plan
• HHS and Institute of Medicine Health Data Initiative
• National Journal - HHS Releases Leading Health Indicators for the Next Decade
• Government Health IT - HHS issues call to action with health app challenge
• Nashville Post - Feds look to health data analytics for innovation help
• Sys-Con Media - The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists
• Follow Todd Park on Twitter
• National Journal - Can HHS CTO Todd Park Revolutionize the Health Care Industry?
• Changing Behavior and Changing Policies: Todd Park (Video)
• Health 2.0 2011: Todd Park talks about open data and healthcare at NYC Hacks and Hackers