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!
Lucas M Tramontozzi
Chief Data Officer
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Lucas.Tramontozzi@LA.gov
(225) 342-4761
@BigDataDaddy
http://healthdata.louisiana.gov