Join us for a Tweet Chat on Nov. 1st from 1 – 2 PM ET to Discuss CMS Data!

Are you currently using health data to build applications or have an interest in using health data but need some expertise to help you better understand the data?  Join us for a Tweet Chat hosted by HealthDatagov to get your questions answered! Read more »

Health Indicators Warehouse Updates with 4-year Estimates of CMS Medicare Data

For the first time ever the Health Data Indicators Warehouse is being updated with four-year estimates from 2007 – 2010 for 154 CMS health indicators and has added 11 all new indicators! Check them out! Read more »

Building a Healthy Community with Technology and Community Members

See how the God’s Battalion of Prayer Church in Brooklyn, New York is transforming their community with technology, community members and open data! Read more »

Health Data Initiative IV: Health Datapalooza Dates Announced!

HEALTH DATAPALOOZA IS BACK! SAVE THE DATE! - June 3 - 4, 2013 Washington, DC Read more »

U.S. News & World Report Leverages Healthcare Finder API to Help Consumers Find Insurance Coverage

See how U.S. News & World Report has leveraged the Healthcare Finder API to make purchasing health insurance easier for consumers. Read more »

Upcoming Digital Health Opportunities: Codeathons and the SXSW Accelerator

Check out some exciting digital health opportunities, including the SXSW Accelerator and six codeathons in October! Read more »

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, A Survey Only as Valuable as Its Parts

10,000 Americans, four tractor trailers, 2 years and a whole lot of work. Check out the big deal that is the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey! Read more »

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Unleashing the Power of Data and Innovation To Improve Health

Welcome to HealthData.gov! This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all. In a recent article, Todd Park, United States Chief Technology Officer, captured the essence of what the Health Data Initiative is all about and why our efforts here are so important.

  • Medicare

    Cost report data from annual reports filed by hospitals, home health agencies, and other facilities; claim-level public use files for all major types of care.

  • Medicaid

    General information on eligibility and claims data developed to support research and policy analysis initiatives for Medicaid and other low-income populations

  • Epidemiology

    Public health databases and registries regarding births, deaths, disease incidence, health event case reports, demographics, community health

  • Treatments

    Information and databases about marketed drugs, including downloadable resource of medication content and labeling, text messaging libraries and product listing directories

  • Population Statistics

    Metrics on community health, health care system, and determinants-of-health performance at national, state or county levels

  • Biomedical Research

    Authoritative, up-to-date medical and scientific information resources for health patients, families, health care care providers and researchers

  • Safety

    Includes all company-issued recalls for drugs, food, products from 2009 to the present; hazardous substances and environmental and public health maps

  • Administrative

    Data on administering health care delivery, enrollment into health insurance plans, and appeals

  • Health Care Cost

    Includes National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), the official estimates of total health care spending in the United States

  • Quality Measurement

    Quality and patient satisfaction data available via APIs for nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, and dialysis centers

  • Health Care Providers

    FOIA-disclosable health care provider data for providers

  • Children’s Health

    Information on children’s health and health-related services for children for researchers, policymakers, patients and families