Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be opening access to its voluminous federal healthcare data stores to entrepreneurs and other private-sector innovators – a move designed to spur innovation and effect transformation of healthcare. The new policy comes as part of the Administration’s “commitment to use of data and information to drive transformation of the healthcare delivery system.”
Slavitt made the announcement at Datapalooza, saying, “Today’s announcement is aimed directly at shaking up healthcare innovation and setting a new standard for data transparency. We expect a stream of new tools for beneficiaries and care providers that improve care and personalize decision-making.