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U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith delivered a speech promoting the "Innovation Nation" and "Datapalooza" initiatives. Smith used various industry buzzwords such as "scrubbing in" and "scaling" while discussing the release of government data to spur innovation. The speech included an anecdote about her childhood solar energy projects in Buffalo, New York, which was criticized for its lack of practical applicability in that climate.
Todd Park, AthenaHealth, Health Datapalooza Conflict
Chief Technology Officer Todd Park is scrutinized for his role as a "change agent" at Health and Human Services and his founding of AthenaHealth. The hosts highlight a potential conflict of interest regarding AthenaHealth's sponsorship of the "Health Datapalooza" conference while Park serves in the government.
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park hosted the third annual Health Datapalooza, an event promoting the use of "liberated" government health data for private app development. Park, a former Booz Allen Hamilton consultant, invited musician Jon Bon Jovi to speak about his "Soul Kitchen" initiative. Critics view the event as a front for securing government contracts and a distraction from systemic hospital errors.
