1. Apps4Tots(Health(Challenge(
Ques%on(and(Answer((
Webinar(
5.01.13(

2. Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
1%
On%Today’s%Call:%
%Adam%Wong,%Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%Health%IT%
%Sabrina%MatoffDStepp,%Health%Resources%and%Services%
%Administra,on%
%David%Forrest,%Office%of%the%Secretary,%HHS%
%Jennifer%Stone,%Health%2.0%
Agenda:%
%Challenge%Background%
%Overview%of%Challenge%Details%
%Q&A%

3. ONC%and%i2%Goals%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
2%
• BeRer%Health,%BeRer%Care,%BeRer%Value%through%Quality%
Improvement%
– Further%the%mission%of%the%Department%of%Health%and%Human%
Services%
– Highlight%programs,%ac,vi,es,%and%issues%of%concern%
• Spur%Innova,on%and%Highlight%Excellence%
– Mo,vate,%inspire,%and%lead%
• Community%building%–%Development%of%ecosystem%
• S,mulate%private%sector%investment%

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9. TXT4Tots%API%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
8%
• Query%and%search%the%TXT4Tots%databases%using%the%
HealthData.gov%Data%API%
– HTTP%POST%+%JSON%
– Documenta,on%and%curl/Python%examples:%
hRp://www.healthdata.gov/dataDapi%
– Each%record%is%a%text%message%
• Finding%the%API%resource%page%
• Query%example%
• Fields%

10. API%Resource%Page%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
9%
• There%are%two%TXT4Tots%
resources%(English/
Spanish)%
• Find%the%“CKAN%Page”%link%
for%the%appropriate%
resource%

11. API%Resource%Page%(cont)%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
10%
• Click%the%“CSV”%resource%
link%

12. API%Resource%Page%(cont)%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
11%
• The%data%preview%shows%
the%fields%available%(and%
their%types)%
• The%“Data%API”%buRon%
provides%example%API%calls%
(and%the%resource_id)%

13. API%Example%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
12%
HTTP%POST%to%%
hRp://hub.Healthdata.gov/api/ac,on/datastore_search%
with%URLDencoded%JSON%body:%
{%
%%"resource_id":%"a4b6327fD % %
%c90fD4653D86daD00d7c84d40b3",%
%%"filters":%{%
%%%% % %"childsageinweeks":%97%
%}%
}%
Response%is%JSON:%
...%
%%%%"records":%[%
%%%%%%{%
%%%%%%%%"childsageinweeks":%"97",%
%%% %"messageid":%"1052",%
%%% %"messagetype":%"Happy%Birthday",%
%%% %"sequence":%"1",%
%%% %"txt4totsmessage":%"TXT4Tots:%Happy%2nd%
Birthday!%Congratula,ons%on%making%it%to%the%
2's%in%such%a%healthy%way!%Enjoy%celebra,ng%
today.%"%
%%%%%%}%
%%%%],%
...%

14. API%Fields%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
13%
Request%fields:%
resource_id:%a4b6327fDc90fD4653D86daD00d7c84d40b3%(English)%or%
24f11ba9D1813D438fD9d25Dad5376068907%(Spanish)%
filters:%Op,onally%filter%rows%on%any%of%the%response%fields.%
Response%fields%(English):%
childsageinweeks:%When%to%display%the%message,%the%age%in%weeks%
of%the%child%(only%unique%awer%52).%
txt4totsmessage:%The%message%to%send.%(e.g.%“TXT4Tots:%Happy%
2nd%Birthday!%Congratula,ons%on%making%it%to%the%2's%in%such%a%
healthy%way!%Enjoy%celebra,ng%today.”)%
messageid:%A%number%that%links%corresponding%English%and%
Spanish%messages.%
messagetype:%A%textual%category%for%the%message.%

15. The%Challenge%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
14%
• The%Challenge%calls%for%developers,%researchers,%and%other%
innovators%to%make%use%of%the%Healthdata.gov%data%API%and%
integrate%the%TXT4Tots%message%library%into%a%new%or%exis,ng%
plaxorm.%
• Applica,ons%must%demonstrate:%
– Use%of%informa,on%to%augment%messaging%aimed%toward%consumer%or%
health%care%providers%
– Integra,on%of%content%into%an%exis,ng%web,%mobile,%voice,%EHR,%or%
other%plaxorm%for%suppor,ng%interac,ons%of%the%content%with%other%
capabili,es%
– Crea,ve%UI’s%that%op,mize%understanding%and%easeDofDuse%
– Means%by%which%services%of%na,ve%applica,on%are%enhanced%by%
integra,on%of%new%content%%

16. Review%Criteria%
• Applica,on%usability%and%intui,ve%user%interface%(25%)%
• Applica,on%completeness%(25%)%
• Crea,vity%in%solving%specific%health%problem(s)%(25%)%
• Innova,ve%integra,on%into%a%larger%plaxorm%(new%or%
exis,ng)%(25%)%
– NOTE:%standDalone%apps%that%use%only%the%TXT4Tots%message%library%are%
not%sufficient.%The%TXT4Tots%library%should%be%used%as%a%part%of%a%larger%
applica,on%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
15%

17. Timeline%
Submission%Period%Begins:%April&15,&2013&
Submission%Period%for%Entries%Ends:%May&20,&2013&
Winners%no,fied:%May&31,&2013&
Winners%Announced:%Health&Datapalooza,&June&3:4,&2013&
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
16%

18. Prizes%
First&Place:&$17,500%
Second&Place:&$5,000%
Third&Place:&$2,500%
Honorable&MenEon%for%best%unfinished%app%
Not%to%men,on:%recogni,on,%publicity,%credibility%and%reach!%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
17%

19. Ques,ons?%
Office%of%the%Na,onal%Coordinator%for%
Health%Informa,on%Technology%
18%
www.health2challenge.org!
Contact Jenn:!
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