Yesterday, HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response announced the release of MappyHealth, a no-cost Web application that uses Twitter to help public health officials track emerging health issues. The app, which won ASPR’s developers’ challenge, uses open-source Twitter data to generate information about trending illnesses. Healthcare IT News, HHS release.
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