Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has said that In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together. As data science programs spring up across the world and medical practices big and small transition to digital record-keeping, it’s becoming apparent that the future of medical science is intimately tied to advances in data science and digital health tracking. Consumers are collating their health records with everything from fitness trackers to smartphones, and both private and state facilities are rushing to join them. Electronic health records represent a line in the sand for the next wave of medical innovation; only when health data is digitized can it be made actionable.
Which states are leading the charge on EHR adoption? Which are falling behind? What’s the difference between electronic medical records and electronic health records, anyway? This infographic, developed by datascience@berkeley, explores the health data revolution and offers a glimpse at where the digital health industry is heading in the future.
