Advances in data collection, sensor technology, cloud-based data management and analytics capabilities have resulted in huge volumes of unstructured data that have helped to provide control to patients/consumers and healthcare professionals in managing their health conditions. Nano technology, ingestible pills, wearables and integration of gaming into patient support programs … [Read more...] about How Big Data Provides Enhanced Insights for the Healthcare Industry
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Predicting and Preventing Health Issues with Big Data
For eons, healthcare, in whatever form it came in, was fairly straightforward. Someone would get sick or injured, and a physician would prescribe a cure or treatment using the prevailing medical knowledge of the day. This has held true even in modern times, where many people only think about their health during those times when it fails them. While this approach is a practical … [Read more...] about Predicting and Preventing Health Issues with Big Data
Hangups and Solutions in Applying Big Data in Healthcare
Its not just high-tech businesses that have latched onto the idea of using big data analytics to improve their operations. The healthcare industry has seen the potential that big data has to offer, leading to a movement to digitize health data to improve patient care and the efficiency of administrative tasks. Big data might just transform healthcare all around the world, but … [Read more...] about Hangups and Solutions in Applying Big Data in Healthcare
5 Ways Big Data is Reducing Healthcare Costs
Although the cost-saving benefits of the Affordable Care Act may not be realized anytime soon, some new tools and strategies are being employed to help bring down the costs of healthcare now. And Big Data analytics is one of those tools. Enabling healthcare professionals to capture and analyze mountains of digitized healthcare data to obtain new insights, Big Data cloud … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Big Data is Reducing Healthcare Costs
