Big Data Has the Potential to Transform Health Care

Big Data Has the Potential to Transform Health Care


June 23 2020
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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238955

Student Name : Joyce Chang 張可薔

Student ID : D0740800

    With the growing sum of the data, people are now given the chance to carefully analyze the data collected and find the pattern within it. And now, innovative companies are using these data to make health care better. 

    The growing amount of medical data holds the clues to predicting flu outbreaks, preventing diseases, cutting medical costs and improving overall patient care. Given these facts, it is not surprising that startups and companies are wisely using these medical data to look into data driven health care. Several smart companies are using these data to personalize and enhance care. Likewise, consumers are turning to personal health tracking devices to take control of their own care.

    According to the MIT Technology Review report, today’s health care data lives in multiple buckets including data from sensors, public health records, electronic medical records, insurance claims, genomic data, family health history and mobile health apps. Getting the most valuable insights requires analyzing all of these layers to create actionable insights that patients, doctors, researchers and business users can understand. The growth in personal health tracking devices is one source of an emerging data fountain. There are currently more than 100,000 mobile health apps that measure health indicators, offering a constant read on patient health. 

    When implementing a technology that accomplishes all three of these tasks, organizations can be sure that all of their important data is there and up to date — including clinical narratives, doctor notes and real-time data from bedside monitors. Without the ability to incorporate that information, insights are not as valuable as they could be.

    While the biggest challenge for data-driven health care companies is analyzing all of these valuable insights, today’s technology is stepping up to the plate. With the right technology prescription, organizations can find the cure all for improving health care.



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