How Can Big Data Power The Future Of Healthcare

Topic 6: How Can Big Data Power The Future Of Healthcare

Name: 陳美菁
Student ID: D0773630
Author: Bill Hess

Many factors are involved in improving the quality of health care. Using data to measure performance is an essential element. Whether the objective is to improve outcomes or to improve a process of care, data are central to assessing the quality of health care. Big data help to determine where opportunities for improvement exist and document the impact that system change interventions have made on the outcomes or processes of care for a clinical condition or topic. Measuring performance is critical to learning how their practice compares with best practices. If they haven't measured, they do not know. Big data could help to improve the processes of health care for Medicare beneficiaries. 

“Big data in healthcare” refers to the abundant health data amassed from numerous sources including electronic health records, medical imaging, genomic sequencing, payor records, pharmaceutical research, wearables, and medical devices, to name a few. Three characteristics distinguish it from traditional electronic medical and human health data used for decision-making. It is available in extraordinarily high volume; it moves at high velocity and spans the health industry’s massive digital universe and, because it derives from many sources, it is highly variable in structure and nature. By utilizing big data in healthcare, it can help the Precision Medicine Initiative to focus on bringing precision medicine to all areas of health and healthcare on a large scale. Second, wearables and IoT sensors, have the potential to revolutionize healthcare for many patient populations and to help people remain healthy. A wearable device or sensor may one day provide a direct, real-time feed to a patient’s electronic health records, which allows medical staff to monitor and then consult with the patient, either face-to-face or remotely. Lastly, Machine learning, a component of artificial intelligence, and one that depends on big data are already helping physicians improve patient care.  Machine learning, together with healthcare big data analytics, multiply caregivers’ ability to enhance patient care.

Using big data analysis to deliver information that is an evidence-based will, over time, increase efficiencies and help sharpen the industry’s understanding of the best practices associated with any disease, injury, or illness. Big data is just beginning to revolutionize healthcare and move the industry forward on many fronts. The changes in medicine, technology, and financing that big data in healthcare promises, offer solutions that improve patient care and drive value in healthcare organizations.

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