Big data not only allows us to see more of what is in front
of us but also understand trends in the environment that may otherwise not be obvious.
We now have more information that can be used to help make smarter more
effective business decisions. But even with this information, the integration
of big data in the healthcare is being slowed down by are patient’s information
being kept confidential and secret.
Big data in healthcare provides the opportunity to understand
patterns before common signs and symptoms of diseases to help better diagnose
patients in the future. The healthcare
industry is so large that many times doctors do not share as much information
with doctors at other hospitals as they could. However, if hospitals were about
combine all this data that each individual hospital had they would better be
able to analyze everything. This steps towards bridging the gaps is a value-based
healthcare and is very future and patient focused.
Preventative medicine, medical research, and cost reduction
are only a few areas where applications for big data in healthcare. With the
integration of big data hospitals could create apps that would help patients
understand their symptoms better and know when a patient should seek immediate medical
attention or not. A good example of this is Apple teaming up with researchers
at Stanford to help determine if Apple Watches could detect atrial fibrillation.
Questions:
- Would you be willing to share your patient information if it could help change the industry?
- Do you think some of these tools could be useful?
- What are your thoughts on how big data could change the healthcare industry?
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