BIG DATA AND HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS
BIG DATA AND HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS Introduction The last decade has witnessed major advances in the amount of data that is regularly generated and collected in almost everything including the human ability to understand, analyze, and use technology. These trends have together resulted in the emergence of the ‘Big Data’ field. And in the short time since its inception, Big Data has taken the world by a veritable storm, touching every sector from healthcare to marketing in myriad different ways, improving productivity, contributing to process efficiency, and helping create an environment where innovations thrive and flourish. Big Data In Healthcare At first glance, it may not seem as though the worlds of Big Data and healthcare could have anything in common or would go well together. Nothing could be farther from the truth. More than contributing to an increase in profits and the cutting down of wasteful overheads, Big Data has found widespread application within the H...