A guide for healthcare organizations to harness big data

 

Healthcare organizations can employ a number of strategies to utilize big data to improve quality of care and outcomes for patients, especially those with chronic conditions, according to Hospitals & Health Networks.

The article describes five ways a healthcare organization can work with patients, and with their data, to build a better care model: (1) Make the patient a responsible member of the healthcare team; (2) Think ahead to a holistic approach to data acquisition and analysis; (3) Remove the noise; (4) Let the data inform task automation; and (5) Better facilitate feedback from providers to patients.

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