The Downside to Big Data in Health Care – The American Interest

Big Data’s march through the health care industry really seems to be making news this week. Take, for example, this Wired profile of Modernizing Medicine, a company that aggregates data from “knowledge gathered from roughly 3,700 providers and more than 14 million patient visits.” Health care providers can then draw on this data to make better treatment decisions. Powerful search algorithms deliver precisely targeted results.Sounds […]