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The Rise of Big Data in Health Care | Kaiser Permanente Center for …

Big Data has made headlines in technology by customizing user experience and predicting behavior.What is Big Data you ask?It’s the storage and analysis of large quantities of information generally considered too complex for traditional use. Other industries, including health care, are also starting to explore the practical applications of using data to inform decision-making.I recently explored the potential for the […]

The Rise of Big Data in Health Care | Kaiser Permanente Institute for …

In current medical practice, newborns are typically taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) if the mother’s temperature rises above 100.4 degrees because that may signal an increased risk of neonatal sepsis, a bacterial blood infection. With the emergence of Big Data and evidence-based medical practices, many infants are spared that trip due to an innovative metric that allows […]