With limited time and a heavy patient load, physicians face a daunting task trying to identify a patient’s multiple needs during a single office visit.Now, growing implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information technology, combined with rapidly evolving clinical analytics techniques, promises to make this task easier. By collecting and analyzing data that present a more comprehensive, […]
Jonathan E. Helm, Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision TechnologiesIndiana University Kelley School of BusinessBy Jonathan E. HelmThe opportunity around big data is seemingly endless. Big data seems to be everywhere and is a part of everything – embedded in e-commerce, social media and electronic health records. Organizations large and small are presented with an opportunity to leverage the vast […]
A recent Bipartisan Policy Center report, titled “A Policy Forum on the Use of Big Data in Health Care“, suggests that HIPAA is a burden on healthcare organizations that are trying to innovate and maximize the value of patient big data. But how likely are changes to HIPAA and what should healthcare focus on in the near future to use […]
