Abstract
Over the past few years technology has evolved to integrate itself into a myriad of aspects of every day life, including healthcare access and delivery. One way in which technology has begun to truly transform healthcare is with big data and big data analytics. Using sophisticated tools to capture, aggregate, and translate data across multiple sources, ranging from traditional electronic health records to non-traditional consumer devices, big data has the potential to transform the practice of medicine at both the level of the patient-physician relationship as well as in clinical decision-making and treatment. Already apparent are intriguing examples of increased patient engagement, improved evidence-based physician decision-making, and multi-faceted tools for more individualized patient care. As big data becomes more and more incorporated into the practice of medicine, issues regarding systems interoperability, privacy and security, and legal and regulatory boundaries will need to be resolved. This chapter is intended to be an overview of big data applications and potential challenges as they relate to the patient and physician.
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Le, E. et al. (2018). The Impact of Big Data on the Physician. In: Srinivasan, S. (eds) Guide to Big Data Applications. Studies in Big Data, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53817-4_16
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