Data overload In a world where more data is being created than we can shake a stick at (around 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day), it’s no wonder that we’ve reached tipping point. Worryingly, many organisations are ill-equipped to deal with the vast
Ever since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act (PPACA) in 2012, all healthcare providers in the US have been mandated to store patient data in the form of electronic medical records (EMRs). EMRs do away with clunky, paper-based records of patient medical
Big Data in healthcare offers a new direction to the current medical models. Especially when it is accompanied with cloud computing, the efficiency of Big Data amplifies. Thanks to Big Data and its boosted utilization, there seems to be a tremendous increase in profit. It