
229
14
The Use of Big Data in Healthcare
Katherine Marconi, Matt Dobra, and Charles Thompson
INTRODUCTION
Big data is dened elsewhere in this book, but it has many attributes that
apply to the large electronic sources of health data being created, managed,
and analyzed by healthcare providers, health organizations, and patients
and their families. Data from genetic mapping, pharmaceutical tracking,
public health reporting, digital x- rays, CAT scans and laboratory results,
payer and provider data, insurance claims data, and consumer online
behavior adds up to petabytes of information. What makes this data so
exciting is that big data has the poten ...