Health IT Analytics October 2, 2017
Big data analytics and machine learning could be a major benefit for providers – if they can develop the skills and competencies required to leverage advanced health IT.
Big data doesn’t have to be the enemy of overwhelmed clinicians staring at their computer screens while griping about their electronic health records, says a pair of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Press Ganey in a NEJM perspective piece.
Instead of treating health IT as one of the biggest problems facing the medical profession, providers, educators, researchers and developers should embrace the vast potential of machine learning and big data to deliver the high level of decision support necessary to tackle today’s complex diagnostic challenges.
The availability of EHRs, coupled with...