(…) There is a radical change taking place in Health Care thanks to Big Data, pertaining to the steps of diagnosis, disease treatment, and patient management. However, sharing personal data poses the delicate question of privacy, which must always be guaranteed and protected.

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In the health sector, increasing attention is being given to the use of Big Data to support clinical decisions. Big Data, in fact, allows doctors to carry out increasingly personalized care pathways, to evaluate their efficiency and reduce the clinical risk, thanks to the innovative process management and control methods. Furthermore, health data, especially those derived from wearables (wearable electronic devices) that trace vital signs, can provide valuable help in prevention or early care.

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Healthcare, like other sectors, can utilize the enormous possibilities of technology to face the challenges that accompany the Big Data revolution. The use of the Cloud in the healthcare sector has two main advantages: first, to be able to store information and make it user friendly; second, with this data it is possible to make predictions regarding certain pathologies and more efficiently manage new clinical tests with much larger samples size, all with the additional cost advantage.

Experts predict a growing trend in all major hospitals with the use of Big Data and Machine Learning platforms to support diagnostic, therapeutic and care decisions. This will bring huge benefits and play an important role in developing innovative treatments, understanding how to prevent new diseases, and improving everyone’s quality of life.

Source: Humanitas University