Finding the Missing Link for Big Biomedical Data

Weber et al narrate that it has been argued that big data will enable efficiencies and accountability in health care. However, to date, other industries have been far more successful at obtaining value from large-scale integration and analysis of heterogeneous data sources. individual person level....

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 311; no. 24; pp. 2479 - 2480
Main Authors:	Weber, Griffin M, Mandl, Kenneth D, Kohane, Isaac S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 25-06-2014
Subjects:	Accountability Algorithms Biomedical research Biomedical Research - trends Confidentiality Data analysis Data Collection Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Delivery of Health Care - trends Electronic Health Records - statistics & numerical data Humans Medical records Right of privacy
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Summary:	Weber et al narrate that it has been argued that big data will enable efficiencies and accountability in health care. However, to date, other industries have been far more successful at obtaining value from large-scale integration and analysis of heterogeneous data sources. individual person level. In contrast, big biomedical data are scattered across institutions and intentionally isolated to protect patient privacy. Here, they address both technical and social challenges to linking these data before big biomedical data can have their full influence on health care.
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2014.4228