Big data can better the quality of care cancer patients receive

What is it about?

This publication seeks to paint a clearer picture of Big Data in healthcare and the benefits for better cancer care. It gives a simple, widely used definition of Big Data and explains some of its pertinent characteristics (volume, velocity, variety, veracity) with respect to healthcare. A brief discussion of some solutions provided by Big Data for healthcare challenges together with vivid examples where Big Data have been implemented to improve operational efficiency and clinical excellence for hospitals.

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Why is it important?

Making Big Data Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) in healthcare would be an essential improvement not only to circumvent the data sharing problem but also open up the possibility to use and reuse healthcare big data and still draw reliable conclusions.

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