MeriTalk has announced the results of a new study that found the majority of federal healthcare executives say big data will improve population health management, patient care and preventive care.
The new study entitled "The Big Data Cure" surveyed federal executives focused on healthcare and healthcare research to examine the current state of big data in federal healthcare.
The study made the following findings:
- 63 percent of federal healthcare executives say big data will help track and manage population health more efficiently.
- 62 percent say big data will significantly improve patient care within military health and Department of Veterans Affairs systems.
- 60 percent say big data will enhance the ability to deliver preventive care.
"Emerging mHealth and machine-to-machine technology will together create a new healthcare data deluge, and tremendous opportunity to improve efficiency and patient care," said Dan Dougherty, vice president of study sponsor EMC Federal, in the news release.
"The Big Data Cure" was based on an online survey of 150 federal healthcare executives.
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