A Big Data Approach to Improving Care in Academic Medical Centers

Academic Medical Centers are entering into a new era, one in which rising volumes of data are used to improve patient outcomes, strengthen communities and support hard-pressed physicians. But to reap those gains, they first need a modern infrastructure to realize the data’s full potential.Key health care trends that include value-based vs. fee-for-service reimbursements, merger activity and joint ventures with payers put increased pressure on AMCs to deliver superior care efficiently and cost-effectively, while always keeping attention foremost on the patient.