Big data, big value, huge opportunity. Issue 2 (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Giampaoli, Riccardo; Quintaliani, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Giornale di tecniche nefrologiche e dialitiche. Volume 28:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 133
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Big data -- Big data analysis -- Health and big data; Nephrology -- Periodicals; Dialysis -- Periodicals; 616.61005
• DOI: 10.5301/GTND.2016.15790
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0394-9362

Abstract

The constant computerization process, in a liquid and continually changing society, characterizes all of our activities, bringing out the need to develop new methodologies that will help the institutions to maintain the social status. These thoughts are becoming more significant in fields as important as that of National Health, which is incessantly hit by the spending review cuts and that constantly tries to keep in order the balance sheet along with a high level of care. In this context the big data analysis has a key role and is seen as a great antidote to the approximation that has distinguished our supervising managers by highlighting the most trustworthy correlations that can be used in all the different settings of the health system. In our country the big data have already been applied in National Health institutions with promising results and have challenged the administrations, whose principal goals consist in maintaining the highest levels of care and correct balance sheets, that will have to recognize the opportunities and advantages that the big data analysis can offer.