Analytics Infrastructure

Top 10 Challenges of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare

March 6, 2024 - Big data analytics is a major undertaking for the healthcare industry.  Providers who have barely come to grips with putting data into their electronic health records (EHRs) are now tasked with pulling actionable insights out of them – and applying those learnings to complicated initiatives that directly impact reimbursement. For...


More Articles

Healthcare Stakeholders Plan to Prioritize AI, Analytics This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As the new year begins, health systems are gearing up for new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. For many, top priorities from last year — such as establishing analytics infrastructure, deploying predictive analytics,...

Top Health IT Analytics Predictions, Priorities for This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As health systems work to address challenges caused or worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as health inequity and chronic disease management hurdles, many are turning to data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Breaking Down the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR)

by Editorial Staff

As health data interoperability becomes an increasingly pressing concern for providers, developers and vendors are paying a great deal more attention to the data standards that will enable seamless,...

Can Digital Twin Neighborhoods Help Tackle Health Disparities?

by Shania Kennedy

Addressing health disparities and improving patient outcomes are key to achieving health equity, but tackling these issues requires health systems to understand their population’s needs and develop strategies to meet...

UC Berkeley Launches Agile Metabolic Health, Open Platforms Initiative

by Shania Kennedy

Stakeholders from the University of California (UC), Berkeley launched the Agile Metabolic Health project this week, an effort to enhance the treatment of diabetes and other metabolic disorders through...

Exploring the Role of Cleveland Clinic’s First Chief Analytics Officer

by Shania Kennedy

As data analytics becomes more valuable and accessible, health systems are creating leadership roles to reflect this shift. Chief data officer and chief analytics officer roles are becoming more common, but what does such a role...

NYC Health Dept. Launches Center for Population Health Data Science

by Shania Kennedy

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) established the Center for Population Health Data Science this week in an effort to improve the city’s public health data...

Data Analytics in Healthcare: Defining the Most Common Terms

by Shania Kennedy

Big data analytics play an increasingly significant role in improving care quality, patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and cost reduction for healthcare stakeholders. But navigating the healthcare data analytics landscape requires...

CDC Funding Opportunity to Bolster Analytics-Driven Outbreak Response

by Shania Kennedy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) via the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) aimed at enhancing...

Cleveland Clinic, IBM Deploy First Healthcare Quantum Computer

by Shania Kennedy

Cleveland Clinic and IBM officially unveiled the installation of the IBM Quantum System One, the first deployment of an onsite private sector IBM-managed quantum computer in the United States and the...

NJDOH Awarded CDC Grant to Modernize Data Analytics Infrastructure

by Shania Kennedy

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has been awarded a five-year, $80.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which it will use to modernize its data...

CDC Analytics Partnership Aims to Advance Public Health Preparedness

by Shania Kennedy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and software company Palantir Technologies Inc. announced a renewal of the organizations’ partnership to modernize the US public health...

Tampa General Strikes Partnership to Build Data Analytics Platform

by Shania Kennedy

Tampa General Hospital launched a partnership with software company Palantir Technologies Inc. this week focused on leveraging data and analytics to improve patient care and drive operational,...

IL Health System Unveils Partnership to Improve Data Analytics Capabilities

by Shania Kennedy

Illinois-based integrated health system Carle Health has partnered with healthcare data and analytics technology company Health Catalyst to advance its analytics capabilities and improve patient...

TN Health System Leverages Data Analytics to Advance Value-Based Care

by Shania Kennedy

Tennessee-based primary care provider group Matter Health has launched a partnership with healthcare data analytics company Ursa Health, under which the health system will leverage the company’s...

KLAS: Health Orgs Report Better Care Coordination with Microsoft Cloud

by Shania Kennedy

A new report from KLAS Research found that most healthcare organizations experienced reduced costs and shorter project timelines, with many reporting improved care coordination, while using Microsoft...

UPMC, Microsoft Partner to Expand Clinical Analytics Infrastructure

by Shania Kennedy

Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Microsoft announced a five-year collaboration aimed at expanding and modernizing the health system’s data management, warehousing, and analytics infrastructure to...

Google, Northwell Health Partner to Boost Patient Care, Clinician Experience

by Shania Kennedy

Google Cloud and New York-based Northwell Health announced a collaboration to accelerate the health system’s digital transformation using cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI), with...