With today’s state-of-the-art analytics tools, physicians can diagnose illnesses faster and create personalized treatment plans. That adds up to improving quality of care—one of the key objectives of healthcare reform. Forward-thinking physicians as well as healthcare IT leaders will want to read this article from cio.com to learn more.
Not that long ago, data analysis focused mainly at looking backward to understand things that happened in the past. Today, thanks to Moore’s Law and the resultant advances in computing and memory technologies, analytics can now tell us what is happening in real time and help us predict what will happen in the days to come.
This isn’t an opportunity that is limited to Web 2.0 businesses or high-tech powerhouses. The opportunity for pervasive analytics and insights spans virtually all industries—from healthcare to transportation, from banking to manufacturing.
