| | October 20148CIOReviewBusiness is buzzing about Big Data, and the healthcare industry is no different. While there is no doubt that Big Data, and what hospitals and healthcare providers can do with it, stands to transform healthcare delivery and out-comes--it is also important to not only "think big" but also look at small data, individual pieces of patient information. As many organizations across the health industry work on the quest to build infrastructures to take advantage of Big Data, the same organizations have rich stores of small data that can advance care on a patient-to-patient basis and drive important quality of care improvements while reducing costs within their own care networks.The Health Information Technology for Eco-nomic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, signed into law in 2009 to promote the adoption and meaningful use of Health Information Technol-ogy (HIT), set a solid foundation for many HIT advances--including those with small data. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) continue to tip the scales in HIT adoption. In August, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)announced that more physicians and hospitals are using EHRs than ever before. It cited that about six in 10 (59 percent) of hospitals had adopted an EHR system with certain advanced functionali-ties in 2013--quadruple the percentage of 2010. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) who Small data can make a big impact in caring for patients with chronic conditions""By Marc Perlman, Global VP Healthcare and Life Sciences, Oracle Healthcareopinionin my
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