Health Management Technology: Director of Healthcare Consulting at Cognizant Writes About the Impact of Big Data and Mobile Computing on Healthcare

“Big data and mobile computing have a natural synergy that will continue to evolve,” writes Bill Hamilton. “Regardless of the challenges, mobile computing and big data are central to improving healthcare outcomes and quality. Mobile computing acts as both a source of big data and as the channel for distributing information and recommendations from big data. Mobile computing provides data that is aggregated into big data warehouses with other data, including medical records and demographics. Analytics are then used to extract information, draw conclusions, spot trends and make predictions that can then be shared with healthcare constituents to improve quality and outcomes and increase competitiveness.”

Hamilton writes that healthcare organizations need to devote time and resources to visioning and planning implementation of big data and mobile computing solutions and realize potential benefits. According to him, some key recommendations for healthcare organizations include:

• Establish a business intelligence center of excellence with a focus on mobile computing and big data.
• Decide on an appropriate strategy based on the organization’s current and target business, technological maturity and objectives.
• Assess various initiatives for meeting corporate objectives, focusing initially on quick wins.
• Work with partners that understand the full range of big data and mobile computing technologies and implications, including trends, security, internal and external system integration, hosting and development platforms, and application and solution development.

“This will provide the foundation needed for strong execution,” he writes. “Without this preparation, organizations will not realize benefits and will risk being left behind their competitors.”

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