Stanford Medicine launches health care trends report – Stanford Medical Center Report

An opportunity and a challenge

Today, health care is becoming increasingly connected but also increasingly complex. This unique dichotomy poses both an opportunity and a challenge for institutions like our own, whose job it is to heal, innovate and educate, said Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the School of Medicine. In publishing this report, we hope to show how big data is the most important trend facing the sector and, in the process, inform and educate the entire medical community including patients, doctors, the private and public sectors who are actively shaping the future of health care.

As big data becomes more of a resource for patients and their physicians, it simply is not enough to stick to the traditional ways of conducting research, engaging in patient care and educating the next generation of doctors, he added. Institutions like Stanford have a responsibility to drive advances in data management so that patients can be partners in their own care. By leveraging big data, we can create a vision of health care that is more preventive, predictive, personalized and precise.

The report suggests that the following areas must be prioritized if the impact of big data in health is to be fully realized:

Print copies of the report can be requested at (650) 850-1265.

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Stanford Medicine launches health care trends report - Stanford Medical Center Report

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