Revelations about the National Security Agency (NSA) gaining access to email, social media posts and other digital data unleashed outrage and set off a sea change in how we think about digital relationships and data. Many ask what it will mean for health care, where intensely personal data resides. While the security of personal data […]
What if “electronic health records” could become “electronic health oracles” – not just recording the past, but helping to predict and influence the future? Thanks to a proliferation of data, “electronic health oracles” are well on their way to reality. In his book Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or […]
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
“Give us our damn data!” It’s a common refrain from patients, who want access to their medical records. Many assume they are entitled to information so intensely personal, learning too late that obtaining them is … a process. The errors, oversights and treatment delays caused by a lack of access are heartbreaking and spur rightful […]
What can online dating web sites teach health care? Plenty if we’re serious about putting information about health care performance to work for patients. Imagine giving patients the ability to find their physician or surgicenter “match” based on factors they choose, like a specific health condition, location and performance ratings. Just as online dating success […]