Call it practical, actionable, or useful, just don’t call it big in healthcare conversations

When we’re dealing with individual patients, and even population health across multiple patients, the size and velocity of the data ("big data") isn’t anywhere near as important as "actionable data" or "useful data" – by focusing on, and frankly scaring people with, the term "big data" we’re undermining the potential immediate utility of all kinds of data.

by Shahid Shah

Full Story: http://medcitynews.com/2012/11/call-it-practical-actionable-or-useful-just-dont-call-it-big-in-healthcare-conversations/

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