In this special guest feature, Natalia Modjeska, Research Director, Applications – Data & Analytics at Info-Tech Research Group, provides best practices and use case examples of how businesses are leveraging data and analytics to address pandemic challenges and move beyond “survival mode.”
Beyond Survival – Data and Analytics Help Businesses Reimagine the Future
December 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Study: Big Data Saves Lives, And Patient Safeguards Are Needed
December 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The use of big data to address the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts poses ethical concerns that could undermine its benefits without clear governance guidelines that protect and respect patients and society, a University of Massachusetts Amherst study concludes. In research published in the open-access journal BMC Medical Ethics, Elizabeth Evans, associate professor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, sought to identify concerns and develop recommendations for the ethical handling of opioid use disorder (OUD) information stored in the Public Health Data Warehouse (PHD).
Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative launches new AD Workbench to foster greater global research innovation and accelerate breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
November 22, 2020 by 1 Comment
Launching is the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (ADDI) and its Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Workbench, a cloud-based platform for scientists to accelerate discoveries and innovations for AD and related dementias. ADDI is a new global effort that aims to advance AD innovation by connecting researchers with the data needed to generate insights and inform the development of improved treatments and diagnostic tools.
How Can Machine Learning Contribute to Our Wellness?
October 17, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, IT and digital marketing specialist Natasha Lane, asks the question, “Can machine learning contributed to our wellness?” Wellness is a somewhat elusive concept, defined by the WHO as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” See ways ML can make a difference.
How Big Data Is Revolutionizing Sleep Science and Health
August 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, IT and digital marketing specialist Natasha Lane, discusses how big data has become a big part of sleep science, and it is helping make big strides in the right direction. There’s no doubt that this relationship will become even stronger in the future as biomedical big data becomes more homogenized and handled more efficiently and carefully.
Big Data and Medical Research
August 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, Magnolia Potter believes that the use of big data in medical research and advancement is of paramount importance. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are pioneering the ethical collection of medical data, the discovery of new drug therapies, and improved outcomes for patients. By analyzing public health concerns in real-time, big data can advance medical research in multiple fields, improve patient care, and prevent the spread of deadly diseases.
Keys to Managing Real Time Data During COVID-19
July 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
n this special guest feature, Ben Schein, VP of data curiosity at Domo, draws on his many years of experience with real time data working at Target during the days of Black Friday to the current day where he works to monitor a new COVID-19 tracker. There is something very powerful and culture changing about being connected to your data (and by extension your customer or constituent or patient) in real time.
The Data Governments are Using AI to Fight COVID-19 in Africa and Asia
July 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Fraym is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help aid organizations in Africa and South Asia identify populations at risk due to Covid-19 using new geospatial visualizations.
COVID-19: The Great Artificial Intelligence Accelerator
June 28, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, Ramayya Krishnan, Ph.D., the W. W. Cooper and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management Science and Information Systems at Heinz College and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how history shows, COVID-19 is likely to further reinforce the profound impact technology and AI have on our daily life. As long as we can collectively prepare for and embrace this reality – all indicators point to a promising future.
Did Big Data Fail Us During COVID-19?
June 26, 2020 by 2 Comments
In this contributed article, tech blogger Caleb Danziger observes that governments and organizations across the world have employed big data to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Some continue to sing its praises, but should that be the case? How has the world of big data affected the fight against coronavirus?
