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Global Hospitals Embark On A Worldwide Medical Data Initiative

Smart Data Collective

Big data is changing the nature of healthcare. One of the biggest developments was the implementation of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care , which took data from 50,000 patients dating back to 2001. Big data will have an even more profound impact in the near future. These are some of the issues under debate.

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Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

It uses advanced tools to look at raw data, gather a data set, process it, and develop insights to create meaning. Areas making up the data science field include mining, statistics, data analytics, data modeling, machine learning modeling and programming.