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The aim is to explore the growth and management of big data at BIDMC and its implications for healthcare.

Early Experiences With Big Data At An Academic Medical Center

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The aim is to explore the growth and management of big data at BIDMC and its implications for healthcare.
Overview of BIDMC's early adoption of electronic health applications since the 1970s.
Analysis of the evolution in data storage, analytics, and user requirements at the medical center.
Data storage at BIDMC has reached three petabytes, growing by 25% annually.
Initial challenges included the cost and complexity of data storage, evolving to a focus on utilizing analytics for transformation of data.

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This article discusses big data management challenges and analytics focus at an academic medical center.

John Halamka (2014) studied this question.

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