Fact Based List:

Health Affairs: Six key examples where opportunities exist to reduce costs through the use of big data

  1. High-cost patients
  2. Readmissions
  3. Triage
  4. Decompensation (when a patient's condition worsens)
  5. Adverse events
  6. Treatment optimization for diseases affecting multiple organ systems

Source: Health Affairs, abstract only, July, 2014, "Big Data In Health Care: Using Analytics To Identify And Manage High-Risk And High-Cost Patients"
Source URL: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/33/7/1123.abstract