The Impact of Big Data on the Healthcare Industry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jbdc.202601124

Author(s)

Shan Ge

Affiliation(s)

AI Digital Media College, Liaoning Communication University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Abstract

As the digital era continues to evolve, big data technology is profoundly influencing the healthcare industry through its massive scale, diverse nature, and high efficiency. This paper will focus on the current impact of big data technology on healthcare, systematically analyzing its positive contributions in optimizing clinical diagnosis and treatment, enhancing public health prevention and control, improving medical resource allocation, and advancing drug research and development. It will also examine the numerous challenges encountered in applying big data within the healthcare sector and propose a series of solutions to address these issues. the advancement of big data technology has brought unprecedented opportunities for the healthcare industry. In the future, as technology continues to evolve and relevant policies and regulations are refined, big data will drive more precise and efficient development in clinical diagnosis, public health, and other healthcare sectors.

Keywords

Big Data; Healthcare Industry; Clinical Diagnosis; Public Health

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