Hello Alejandro,

The applications of Big Data to Health are huge and will certainly lead us to a new health care paradigm. In the last decades we have witnessed a tech/hardware revolution; now we are definitely on the data Era where patients can be seen in “High Definition” and health care delivered in a completely new way.

Some links on data science in health care, one example on interactive data visualization tools that can be used in health and an article on accelerating value and innovation with big data in health care.

I hope it helps!

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/resources/library/aboutcloudera/jeff-hammerbacher-charlie-rose.html

http://www.gapminder.org

https://www.mckinsey.com/%7E/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/Healthcare%20Systems%20and%20Services/PDFs/The_big_data_revolution_in_healthcare.ashx

Hello Alejandro,

The applications of Big Data to Health are huge and will certainly lead us to a new health care paradigm. In the last decades we have witnessed a tech/hardware revolution; now we are definitely on the data Era where patients can be seen in “High Definition” and health care delivered in a completely new way.

Some links on data science in health care, one example on interactive data visualization tools that can be used in health and an article on accelerating value and innovation with big data in health care.

I hope it helps!

http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/resources/library/aboutcloudera/jeff-hammerbacher-charlie-rose.html

http://www.gapminder.org

https://www.mckinsey.com/%7E/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/Healthcare%20Systems%20and%20Services/PDFs/The_big_data_revolution_in_healthcare.ashx

MORE AND BETTER DATA FOR GREATER HEALTH!

Tapping into large health-related data could help better manage chronic diseases!

"Data is the currency of today’s digital economy. Collected, analysed and moved across the globe, personal data has acquired enormous economic significance, with the value of European citizens’ personal data on track to reach €1 trillion per year by 2020.

If we want to better understand, manage, and prevent chronic diseases, then more and better data is vital. In particular, policy makers need data to inform their healthcare decisions and initiatives. Healthcare professionals need data to maintain and improve their service provisions. Researchers need data to develop new knowledge and create new solutions. And citizens need data to inform and empower their health choices and voices...

Another example is the Big Data for Better Outcomes (BD4BO) programme, which stems from the European Commission’s Innovative Medicines Initiative. BD4BO is exploiting the opportunities offered by big and deep data sources to develop more value based, outcome focused, and sustainable healthcare systems in Europe.

The potential advantages for public health providers, policymakers, and researchers appear clear: more and better data to understand the challenges and provide more efficient solutions to citizens..."

http://www.euroscientist.com/more-and-better-health-data/

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/12127-imi2-2015-07-06.html

MIT's answer to global health issues: Democratizing big data analytics!

Discover how medical professionals and MIT researchers are using data-enabled systems to help doctors around the world make the best healthcare decisions...

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/mits-answer-to-global-health-issues-democratizing-big-data-analytics/?ftag=TRE684d531&bhid=26515897512689358169344413145444

Hello Alejandro,

An example on "Applications of Big Data to Health Care" is Content-based medical image retrieval(CBMIR).

https://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/system/files/pub2011-078.pdf

Article Content Based Medical Image Retrieval: Theory, Gaps and Futu...