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Big data is the vast collection of multiple data outlets combined into a singular, massive storage space of data (Thew, 2016). As part of a clinical system, big data is beneficial for many reasons, but the largest—and most important reason—may simply be the benefit of improving patient care. Specifically, big data can improve patient care through pattern recognition after thorough analysis of all data collected (Wang, Kung, & Byrd, 2018). The reason that this would be beneficial to improve patient care is because if patterns are recognized based off data collection, this can then aid in targeting the necessary changes needed to be made to medications, treatment, or other decisions of care. An example would be with cancer patients because, being that cancer is a disease specific to the cellular level within patients, the attainment of multiple data outlets and synthesis of it all could result in a uniquely developed treatment plan for each patient (Pastorino et al., 2019).
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