It’s no secret that healthcare is a data-driven business. The average hospital produces roughly 50 petabytes of data every year. That’s more than twice the amount of data housed in the Library of Congress, and it amounts to 137 terabytes per day. Due in large part to the proliferation of medical devices, genetic testing and patient-generated health data, coupled with near-universal use of electronic health record systems, the amount of data generated in healthcare has been increasing at a rate of 47 percent per year.
As organizations generate and collect medical data, they need to be mindful…
