Health Affairs Briefing: Using Big Data to Transform Health Care

The application of big data to transform health care delivery, health research, and health policy is underway, and its potential is limitless. The July 2014 issue of Health Affairs, “Using Big Data To Transform Care,” examines this new era for research and patient care from every angle. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The application of big data to transform health care delivery, health research, and health policy is underway, and its potential is limitless. The July 2014 issue of Health Affairs, “Using Big Data To Transform Care,” examines this new era for research and patient care from every angle. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil at the unveiling of this special issue along with panels on:

  • Using Big Data At The Point Of Care
  • Research Issues
  • The Role Of The Federal Government
  • Obstacles/Challenges Of Using Big Data

Head over to the Health Affairs website to learn more about the event and the exciting speakers who will be there.

The July thematic issue and briefing are supported by generous grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the UnitedHealth Foundation, with additional support from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Merck, Pfizer, IBM, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the California HealthCare Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Register for the briefing here.

For those interested in following the conversation remotely, there will be live Tweets from the briefing @HA_Events. Join the conversation by using #HA_BigData.

For additional information, please contact Debbie Boylan at dboylan@projecthope.org or (301) 347-3910.