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Big Data Helps Drive the Future of Virtual Healthcare

Smart Data Collective

Big data technology is shaping the future of healthcare. Global healthcare companies are projected to spend over $105 billion on big data by 2030. One of the biggest benefits of big data in healthcare has been in the field of virtual healthcare. Demand for virtual healthcare services exploded during the pandemic.

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Rural America is a Fertile Field for Digital Health

The Health Care Blog

Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM.