Georgia Tech Teams With ‘Big Data’ Experts To Study Medical Imaging

The Neiman Institute and Georgia Tech have formed a partnership to focus on “big data.” Analysis of vast quantities of data may reveal subtle patterns that even the sharpest medical professionals would not notice on their own.

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“Big data’’ health care analytics are the focus of a new program at Georgia Tech.

Last week, the American College of Radiology’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute announced a five-year, $3 million research partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL), with the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech.

HEAL will apply big data analytics and artificial intelligence to large-scale medical claims databases — focusing on medical imaging — to better understand how health care delivery and payment models affect patients and providers.