The Data Dilemma and Its Impact on AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences

There is no greater challenge for healthcare and life science organizations than ensuring that their digital transformation along with better data management will improve patient outcomes, increase operational efficiency and productivity, and better financial results. The drivers of healthcare and life science's transition from data rich to data driven are not new and include the race to manage cost and improve quality. Some new drivers include the growth of at risk contracting for providers, the threat of care delivery disruption by the retail industry and the impact of drug discovery in the challenge to balance speed to market with costs. Health and life science industries are data rich. IDC estimates that on average, approximately 270 GB of healthcare and life science data will be created for every person in the world in 2020. Transformation of data into insights creates the value for health and life science organizations coupled with organizations establishing a data driven culture.