How AI, Blockchain Combine to Fuel Healthcare Big Data Analytics

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are powerful individually, but combining the two may be the key to truly impactful big data analytics. Every healthcare organization across the care continuum is currently racing to gain an edge over their peers by using big data analytics to provide the best solution to the puzzle of the Triple Aim. There are countless impactful strategies to help organizations reduce costs and improve outcomes by leveraging data, but the past few months have seen two intriguing concepts rise above the rest. Artificial intelligence and blockchain have quickly become the tools of choice for developers, providers, and payers looking to bulk up their health IT infrastructure with innovative, effective data management capabilities. Both purport to offer speedy and substantial returns on investment, and both have been lauded as game-changing for providers and payers looking to get ahead. However, both are admittedly near to the peak of their respective hype curves, leaving some providers and payers wary of diving in too deep and too soon.