Big Data for outcomes and clinical research:

major advance or improvement needed

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Creation of Big Data repositories is now emphasized at virtually all research institutions and the NIH, but the number of publications describing patient outcomes from these sources appears modest.1 Why is this so; what factors limit what should be a hugely productive resource, and how can we improve the impact of this use of Big Data? Why does this issue require greater physician engagement and understanding to solve? The integration of clinical, laboratory, and financial data is required to describe disease and treatment outcomes as well as treatment value.

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Roy B. Jones
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Amar Chahal
Chief operating officer, Velos Inc.
Dianne Reeves, MD
Retired associate director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, NCI
Gregory H. Jones
Resident, University of Texas School of Medicine
Charles S. Martinez
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Roy B. Jones
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Amar Chahal
Chief operating officer, Velos Inc.
Dianne Reeves, MD
Retired associate director, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, NCI
Gregory H. Jones
Resident, University of Texas School of Medicine
Charles S. Martinez
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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