title: Big data analytics in healthcare: promise and potential.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the promise and potential of big data analytics in healthcare.
  
  
  METHODS
  The paper describes the nascent field of big data analytics in healthcare, discusses the benefits, outlines an architectural framework and methodology, describes examples reported in the literature, briefly discusses the challenges, and offers conclusions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The paper provides a broad overview of big data analytics for healthcare researchers and practitioners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Big data analytics in healthcare is evolving into a promising field for providing insight from very large data sets and improving outcomes while reducing costs. Its potential is great; however there remain challenges to overcome.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, 113 W. 60th Street, 10023 New York, NY USA.
authors.forename: Wullianallur
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Raghupathi
authors.affiliation: Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY USA.
authors.forename: Viju
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raghupathi
keywords: Analytics; Big data; Framework; Hadoop; Healthcare; Methodology
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