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Real-world data
Learn about the use of real-world data (RWD) in healthcare. Explore the use of RWD in clinical research, drug development, and patient insights.

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Pregnant Women Expect Better: Real-World Evidence Can Solve the 50-Year Knowledge Gap for…
“My husband and I are expecting our first child right around the new year. After the initial excitement of learning that we were pregnant, we eagerly set out…
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Google Acquiring Fitbit: The Battle for the Personal Health Record Starts With a Skirmish for…
Google Acquiring Fitbit: The battle for the personal health record starts with a skirmish for consumer wearables Google’s acquisition of Fitbit has resulted in many great stories.
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A Study Showing Real World Use of “Real World Data”
Medical research is beginning to make use of “real world data,” the data generated from everyday visits to doctors’ offices by normal patients. A new paper in The…
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Healthcare Predictions for 2019
Slowly but surely, the pace of change in healthcare is starting to accelerate, and 2019 will be a dynamic year for the industry with major regulatory, technological, and…
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In the Quest for Big Tech To Break Into Healthcare, Amazon Just Broke Away From Apple and Alphabet
Last week, Amazon announced the launch of Comprehend Medical, a tool to mine unstructured health data from text. The press around the announcement jumped to the long-term implications…
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Data Analytics in Healthcare: Ecosystem Overview
An overview of data analytics in the patient, provider, payer, andLife Sciences segments, along with predictions for the future of healthcare data analytics.
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Open vs. Closed Data Ecosystems in Healthcare
Understand the difference between open and closed healthcare data ecosystems, and how to get to a more open data ecosystem.
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The Fragmentation of Health Data
A Survey of The Health Data Ecosystem At Datavant, we’re focused on the vision of connecting the world’s health data to improve patient care and speed the development…
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