A Is a Private Healthcare Organization Aiming to Provide Affordable

question 34

Multiple Choice

A is a private healthcare organization aiming to provide affordable and accessible high quality patient services. A is introducing Big Data, which has not yet been adopted by the competition. A's database will store a huge amount of information about its patients. Clear access to wide sources of accurate information will enable patients to make more informed choices. Patients will be able to compare not only the prices of drugs, treatments and physicians but also their relative effectiveness. Which of the following concerns should A have about its use of Big Data?

• A) Lack of competitive advantage
• B) Veracity of information
• C) Variety of information
• D) Privacy issues

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