Big Health Data from Surprising Sources
August 27, 2013 | Terry Sharrer

Credit Card
Which is a better source of health data: the doctor, the insurer, the supermarket, or the credit card company? According to this piece, based on a survey done at a patient engagement conference in Washington, DC, priority is just the reverse of the four listed above. That the credit card company known more than the others should be no surprise, as banks have pioneered predicted behavior modeling regarding credit risks. That data can also be mined, without regard to HIPAA regulations, for health related spending and interpretation. MORE
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