In 2019, UnitedHealthcare’s health-services arm, Optum, rolled out a machine learning algorithm to 50 healthcare organizations. With the aid of the software, doctors and nurses were able to monitor ...

The notion that “Data is the New Oil” has been around for quite some time. Generally credited to mathematician Clive Humby: Data is the new oil. Like oil, data is valuable, but if unrefined it cannot ...

As they gain data maturity, state and local agencies are increasingly putting their information to work. In Washington, D.C., a real-time information dashboard helps first responders manage blood used ...

Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve. “Data-based decisionmaking.” “Data-driven instruction.” These are now-familiar terms ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Two weeks ago, I spoke on a panel at the Association of American ...

Consumers have growing concerns about data privacy, a new KPMG survey found. Businesses have been collecting more and more data over the past year. There is an opportunity to rebuild consumer trust, ...

Sparse data can impact the effectiveness of machine learning models. As students and experts alike experiment with diverse datasets, sparse data poses a challenge. The Leeds Master’s in Business ...

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Given concerns about the reproducibility of scientific findings, neuroimaging must define best practices for data analysis, results reporting, and algorithm and data sharing to promote transparency, ...

In an age of new technologies, Scott Milner, the new global head and practice group leader of the Morgan Lewis' e-data practice group, sees a need to revisit some older e-discovery principles, such as ...