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Summary:

The U.S. health care system is at a turning point where opportunities for big data and data analytics firms are likely to expand dramatically in the coming years. Key drivers of the opportunities for big data in health care include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the use of data to address inefficient processes, and the rapid growth of the mobile health sector. This Sector RoadMap explores these drivers and looks at a sample of the companies that are making the first forays into the area of big data in health care.