{"id":894,"date":"2015-02-24T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/industry\/blog\/uncategorized\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:38:02","slug":"unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Microsoft\u2019s recent announcement to acquire Revolution Analytics<\/a>, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about the implications for advanced analytics in health. Here\u2019s a quick run-down of what we\u2019ve done and why this acquisition is important to our focus on Health Analytics.<\/p>\n

Revolution Analytics is the leading commercial provider of software and services based on the \u201cR\u201d statistical computing language. For those who aren\u2019t familiar with R, it\u2019s an open-source programming language developed specifically for statistical computing, machine learning, and data visualization. R is backed by a thriving community of more than 2 million users, making it one of the most widely used statistical programming languages worldwide. The acquisition has large implications for the healthcare industry. Healthcare data already accounts for a big portion of the digital universe\u2014and the amount continues to increase by nearly 50 percent a year, according to IDC. As the volume of health data skyrockets, the industry will need more powerful analytical tools to make data-driven decisions.<\/p>\n

R is already integral to much of the work being done. For example, CardioDx<\/a>, a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company located in Palo Alto, California, is using Revolution R to analyze complex clinical data from thousands of patients, helping doctors to determine the likelihood their patients have obstructive coronary artery disease. Likewise, the State University of New York<\/a> at Buffalo, one of the world\u2019s leading research centers for multiple sclerosis (MS), is using the platform to analyze numerous genetic and environmental factors that predispose people to developing MS. Knowing which patients are at risk of specific diseases, healthcare providers can intervene more quickly, to stop diseases from progressing\u2014and, in some cases from happening in the first place.<\/p>\n

With the Microsoft acquisition, customers will have more options to use advanced analytics within Microsoft data platforms on-premises, in the cloud using Microsoft Azure, or in a hybrid cloud environment. We plan to expand the platform to more customers, helping them build scalable solutions that unlock the potential of big data.<\/p>\n

The acquisition builds on Microsoft\u2019s participation in the open-source community, which includes contributions to projects like Hive, YARN, REEF, and others in the Apache Hadoop community. We will continue to support the evolution of both open-source and commercial distributions of Revolution R across multiple operating systems.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the acquisition, please check out our original blog post<\/a>. We\u2019ll keep you posted as we complete the acquisition. In the meantime, if you have thoughts or questions as to how healthcare can take advantage of this exciting platform, we\u2019d love to hear from you, so please don\u2019t hesitate to email us<\/a>, or connect with us on Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Microsoft\u2019s recent announcement to acquire Revolution Analytics, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about the implications for advanced analytics in health. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":633,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1507],"post_tag":[],"content-type":[1492],"coauthors":[1021],"class_list":["post-894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthcare","content-type-news-and-announcements","review-flag-2-1593580438-395","review-flag-idc","review-flag-microsofts-microsofts","review-flag-new-1593580249-279"],"yoast_head":"\nUnlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With Microsoft\u2019s recent announcement to acquire Revolution Analytics, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about the implications for advanced analytics in health.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Microsoft Industry Blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cropped-microsoft_logo_element.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tom\u00a0Lawry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tom\u00a0Lawry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 min read\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\"},\"author\":[{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/author\/tom-lawry\/\",\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@name\":\"Tom\u00a0Lawry\"}],\"headline\":\"Unlocking the power of healthcare data\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\"},\"wordCount\":455,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Healthcare\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\",\"name\":\"Unlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Unlocking the power of healthcare data\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Industry Blogs\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Industry Blogs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Microsoft-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Microsoft-Logo.png\",\"width\":259,\"height\":194,\"caption\":\"Microsoft Industry Blogs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs","og_description":"With Microsoft\u2019s recent announcement to acquire Revolution Analytics, I\u2019ve been getting a lot of questions about the implications for advanced analytics in health.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/","og_site_name":"Microsoft Industry Blogs","article_published_time":"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cropped-microsoft_logo_element.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Tom\u00a0Lawry","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tom\u00a0Lawry","Est. reading time":"2 min read"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/"},"author":[{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/author\/tom-lawry\/","@type":"Person","@name":"Tom\u00a0Lawry"}],"headline":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data","datePublished":"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/"},"wordCount":455,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Healthcare"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/","url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/","name":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data - Microsoft Industry Blogs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-02-24T22:21:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-31T23:38:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2015\/02\/24\/unlocking-the-power-of-healthcare-data\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Unlocking the power of healthcare data"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/","name":"Microsoft Industry Blogs","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#organization","name":"Microsoft Industry Blogs","url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Microsoft-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Microsoft-Logo.png","width":259,"height":194,"caption":"Microsoft Industry Blogs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Microsoft Industry Blogs","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_tag?post=894"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=894"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}