Big data analysis and evidence-based medicine: controversy or cooperation
Chen, X.; Hu, J.
Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 19(1): 13-16
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1671-0274 PMID: 26797830 Document Number: 690904
The development of evidence-based medicince should be an important milestone from the empirical medicine to the evidence-driving modern medicine. With the outbreak in biomedical data, the rising big data analysis can efficiently solve exploratory questions or decision-making issues in biomedicine and healthcare activities. The current problem in China is that big data analysis is still not well conducted and applied to deal with problems such as clinical decision-making, public health policy, and should not be a debate whether big data analysis can replace evidence-based medicine or not. Therefore, we should clearly understand, no matter whether evidence-based medicine or big data analysis, the most critical infrastructure must be the substantial work in the design, constructure and collection of original database in China.