THE TRAILBLAZER
THE VISUAL THINKER
THE SAFETY MAVEN
THE ALL-AROUNDER
THE LANGUAGE WHIZ
THE SYMPTOM SLEUTH
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INFORMATION THESE INNOVATIVE NURSE RESEARCHERS ARE USING DATA SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS TO HELP PATIENTS—AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS—THRIVE. BY KENNETH MILLER
Recent advances in computing power have enabled researchers in many fields to harness the potential of Big Data as never before. For nurse-scientists, that means a quantum leap in the ability to see how complex factors interact to shape patterns of health and disease in vast populations—and how everything from government policies to caregivers’ Twitter habits affect patients’ well-being. These six researchers are developing new digital tools to analyze those dynamics and to formulate solutions to some of healthcare’s knottiest problems. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JÖRG MEYER
