Big Data in Otolaryngology

Big data plays an increasingly important role in today’s practice of otolaryngology and in all of healthcare.

In Big Data in Otolaryngology, Dr.

Jennifer Villwock leads a team of expert authors who provide a comprehensive view of many key impacts of big data in otolaryngology—including understanding what big data is and what we can and cannot learn from it; best practices regarding analysis; translating findings to clinical care and associated cautions; ethical issues; and future directions.

• Covers the clinical relevance of big data in otolaryngology, lessons and limitations of large administrative datasets, biologic big data, and much more
• Discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in otolaryngology and its clinical application
• Presents a patient perspective on big data in otolaryngology and its use in clinical care, as well as a glimpse into the future of big data
• Compiles the knowledge and expertise of leading experts in the field who have assembled the most up-to-date recommendations for managing big data in otolaryngology
• Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource