According to Stefan Groschupf (CEO of Datameer), big data analytics can prevent healthcare industry from fraud as technology is providing powerful means to catch and prevent perpetrators. Data-analytics will help in securing patient privacy and mitigating prescription fraud. According to 2014 analysis of Standard & Poor's 500-stock index companies, it was found that healthcare and pharmaceutical companies have worse security performances. Big data analytics can be used to combine, integrate, and analyze data at once regardless of source, type, size, or format and identify patterns needed to address fraud and compliance-related challenges. Big data can help to combine multiple data sources, analyze data and quickly deliver insights, pharmacies, doctor offices, and hospitals can track abnormal activity to mitigate prescription drug abuse. Read more at: http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/31/big-data-analytics-can-prevent-health-care-fraud-heres-how/