If there is one sector where big data has already found a natural home, it's in the world of healthcare.

At the recent Innovation in Healthcare roundtable co-hosted by The Australian Financial Review and Philips, CEO of Lorica Health Paul Nicolarakis said what's exciting is the way data is now being used. He says we are seeing the combination of technological advances and societal comfort starting to converge and this is allowing really interesting things to be done.