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Assignment On Big Data In Healthcare Environment
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STUDENT NAME:16 October 2016BIG DATA IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT
ContentsHOW IS BIG DATA CURRENTLY USED IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS?..............................2WHERE BIG DATA IS USED IN HEALTHCARE, IS IT LINKED TO ASSET MANAGEMENT?.2WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING BIG DATA (DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS)?..........................................................................................................................................3WHAT ARE CHALLENGES FACING ASSET MANAGERS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS?..............................................................................................................................4WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BIG DATA IMPLEMENTATION IN HEALTHCARE REGARDING ASSET UTILISATION?...............................................................................................5WHICH IMPROVEMENT STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO OPTIMISE ASSET UTILISATION THROUGH THE USE OF BIG DATA?...............................................................................................6REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................7
HOW IS BIG DATA CURRENTLY USED IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS?Jared Crapo says “Most health systems have lots of opportunities to improve clinical quality and financial performance, and analytics are required to identify and take advantage of those opportunities.”[2] This means that there are a lot of ways in which the utilization of data can be done easily via use of big data into the filed. “In healthcare, we do have large volumes of data coming in. EMRs alone collect huge amounts of data. Most of that data is collected for recreational purposes” according to Brent James of Intermountain Healthcare. Further Paul S. Bradley shares his views on use of big data in present. He says “Clinical data sources can commonly be extracted from electronic health records, hemodynamic systems, medication administration records, laboratory and information systems, and other various sources. These data elements include patient demographics and visit (account) level information including progress notes, problems, medication, and vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, and laboratory data.”[1]Thus in this way, big data comes into play in healthcare benefitting the system. WHERE BIG DATA IS USED IN HEALTHCARE, IS IT LINKED TO ASSET MANAGEMENT?There are different forms of data present in the healthcare environment. This data varies from the basic billing data to new digital data. As Jared Crapo says that “Discretely codified billing and clinical transactions are well suited for relational data models. Digital capture and management of
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