Abstract
Big data (BD) is of high interest for research and practice purposes because it has the potential to provide insights into the population served and healthcare practices. Much progress has been made in collecting BD and creating tools for big data analytics (BDA). However, healthcare organizations continue to experience challenges associated with BD characteristics and BDA tools. Utilization of BD impacts current decision-making, planning, and future use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, which are trained on BD. This qualitative study focused on better understanding the reality of BD and BDA management and usage by healthcare organizations. Six structured interviews were conducted with individuals who work with healthcare BD and BDA. Findings confirmed the known challenges associated with BD/BDA and added rich insights into the structural, operational and utilization aspects, as well as future directions. Such perspectives are valuable for education and improvements in BD/BDA management and development.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1f |
| Journal | Perspectives in health information management / AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- big data
- big data analytics
- digital data
- health records
- population health