Big Data in Health Information Systems

Abstract

In the healthcare sector, Information Systems are fundamental for decision-making at all levels. This process can be strengthened with the implementation of Big Data analytics. In this context, the present study aims to describe the experiences, benefits, and applications of Big Data in Health Information Systems through a systematic literature review. The research reviewed 22 studies on the use of Big Data in the healthcare sector, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria to select relevant studies. The results of these studies indicated that the use of Big Data in healthcare can improve the quality of teleassistance services for patients, as well as logistics and financial services. It can also prevent diseases and improve patient care in public health information systems. Additionally, it can provide new knowledge and actionable information from new data sources, and promote the natural transformation of descriptive research into predictive and prescriptive research. The studies also highlighted the importance of Artificial Intelligence for data to be useful for research and medical purposes. In general, the research concluded that Big Data has a favorable impact on the healthcare sector, especially in biomedical research, and that its use can improve the efficiency and quality of medical care.

Implementation and evaluation of an oncological case management system among public and private healthcare providers in Chile

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Latin American scientific production on malnutrition in ambulatory older adults with progression to sarcopenia in Scopus.

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Procederes tecnológicos en sistemas de información de salud: análisis de la colaboración de países y co-ocurrencia de términos

“…La convergencia de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) aporta un alto grado de competitividad a los procesos e impulsa el desarrollo de plataformas tecnológicas que faciliten la gestión de datos en los SIS (Preciado-Rodríguez et al, 2021). Los resultados en el uso de sistemas informatizados interoperables, los dispositivos inteligentes, el internet de las cosas, y las técnicas de minería de datos han aportado evidencias de la importancia de la aplicación de tecnologías avanzadas y disruptivas en la gestión de información en salud (Alsalman et al, 2021;Araujo-Inastrilla, 2021;Mejías et al, 2022;Araujo-Inastrilla, 2022;Canova-Barrios & Machuca-Contreras, 2022;Emmanuel et al, 2023). Estos avances implican la necesidad de perfeccionar los procedimientos tecnológicos en los SIS.…”