HIMS 645 D9

 

Big Data in healthcare is a recent development seen only after the implementation of Health Information Technology (HIT) as Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE). While EHR systems collect and store health information, the HIE exchanges it between providers. Evaluate the contribution of both these technologies to healthcare Big Data at present and in future. Since Big Data cannot be analyzed by ordinary data processing application software, which two specific techniques would you recommend for analyzing it and why? Analyze the information that could be revealed by these and how it be used for improving healthcare quality in terms of patient outcomes and healthcare services delivery. 

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