Journal:Big data and public health systems: Issues and opportunities
| Full article title | Big data and public health systems: Issues and opportunities |
|---|---|
| Journal | International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence |
| Author(s) | Rojas de la Escalera, David; Giménez de Azcárate, Javier Carnicero |
| Author affiliation(s) | Sistemas Avanzados de Tecnología, Health Service of Nararre |
| Primary contact | Email: javier dot carnicero dot gimenez at cfnavarra dot es |
| Year published | 2018 |
| Volume and issue | 4 (7) |
| Page(s) | 53–59 |
| DOI | 10.9781/ijimai.2017.03.008 |
| ISSN | 1989-1660 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported |
| Website | http://www.ijimai.org/journal/node/1629 |
| Download | http://www.ijimai.org/journal/sites/default/files/files/2017/03/ijimai_4_7_8_pdf_16011.pdf (PDF) |
Abstract
In recent years, the need for changing the current model of European public health systems has been repeatedly addressed, in order to ensure their sustainability. Following this line, information technology (IT) has always been referred to as one of the key instruments for enhancing the information management processes of healthcare organizations, thus contributing to the improvement and evolution of health systems. On the IT field, big data solutions are expected to play a main role, since they are designed for handling huge amounts of information in a fast and efficient way, allowing users to make important decisions quickly. This article reviews the main features of the European public health system model and the corresponding healthcare and management-related information systems, the challenges that these health systems are currently facing, and the possible contributions of big data solutions to this field. To that end, the authors share their professional experience on the Spanish public health system and review the existing literature related to this topic.
Keywords: big data, health system, healthcare organizations, health information systems, epidemiological surveillance, strategic planning
Introduction
The health system
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