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Big Data, Big Challenges: A Healthcare Perspective

Background, Issues, Solutions and Research Directions

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Editors:
  1. Mowafa Househ

    1. Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

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  2. Andre W. Kushniruk

    1. School of Health Information Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

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  3. Elizabeth M. Borycki

    1. School of Health Information Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

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  • Presents a multifaceted perspective on the use of Big Data in healthcare
  • Analyzes the challenges and impacts of mainstream big data approaches
  • Proposes alternative approaches and solutions

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Bioengineering (LNBE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Health Professional Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Big Data Challenges from a Nursing Perspective

      • Suzanne Bakken, Theresa A. Koleck
      Pages 3-16

    3. Big Data Challenges for Clinical and Precision Medicine

      • Michael Bainbridge
      Pages 17-31

    4. Big Data Challenges from a Pharmacy Perspective

      • Aude Motulsky
      Pages 33-44

    5. Big Data Challenges from a Public Health Informatics Perspective

      • David Birnbaum
      Pages 45-54

    6. Big Data Challenges from a Healthcare Administration Perspective

      • Donald W. M. Juzwishin
      Pages 55-67

    7. Big Data Challenges from a Healthcare Governance Perspective

      • Donald W. M. Juzwishin
      Pages 69-82

  3. Human Factors and Ethical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Big Data and Patient Safety

      • Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre W. Kushniruk
      Pages 85-90

    3. Big Data Challenges from a Human Factors Perspective

      • Andre W. Kushniruk, Elizabeth M. Borycki
      Pages 91-99

    4. Big Data Privacy and Ethical Challenges

      • Paulette Lacroix
      Pages 101-111

  4. Technological Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Health Lifestyle Data-Driven Applications Using Pervasive Computing

      • Luis Fernandez-Luque, Michaël Aupetit, Joao Palotti, Meghna Singh, Ayman Fadlelbari, Abdelkader Baggag et al.
      Pages 115-126

    3. Big Data Challenges from an Integrative Exposome/Expotype Perspective

      • Fernando Martin-Sanchez
      Pages 127-141

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 143-144
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About this book

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive yet concise overview of the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of big data in healthcare. The respective chapters address a range of aspects: from health management to patient safety; from the human factor perspective to ethical and economic considerations, and many more. By providing a historical background on the use of big data, and critically analyzing current approaches together with issues and challenges related to their applications, the book not only sheds light on the problems entailed by big data, but also paves the way for possible solutions and future research directions. Accordingly, it offers an insightful reference guide for health information technology professionals, healthcare managers, healthcare practitioners, and patients alike, aiding them in their decision-making processes; and for students and researchers whose work involves data science-related research issues in healthcare.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

    Mowafa Househ

  • School of Health Information Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

    Andre W. Kushniruk, Elizabeth M. Borycki

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