Big data analytics in healthcare: A cloud based framework for generating insights
Authors
Anjum, Ashiq
Aizad, Sanna
Arshad, Bilal
Subhani, Moeez

Davies-Tagg, Dominic
Abdullah, Tariq
Antonopoulos, Nikolaos
Affiliation
University of DerbyIssue Date
2017
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With exabytes of data being generated from genome sequencing, a whole new science behind genomic big data has emerged. As technology improves, the cost of sequencing a human genome has gone down considerably increasing the number of genomes being sequenced. Huge amounts of genomic data along with a vast variety of clinical data cannot be handled using existing frameworks and techniques. It is to be efficiently stored in a warehouse where a number of things have to be taken into account. Firstly, the genome data is to be integrated effectively and correctly with clinical data. The other data sources along with their formats have to be identified. Required data is then extracted from these other sources (such as clinical datasets) and integrated with the genome. The main challenge here is to be able to handle the integration complexity as a large number of datasets are being integrated with huge amounts of genome. Secondly, since the data is captured at disparate locations individually by clinicians and scientists, it brings the challenge of data consistency. It has to be made sure that the data consistency is not compromised as it is passed along the warehouse. Checks have to be put in place to make sure the data remains consistent from start to finish. Thirdly, to carry this out effectively, the data infrastructure has to be in the correct order. How frequently the data is accessed plays a crucial role here. Data in frequent use will be handled differently than data which is not in frequent use. Lastly, efficient browsing mechanisms have to put in place to allow the data to be quickly retrieved. The data is then iteratively analysed to get meaningful insights. The challenge here is to perform analysis very quickly. Cloud Computing plays an important role as it is used to provide scalability.Citation
Anjum, A. et al (2017) 'Big data analytics in healthcare: A cloud based framework for generating insights', in Antonopoulos, N and Gillam, L. (eds.) '"Cloud Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications' 2nd ed., London : Springer, pp.Publisher
SpringerDOI
10.1007/978-3-319-54645-2Additional Links
http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319546445Type
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enSeries/Report no.
1617-7975ISBN
9783319546445ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/978-3-319-54645-2