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Title: Quality of Big Data in Healthcare

Journal Article · · International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)

The current trend in Big Data Analytics and in particular Health information technology is towards building sophisticated models, methods and tools for business, operational and clinical intelligence, but the critical issue of data quality required for these models is not getting the attention it deserves. The objective of the paper is to highlight the issues of data quality in the context of Big Data Healthcare Analytics.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1193181
Journal Information:
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 28, Issue 6; ISSN 0952-6862
Publisher:
EmeraldCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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