A Brief Survey on Big Data in Healthcare

Ebru Aydindag Bayrak, Pinar Kirci

Source Title: International Journal of Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (IJBDAH)5(1)

ISSN: 2379-738X|EISSN: 2379-7371|EISBN13: 9781799808374|DOI: 10.4018/IJBDAH.2020010101

MLA

Bayrak, Ebru Aydindag, and Pinar Kirci. "A Brief Survey on Big Data in Healthcare." IJBDAH vol.5, no.1 2020: pp.1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJBDAH.2020010101

APA

Bayrak, E. A. & Kirci, P. (2020). A Brief Survey on Big Data in Healthcare. International Journal of Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (IJBDAH), 5(1), 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJBDAH.2020010101

Chicago

Bayrak, Ebru Aydindag, and Pinar Kirci. "A Brief Survey on Big Data in Healthcare," International Journal of Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (IJBDAH) 5, no.1: 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJBDAH.2020010101

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Abstract

This article presents a brief introduction to big data and big data analytics and also their roles in the healthcare system. A definite range of scientific researches about big data analytics in the healthcare system have been reviewed. The definition of big data, the components of big data, medical big data sources, used big data technologies in present, and big data analytics in healthcare have been examined under the different titles. Also, the historical development process of big data analytics has been mentioned. As a known big data analytics technology, Apache Hadoop technology and its core components with tools have been explained briefly. Moreover, a glance of some of the big data analytics tools or platforms apart from Hadoop eco-system were given. The main goal is to help researchers or specialists with giving an opinion about the rising importance of used big data analytics in healthcare systems.