Clinical big data in healthcare: A survey of medical computers

Abstract

Big data is a massive amount of information, measurements, and observations, where it has the power to provide a solution to the impossibilities. Recently, it has become the most trending topic in the field of data analysis because of its amazing potentials in extracting the hidden facts. Which attracted various sectors all over the world to collect and analyze the big data in order to improve their services and introduce high valuable products. Specifically, in the healthcare industry, different sources generate big data such as; hospital records, medical records of patients, and results of medical examinations. This type of data is related to the population healthcare, and it requires analysis in order to extract valuable knowledge. Nowadays, with the available high-end computing solutions for big data analysis. It becomes easy for researchers to have solutions that improve the healthcare level of the population. The promising thinking to give new technologies, high services, and big profits for healthcare, can revolutionize the medical solutions and help the community in overcoming the impossible cases. This research discusses essential clinical big data matters related to the healthcare sector by introducing a clear definition and features of the clinical big data in healthcare and its process. Also, by presenting analytics, applications, benefits, challenges, and future of the clinical big data technologies in the healthcare sector. This survey aims to review state of the art for the application of the clinical big data in the healthcare sector, in which it would be an apparent reference, where authors can refer to in their future research.