Healthcare and Medical Informatics

Wearable Sensing Informatics

Big data offers enormous potential for improving healthcare delivery, many of the existing claims concerning big data in healthcare are based on anecdotal reports and theoretical vision papers, rather than scientific evidence based on empirical research. Big data have learned through the various paradigms of health information technology (HIT) implementations. Though the role of HIT in reengineering the healthcare system has been well discussed and the benefits to improved processes and patient safety have been demonstrated, there is still much room for HIT outcomes-based research to demonstrate its value. HIT has also brought with it issues such as human computer interaction, technology-induced errors (e-iatrogenesis) and workaround issues, which have the potential to grow as innovations continue to be introduced into healthcare at rapid rates.