Data Analytics and Health Information as Tools for Driving Insights and Innovation in Healthcare
Keywords:
Data Analytics, Health Information, Insights, Innovations, HealthcareAbstract
This paper aimed at combining insights of how data analytics and health information bridges different aspects of driving insights and innovations in healthcare; through objective examination of data analytics skills and methods of managing health information and their place in driving insights and innovations in healthcare
The method used for this study are; literature review, theoretical discussion, and qualitative analysis. Inferences drawn from existing literatures and qualitative analysis indicated that, data analytics and health information interplayed to drive insights and innovation in healthcare
Findings revealed that; the strategy for driving insights and innovation in healthcare is technology adoption patterns in the healthcare settings. Findings revealed that the basic models used for data analytics are; Descriptive analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive analytics, Prescriptive analytics and Cognitive analytics. Findings also revealed that the methods of managing health information are: manual and electronic methods, in agreement with health information life span which are; health information creation, maintenance, use, evaluation, disposal and continuum.
This study recommended the need for Government at all levels should encourage the use of data analytics software, Health information professionals should get acquainted with the use of data analytics applications, for them to be able to navigate the software successfully in order to enhance their data analytics skills. And Government should organize regular training and re-orientation workshop for health information professionals on data analytics skills for driving insights and innovation in healthcare
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