Akram Hossain
University of Evora, Portugal
Title: INVESTIGATING THE READINESS OF HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR BIG DATA: THE PORTUGAL CONTEXT
Biography
Biography: Akram Hossain
Abstract
Portugal has been observing a continuous improvement in the health of its population for long time. Also, the country has maintained a moderate pace in integrating of Information Technology (IT) in its healthcare sector. However, as the technology is evolving fast, the country lags in faster adoption of new technologies in comparison to other European countries. While Big Data offers many unique benefits, the task required to integrate it with the country’s Health Information System (HIS) has long way to go. The Big Data integration requires specific strategies, methodologies, and infrastructures to facilitate its benefits. To achieve these requirements, adequate readiness needs to be achieved, along with addressing the related challenges. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the current scopes and challenges in the readiness of health information systems for adopting big data analytics in Portugal. By understanding this necessity, this paper proposes to investigate the existing scopes and barriers in Big Data integration in the health information systems in various prominent health institutes in Portugal.
Keywords: Health Information Systems, Big Data, Readiness, Electronic Health Record, Portugal