Data Warehousing in the Age of Big Data

Appendix B

Building the Healthcare Information Factory: Healthcare Information Factory: Implementing Textual Analytics

W.H. Inmon, Md Andrew Gettinger and Krish Krishnan

Introduction

Healthcare information systems have been a complex subject to deal with for many years until now. With the advent of processing architectures for deep text mining and analytics coupled with Big Data infrastructure, we can create a powerful platform that can integrate data from payors, providers, and patients, creating a holistic view of data across the entire spectrum to optimize revenue, assess and predict risks, and increase quality of care. This chapter is an adaptation from the “Healthcare Information Factory: Implementing Textual Analytics” whitepaper by W. ...