The Power of Big Data Mining to Improve the Health care System in the United Arab Emirates

Context Collecting and analyzing data has become crucial for many sectors, including the health care sector, where a hefty amount of data is generated daily. Over time, the amount and complexity of this data increase substantially. Consequently, it is considered as big data that cannot be stored or analyzed conveniently unless advanced technologies are incorporated. Latest advances in technology have divulged new opportunities to use big data analysis to track a patient’s record and their health. Still, it has also posed new challenges in maintaining data privacy and security in the healthcare sector. Purpose: This study aims to determine the importance of big data and health informatics in the health care sector and to identify the opportunities related to big data mining in health care. Furthermore, the study focuses on various challenges posed by big data mining in the health care system and explores the tools and technologies for securely harvesting big data in this sector. Methods: The research follows the methodology of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) for reporting the reviews and evaluating the randomized trials. Furthermore, to evaluate each article in terms of quality, the Critical Appraisal Checklist for PRISMA 2009 was applied for the research. Findings: The study concludes that the healthcare systems in the UAE can be improved through the use of big data; however, the authorities within the UAE must acknowledge that the development of efficient frameworks for the performance and quality assessment of the new health care system is significant. The said goal can be achieved via the integration of big data and health informatics with the help of IT specialists, health care managers and stakeholders. Contribution to Knowledge By discussing numerous issues and presenting solutions linked with big data, the current study makes a substantial contribution to the knowledge of big data and its integration into health care systems in the UAE.