Economic evaluations of big data analytics for clinical decision-making: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Much has been invested in big data analytics to improve health and reduce costs. However, it is unknown whether these investments have achieved the desired goals. We performed a scoping review to determine the health and economic impact of big data analytics for clinical decision-making.

Materials and methods

We searched Medline, Embase, Web of Science and the National Health Services Economic Evaluations Database for relevant articles. We included peer-reviewed papers that report the health economic impact of analytics that assist clinical decision-making. We extracted the economic methods and estimated impact and also assessed the quality of the methods used. In addition, we estimated how many studies assessed "big data analytics" based on a broad definition of t

SUBMITTER: Bakker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature