Application of tools and techniques of Big data analytics for healthcare system

Abstract The concept of data analysis is essential in making decisions that may affect the way a sector of the society or an industry function. Healthcare data availability has grown manifold over the years, and there is an immense amount of knowledge that can be extracted and used effectively. Furthermore, as with other specific areas of interest, healthcare also requires an exploitation of prior knowledge of the field to assist and enhance the decision making. In the past, various data analysis tools and methods have been adopted to improve the services provided in a plethora of areas. The improvements are in terms of the effectiveness of predictions and inferences drawn so that future usage may be eased. This book chapter is organized in the following way—it begins with an introduction to the affect and amount of changes that are being caused by data analysis in healthcare services followed by a discussion on the importance and motivation to pursue the work. Next, the application of data analysis and an examination of various techniques comprising of machine learning is carried out. However, the scope of this work is not limited to exploring and refining past work but also speculate the future possibilities and provide the readers with substance to further the work that has been performed.