Data Science in Healthcare
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, data mining techniques, machine learning algorithms, and big data to extract knowledge and insights from many structured and unstructured data. The healthcare industry produces large datasets containing useful information about patient demographics, treatment plans, health care results, insurance, and more. The data collected by Internet of Things (IoT) devices has attracted the attention of data scientists. Data science supports the processing, management, analysis, and assimilation of large amounts of fragmented, structured, and unstructured data created by healthcare systems. This data requires effective management and analysis to produce factual results. This article reviews and describes the data cleaning, data mining, data preparation, and data analysis processes used in healthcare applications. This article provides insights into the status and perspectives of big data...