A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments
In recent years, a wide range of Business Intelligence (BI) technologies have been applied to different areas in order to support the decision-making process. BI enables the extraction of knowledge from the data stored. The healthcare industry is no exception, and so BI applications have been under...
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| author | Andreia Brandão Eliana Pereira Marisa Esteves Filipe Portela Manuel Filipe Santos António Abelha José Machado |
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| description | In recent years, a wide range of Business Intelligence (BI) technologies have been applied to different areas in order to support the decision-making process. BI enables the extraction of knowledge from the data stored. The healthcare industry is no exception, and so BI applications have been under investigation across multiple units of different institutions. Thus, in this article, we intend to analyze some open-source/free BI tools on the market and their applicability in the clinical sphere, taking into consideration the general characteristics of the clinical environment. For this purpose, six BI tools were selected, analyzed, and tested in a practical environment. Then, a comparison metric and a ranking were defined for the tested applications in order to choose the one that best applies to the extraction of useful knowledge and clinical data in a healthcare environment. Finally, a pervasive BI platform was developed using a real case in order to prove the tool viability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f282213fb9644dc927304d8b44f12f22022-12-21T23:25:24ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892016-10-01745710.3390/info7040057info7040057A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare EnvironmentsAndreia Brandão0Eliana Pereira1Marisa Esteves2Filipe Portela3Manuel Filipe Santos4António Abelha5José Machado6Algoritmi Research Centre, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, PortugalAlgoritmi Research Centre, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, PortugalAlgoritmi Research Centre, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, PortugalInstituto Politécnico do Porto, Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Vila do Conde 4480-771, PortugalAlgoritmi Research Center, Department of Information Systems, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães 4800-058, PortugalAlgoritmi Research Centre, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, PortugalAlgoritmi Research Centre, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, PortugalIn recent years, a wide range of Business Intelligence (BI) technologies have been applied to different areas in order to support the decision-making process. BI enables the extraction of knowledge from the data stored. The healthcare industry is no exception, and so BI applications have been under investigation across multiple units of different institutions. Thus, in this article, we intend to analyze some open-source/free BI tools on the market and their applicability in the clinical sphere, taking into consideration the general characteristics of the clinical environment. For this purpose, six BI tools were selected, analyzed, and tested in a practical environment. Then, a comparison metric and a ranking were defined for the tested applications in order to choose the one that best applies to the extraction of useful knowledge and clinical data in a healthcare environment. Finally, a pervasive BI platform was developed using a real case in order to prove the tool viability.http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/7/4/57Business Intelligenceopen-sourcehealthcarebenchmarking |
| spellingShingle | Andreia Brandão Eliana Pereira Marisa Esteves Filipe Portela Manuel Filipe Santos António Abelha José Machado A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments Information Business Intelligence open-source healthcare benchmarking |
| title | A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments |
| title_full | A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments |
| title_fullStr | A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments |
| title_short | A Benchmarking Analysis of Open-Source Business Intelligence Tools in Healthcare Environments |
| title_sort | benchmarking analysis of open source business intelligence tools in healthcare environments |
| topic | Business Intelligence open-source healthcare benchmarking |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/7/4/57 |
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