The concept of justifiable healthcare and how big data can help us to achieve it.

Journal: BMC medical informatics and decision making
Published Date: Mar 6, 2021

Abstract

Over the last decades, the face of health care has changed dramatically, with big improvements in what is technically feasible. However, there are indicators that the current approach to evaluating evidence in health care is not holistic and hence in the long run, health care will not be sustainable. New conceptual and normative frameworks for the evaluation of health care need to be developed and investigated. The current paper presents a novel framework of justifiable health care and explores how the use of artificial intelligence and big data can contribute to achieving the goals of this framework.

Authors

  • Wim van Biesen
    Renal Division, 0K12 IA, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Gent, Belgium. wim.vanbiesen@ugent.be.
  • Catherine Van Der Straeten
    Health, Innovation and Research Institute, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Sigrid Sterckx
    Consortium for Justifiable Healthcare, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Johan Steen
    Renal Division, 0K12 IA, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
  • Lisa Diependaele
    Consortium for Justifiable Healthcare, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Johan Decruyenaere
    Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 2 K12 IC, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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