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标题：Data Lakes and Data Visualization: An Innovative Approach to Addressing the Many Challenges of Health Workforce Planning
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作者：Denise D. Krause
期刊名称：Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
电子版ISSN：1947-2579
出版年度：2015
卷号：7
期号：3
语种：English
出版社：University of Illinois at Chicago
摘要：Background: There are a variety of challenges to health workforce planning, but access to data is critical for effective evidence-based decision-making. Many agencies and organizations throughout Mississippi have been collecting quality health data for many years. Those data have historically resided in data silos and have not been readily shared. A strategy was developed to build and coordinate infrastructure, capacity, tools, and resources to facilitate health workforce and population health planning throughout the state. Objective: Realizing data as the foundation upon which to build, the primary objective was to develop the capacity to collect, store, maintain, visualize, and analyze data from a variety of disparate sources -- with the ultimate goal of improving access to health care. Specific aims were to: 1) build a centralized data repository and scalable informatics platform, 2) develop a data management solution for this platform and then, 3) derive value from this platform by facilitating data visualization and analysis. Methods: We designed and constructed a managed data lake for health data from disparate sources throughout the state of Mississippi. A data management application was developed to log and track all data sources, maps and geographies, and data marts. With this informatics platform as a foundation, we use a variety of tools to visualize and analyze data. Results: Samples of data visualizations that aim to inform health planners and policymakers are presented. Many agencies and organizations throughout the state benefit from this platform. Conclusion : The overarching goal is that by providing timely, reliable information to stakeholders, Mississippians in general will experience improved access to quality care.