A MapReduce based distributed framework for similarity search in healthcare big data environment

  • Hiren K.D. Sarma
  • , Yogesh K. Dwivedi*
  • , Nripendra P. Rana
  • , Emma L. Slade
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Similarity search in the big data environment is a challenging task. Patient Similarity search (PaSi) is an important issue in healthcare network and data. The results of PaSi search may be highly useful for drawing different conclusions and decisions to improve healthcare systems. Such findings can also be useful for choosing the treatment paths for new patients. In this paper, we propose a MapReduce based framework as a solution to the PaSi problem in the context of a healthcare network imagined to be implemented considering the healthcare centers of India. It is assumed that such a healthcare network will be implemented in future over the Government of India cloud known as GI cloud or ‘MeghRaj’. The paper also discusses the associated implementation challenges of the proposed framework and the query handling approach for the proposed framework to solve the PaSi problem is stated. Finally, the paper outlines the future scope of the work.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOpen and Big Data Management and Innovation - 14th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2015, Proceedings
EditorsWinfried Lamersdorf, Jan Hidders, Marijn Janssen, Bram Klievink, Anneke Zuiderwijk, Matti Mäntymäki, Bastiaan van Loenen
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages173-182
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319250120
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event14th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2015 - Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 13 Oct 201515 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9373
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2015
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period13/10/1515/10/15

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2015.

Keywords

  • Big data
  • Cloud
  • Framework
  • MapReduce
  • Patient similarity(PaSi)
  • Similarity search

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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