Abstract
The rise of on-demand healthcare and the unprecedented growth of electronic health records has given rise to big data opportunities and data analysis using machine learning. The massive and disparate data management using conventional databases is incredibly challenging and expensive to manage. It often requires specialized analytical tools for developing advanced data-driven capabilities and performing data analytics. This paper explores the capability of an open-source framework 'Apache Spark' capable of processing large amounts of data on clusters of nodes to analyze Big data and integrate technologies to provide decision support systems in healthcare settings. Next, we propose machine learning models on top of Apache Spark to expedite the decision-making in allocating organs such as kidney selection for the right candidate, thus increasing donor utilization by locating a recipient within the allotted time. The proposed models help in identifying waitlisted candidates willing to accept kidneys that may otherwise be discarded.
Recommended Citation
L. Ashiku et al., "Machine Learning Models and Big Data Tools for Evaluating Kidney Acceptance," Procedia Computer Science, vol. 185, pp. 177 - 184, Elsevier, Jun 2021.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2021.05.019
Department(s)
Computer Science
Second Department
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords and Phrases
Apache Spark; Big Data; Healthcare; Machine Learning; Organ Procurement
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1877-0509
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2021 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Publication Date
18 Jun 2021
Comments
This work was supported by the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Saint Louis University