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Review
. 2021 Mar 6;21(1):87.
doi: 10.1186/s12911-021-01444-7.

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

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

Wim van Biesen et al. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. .

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.

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None of the authors has a conflict of interest regarding the topics handled in this manuscript.

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Flow chart of justifiable healthcare
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Concepts of generalizability and transportability of data from randomized controlled trials

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