The data analysis and validation engine: an application of artificial intelligence in the improvement of COVID-19 data management
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20221517Keywords:
Data analysis and validation engine, Artificial intelligence, COVID-19, Data managementAbstract
Background: The proper management of healthcare data is fundamental to the health system processes; artificial intelligence has proven its value in these processes. Artificial intelligence can simplify the management of information, improve data security, and automate data flow. It is also useful in the analysis and interpretation of big data. Hence, it has the possibility of screening and diagnosing diseases, categorizing disease severity, detecting therapeutic agents, and forecasting outbreak spots.
Methods: A data analysis and validation engine was developed to perform data quality control checks, classify addresses, and generate epidemiology numbers using the index and parse command on the command-line interface of DAVE.
Results: DAVE correctly formatted data and created a local copy of the datastore and the index. It also returned previous EPID numbers to each entry and assigned a new EPID number to missed entries. DAVE imported the entries into the data template of the existing data management tool and generated a sample manifest that is then sent to the Laboratory. The data flow from the point of collection to storage and reporting was assessed as 100% accurate without errors and in real-time; there was also the ability to roll back if any error occurred.
Conclusions: DAVE is a semi-autonomous system that operates with minimal human intervention; it is automatically faster as it leverages computing power to parse, store, and retrieve data while practically eliminating the need for manual data quality assessment. The DAVE functionality can be extended to incorporate additional features like forecasting outbreaks of emerging/re-emerging diseases, categorizing the severity of diseases and analysis of data in our setting.
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