Construction and Implementation of Big Data in Healthcare in Yichang City, Hubei Province

Environmental pollution, aging, emerging infectious diseases, and unhealthy lifestyles are affecting human health and resulting in serious social and economic burdens. The government-led healthcare big data platform in Yichang has continuously worked towards exploring the use of comprehensive health-related information through top-level design and scientific planning. The platform is based on the following principle: “Openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation.” So far, by relying on one-to-one verification, comparison, correlation, and correction with the source, the platform has succeeded in establishing a unique foundation to benefit the people, government, medical care, and health service. Its successes can hopefully act as a positive case for exploring domestic healthcare big data.