Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review

Abstract Introduction Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) plays a pivotal role in healthcare, specifically patient management. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the technologies used in DDDM and provide a framework of how DDDM is involved in patient management. Methodology...

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Main Author: Guoliang Lyu
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03072-x
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description Abstract Introduction Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) plays a pivotal role in healthcare, specifically patient management. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the technologies used in DDDM and provide a framework of how DDDM is involved in patient management. Methodology This study follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) framework, studies from Web of Science, Pubmed, and Embase are screened for consideration. The inclusion criteria are outlined to identify studies on patient management utilizing DDDM. Result The studies included in the review explore DDDM in patient management from data-driven approaches to decision making methods. In the former, artificial intelligence, together with other methods, is the dominant method utilized. As a comparison, the decision support system, Markov decision process, and shared decision making are exploited in the latter. Disease diagnosis and treatment was the most common area of patient management application along with precision medicine, patient care, nursing, and other related fields of patient management. A framework of how DDDM is involved in patient management was identified. Conclusion While challenges such as data quality and interpretability exist, advantages of DDDM lie in unprecedented personalization, streamlined decision-making, and the potential for a future where technology complements healthcare expertise for more effective and patient-centered care. DDDM is not only a useful option for patient management but also to many other aspects of healthcare and the systems around healthcare.
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spelling doaj-art-8a7306231ed04aa8a4e074d319ad79662025-08-20T03:45:30ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472025-07-0125111810.1186/s12911-025-03072-xData-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic reviewGuoliang Lyu0Gabelli School of Business, Fordham UniversityAbstract Introduction Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) plays a pivotal role in healthcare, specifically patient management. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the technologies used in DDDM and provide a framework of how DDDM is involved in patient management. Methodology This study follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) framework, studies from Web of Science, Pubmed, and Embase are screened for consideration. The inclusion criteria are outlined to identify studies on patient management utilizing DDDM. Result The studies included in the review explore DDDM in patient management from data-driven approaches to decision making methods. In the former, artificial intelligence, together with other methods, is the dominant method utilized. As a comparison, the decision support system, Markov decision process, and shared decision making are exploited in the latter. Disease diagnosis and treatment was the most common area of patient management application along with precision medicine, patient care, nursing, and other related fields of patient management. A framework of how DDDM is involved in patient management was identified. Conclusion While challenges such as data quality and interpretability exist, advantages of DDDM lie in unprecedented personalization, streamlined decision-making, and the potential for a future where technology complements healthcare expertise for more effective and patient-centered care. DDDM is not only a useful option for patient management but also to many other aspects of healthcare and the systems around healthcare.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03072-xData-driven decision makingPatient managementDeep learningOncologyPrecision medicine
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Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Data-driven decision making
Patient management
Deep learning
Oncology
Precision medicine
title Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
title_full Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
title_fullStr Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
title_short Data-driven decision making in patient management: a systematic review
title_sort data driven decision making in patient management a systematic review
topic Data-driven decision making
Patient management
Deep learning
Oncology
Precision medicine
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03072-x
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