EFFECTIVE DATA INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INFORMATICA AND SSIS
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13751517Keywords:
Data Integration, Healthcare, Informatica, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), HIPAA Compliance, Patient Care, Operational Efficiency, Data Quality Management, Microsoft Ecosystem, Healthcare TechnologyAbstract
Data integration is pivotal in the healthcare industry, ensuring vital information is accessible, accurate, and secure. This paper presents data integration that involves Informatica and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), which are popular in this category. There is a debate on how data integration is crucial in healthcare, cutting across the HIPAA rules, management of patients, and operational excellence. The paper focuses on the following strengths, which can be attributed to Informatica, thereby fitting into big healthcare organizations: scalability, high performance, and efficient data quality management. Lack of compatibility with other non-Microsoft products is what sets SSIS apart. It is also cheaper and easy to use, thus making it suitable for small- to medium-sized healthcare providers. These tools are compared, and guidelines for data integration in a healthcare environment are outlined. It is, therefore, safe to conclude that the decision to use either Informatica or SSIS should be made depending on the organization’s requirements, budget, or the technical squad present in the organization. In conclusion, the implication of data integration as a means to attain high-quality health care cannot be overemphasized
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