Automated processing of electronic medical records is a reliable method of determining aspirin use in populations at risk for cardiovascular events

Automated processing of electronic medical records is a reliable method of determining aspirin use in populations at risk for cardiovascular events

<strong>Background</strong> Low-dose aspirin reduces cardiovascular risk; however, monitoring over-the-counter medication use relies on the time-consuming and costly manual review of medical records. Our objective is to validate natural language processing (NLP) of the electronic medical...

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Main Authors: Serguei Pakhomov, Nilay Shah, Penny Hanson, Saranya Balasubramaniam, Steven Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
aspirin
natural language processing (NLP)
quality measurement
Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/762

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