Conclusion: This work demonstrates how processed text could enable detection of non-specific symptom clusters for use in automated surveillance activities. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
This study used a health smart card with a clinical reminder system to keep continuous records of general outpatient visits of pregnant women to protect them from potential adverse events caused by improper prescription.Method: The health smart card, issued to … Continued
Conclusions: The case describes the secondary usage of data by a clinic aimed at improving management of the clinic’s patients. It illustrates that creating the pre-conditions for secondary use of data from EMRs is a complex process which can be … Continued
Conclusion: When designing and implementing complex technologies with pervasive implications, policymakers must consider not only technical issues but also the personal, social and organisational aspects of the programme. A judicious blend of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ management appears key to managing … Continued
Conclusion: The algorithms for identifying and classifying temporal expressions in medical narratives developed within Med-TTK significantly improved performance compared to TTK. Natural language processing applications such as Med-TTK provide a foundation for meaningful longitudinal mapping of patient history events among … Continued