The application of natural-language processing to healthcare quality assessment.

Authors :: Lyman M
Sager N
Tick L
Nhan N
Borst F
Scherrer JR
Source :: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making [Med Decis Making] 1991 Oct-Dec; Vol. 11 (4 Suppl), pp. S65-8.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: This paper describes the automatic extraction of information from hospital discharge letters. The computer analysis and extraction process, designed to eliminate much of the manual effort required to review patient documents, are presented.

Subjects :: Asthma therapy
Clinical Protocols standards
Humans
Medical Audit standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care standards
Medical Audit methods
Natural Language Processing
Patient Discharge statistics & numerical data
Quality Assurance, Health Care organization & administration

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0272-989X
Volume :: 11
Issue :: 4 Suppl
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 1770852

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