Patient Information Summarization in Clinical Settings: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information overflow, a common problem in the present clinical environment, can be mitigated by summarizing clinical data. Although there are several solutions for clinical summarization, there is a lack of a complete overview of the research relevant to this field.

Objective

This study aims to identify state-of-the-art solutions for clinical summarization, to analyze their capabilities, and to identify their properties.

Methods

A scoping review of articles published between 2005 and 2022 was conducted. With a clinical focus, PubMed and Web of Science were queried to find an initial set of reports, later extended by articles found through a chain of citations. The included reports were analyzed to answer the questions of where, what, and how medical informa

SUBMITTER: Keszthelyi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10716777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature