Evaluating Expert-Layperson Agreement in Identifying Jargon Terms in Electronic Health Record Notes: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown that patients have difficulty understanding medical jargon in electronic health record (EHR) notes, particularly patients with low health literacy. In creating the NoteAid dictionary of medical jargon for patients, a panel of medical experts selected terms they perceived as needing definitions for patients.

Objective

This study aims to determine whether experts and laypeople agree on what constitutes medical jargon.

Methods

Using an observational study design, we compared the ability of medical experts and laypeople to identify medical jargon in EHR notes. The laypeople were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. Participants were shown 20 sentences from EHR notes, which contained 325 potential jargon terms as identified by the medical ex

SUBMITTER: Lalor JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature