Clinical concept extraction: A methodology review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concept extraction, a subdomain of natural language processing (NLP) with a focus on extracting concepts of interest, has been adopted to computationally extract clinical information from text for a wide range of applications ranging from clinical decision support to care quality improvement.

Objectives

In this literature review, we provide a methodology review of clinical concept extraction, aiming to catalog development processes, available methods and tools, and specific considerations when developing clinical concept extraction applications.

Methods

Based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a literature search was conducted for retrieving EHR-based information extraction articles written in Engl

SUBMITTER: Fu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature