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Automated Modeling of Clinical Narrative with High Definition Natural Language Processing sing Solor and Analysis Normal Form

  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

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Abstract

Objective: One important concept in informatics is data which meets the principles of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability (FAIR). Standards, such as terminologies (findability), assist with important tasks like interoperability, Natural Language Processing (NLP) (accessibility) and decision support (reusability). One terminology, Solor, integrates SNOMED CT, LOINC and RxNorm. We describe Solor, HL7 Analysis Normal Form (ANF), and their use with the high definition natural language processing (HD-NLP) program. Methods: We used HD-NLP to process 694 clinical narratives prior modeled by human experts into Solor and ANF. We compared HD-NLP output to the expert gold standard for 20% of the sample. Each clinical statement was judged 'correct' if HD-NLP output matched ANF structure and Solor concepts, or 'incorrect' if any ANF structure or Solor concepts were missing or incorrect. Judgements were summed to give totals for 'correct' and 'incorrect'. Results: 113 (80.7%) correct, 26 (18.6%) incorrect, and 1 error. Inter-rater reliability was 97.5% with Cohen's kappa of 0.948. Conclusion: The HD-NLP software provides useable complex standards-based representations for important clinical statements designed to drive CDS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplying the FAIR Principles to Accelerate Health Research in Europe in the Post COVID-19 Era - Proceedings of the 2021 EFMI Special Topic Conference
EditorsJaime Delgado, Arriel Benis, Paula de Toledo, Parisis Gallos, Mauro Giacomini, Alicia Martinez-Garcia, Dario Salvi
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages89-93
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781643682365
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 18 2021
Event2021 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference, STC 2021 - Virtual, Online, Spain
Duration: Nov 22 2021Nov 24 2021

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume287
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference2021 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference, STC 2021
Country/TerritorySpain
CityVirtual, Online
Period11/22/2111/24/21

Keywords

  • Clinical Decision Support
  • Controlled Terminology
  • Interoperability
  • Natural Language Processing

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