Natural Language Processing to Quantify Microbial Keratitis Measurements

Ophthalmology. 2019 Dec;126(12):1722-1724. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jun 11.

Abstract

A natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to extract microbial keratitis morphology measurements from the electronic health record (EHR) was 75-96% sensitive and 91%-96% specific. NLP accurately extracts data from the corneal exam free-text EHR field.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Corneal Ulcer / classification
  • Corneal Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Corneal Ulcer / microbiology
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / classification
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Natural Language Processing*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity