Assessing Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes and Generating an Orthopedic Research Outcome Database via a Natural Language Processing Pipeline: Development and Validation Study.

Journal: JMIR medical informatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Processing data from electronic health records (EHRs) to build research-grade databases is a lengthy and expensive process. Modern arthroplasty practice commonly uses multiple sites of care, including clinics and ambulatory care centers. However, most private data systems prevent obtaining usable insights for clinical practice.

Authors

  • Nicholas H Mast
    Hip and Pelvis Institute, 2250 Hayes St # 208, San Francisco, CA, 94117, United States, 1 415-530-5330.
  • Clara L Oeste
    LynxCare Inc, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Dries Hens
    LynxCare Inc, Leuven, Belgium.