Performance of Natural Language Processing versus International Classification of Diseases Codes in Building Registries for Patients With Fall Injury: Retrospective Analysis.

Journal: JMIR medical informatics
Published Date: Jul 14, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Standardized registries, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, are commonly built using administrative codes assigned to patient encounters. However, patients with fall injury are often coded using subsequent injury codes, such as hip fractures. This necessitates manual screening to ensure the accuracy of data registries.

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  • Atta Taseh
    Foot & Ankle Research and Innovations Laboratory (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 158 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA, 02493, United States, 1 7818279613.
  • Souri Sasanfar
    Foot & Ankle Research and Innovations Laboratory (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 158 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA, 02493, United States, 1 7818279613.
  • Michelle Chan
    Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Evan Sirls
    Foot & Ankle Research and Innovations Laboratory (FARIL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 158 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA, 02493, United States, 1 7818279613.
  • Ara Nazarian
    Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA.
  • Kayhan Batmanghelich
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Jonathan F Bean
    New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affair Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States.
  • Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani
    Foot & Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, MA, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Foot & Ankle Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, MA, USA. Electronic address: sashkaniesfahani@mgh.harvard.edu.

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