A study of entity-linking methods for normalizing Chinese diagnosis and procedure terms to ICD codes.

Journal: Journal of biomedical informatics
Published Date: Apr 13, 2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to develop and evaluate effective methods that can normalize diagnosis and procedure terms written by physicians to standard concepts in International Classification of Diseases(ICD) in Chinese, with the goal to facilitate automated medical coding in China.

Authors

  • Qiong Wang
    Beijing Meiling Biotechnology Corporation, Beijing, 102600, PR China.
  • Zongcheng Ji
    School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Jingqi Wang
    School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Stephen Wu
    School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Weiyan Lin
    The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wenzhen Li
    The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Li Ke
    The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Guohong Xiao
    The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Qing Jiang
    Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Hua Xu
    Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Yi Zhou
    Eye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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