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Development of a Method for Extracting Structured Dose Information from Free-Text Electronic Prescriptions

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In this study, we sought to develop an automatic parser tool for unstructured free-text electronic prescriptions, focusing specifically on defining the daily dose. We manually coded a set of electronic… Click to show full abstract

In this study, we sought to develop an automatic parser tool for unstructured free-text electronic prescriptions, focusing specifically on defining the daily dose. We manually coded a set of electronic discharge prescriptions and established the most reliable rules to structure the medication data. A named-entity recognition (NER) parser tool was implemented, which was capable of identifying 90% of the doses and 86% of the frequencies from 255 dosage instructions.

Keywords: text electronic; method extracting; electronic prescriptions; free text; development method

Journal Title: Studies in health technology and informatics
Year Published: 2019

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