Natural language processing to identify venous thromboembolic events.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has promulgated patient safety indicators to identify potentially preventable adverse safety events, including venous thromboembolism (VTE). Identification of these events for quality reporting is commonly done with AHRQ-defined ICD9-CM codes. We tested a natural language processing service (NLP) as an alternative method of identification.
Reichley
Richard M
RM
BJC HealthCare, Center for Healthcare Quality & Effectiveness, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Henderson
Katherine E
KE
Currie
Anne-Marie
AM
Dunagan
Wm Claiborne
WC
Bailey
Thomas C
TC
D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control