Development of phenotype algorithms using electronic medical records and incorporating natural language processing. (24th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liao, Katherine P; Cai, Tianxi; Savova, Guergana K; Murphy, Shawn N; Karlson, Elizabeth W; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N; Gainer, Vivian S; Shaw, Stanley Y; Xia, Zongqi; Szolovits, Peter; Churchill, Susanne; Kohane, Isaac
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 350(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04-24
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : Electronic medical records are emerging as a major source of data for clinical and translational research studies, although phenotypes of interest need to be accurately defined first. This article provides an overview of how to develop a phenotype algorithm from electronic medical records, incorporating modern informatics and biostatistics methods.