Extracting lung function measurements to enhance phenotyping of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an electronic health record using automated tools.

Kathleen M AkgünKeith SigelKei-Hoi CheungFarah Kidwai-KhanAlex K BryantCynthia BrandtAmy JusticeKristina Crothers

Published in: PloS one (2020)

A SQL-based full text search of clinical notes for quantifiable FEV1 is efficient and improves the number of values available in VA data. Future work will examine how these methods can improve phenotyping of patients with COPD in the VA.

Keyphrases

lung function
electronic health record
high throughput
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
clinical decision support
adverse drug
machine learning
deep learning
current status
smoking cessation
single cell
artificial intelligence
big data