Identification of Preterm Labor Evaluation Visits and Extraction of Cervical Length Measures from Electronic Health Records Within a Large Integrated Health Care System: Algorithm Development and Validation.

Fagen Xie Nehaa Khadka Michael J Fassett Vicki Y Chiu Chantal C Avila Jiaxiao M Shi Meiyu Yeh Aniket A Kawatkar Nana A Mensah David A Sacks Darios Getahun

Published in: JMIR medical informatics (2022)

The developed computerized algorithm effectively identified PTL evaluation visits and extracted the corresponding CL measures from the EHRs. Validation against this algorithm achieved a high level of accuracy. This computerized algorithm can be used for conducting PTL- or PTB-related pharmacoepidemiologic studies and patient care reviews.

Keyphrases

machine learning
electronic health record
deep learning
clinical decision support
neural network
randomized controlled trial
low birth weight
preterm infants
adverse drug
clinical evaluation