A Keyword Approach to Identify Adverse Events Within Narrative Documents From 4 Italian Institutions

Conclusions The results of our study demonstrated the feasibility of using an automated approach to detect multiple adverse events in several data sources. More sophisticated techniques, such as natural language processing, should be tested to evaluate the feasibility of using text mining as a routine method for monitoring adverse events in hospitals.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research