Natural Language Processing

Partnership Aims to Improve Early Cognitive Decline Detection with NLP

by Shania Kennedy

Brigham and Women's Hospital has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Melax Tech to build and validate a clinical decision support system (CDS) for early cognitive decline...

ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exam Without Clinician Input

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and AnsibleHealth, a technology-enabled medical practice providing care to medically complex chronic respiratory disease patients, found in a...

Natural Language Processing Tool Predicts Severe Maternal Morbidity

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published this month in JAMA Network Open found that an automated natural language processing (NLP) tool relying on clinical notes and EHR data achieved similar predictive performance to a...

Real-World Data Partnership Aims to Advance Cancer Treatment

by Shania Kennedy

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSK) Innovation Hub and Realyze Intelligence, a UPMC Enterprises portfolio company, have launched a collaboration that aims to use real-world,...

AI Tool Can Detect Signs of Mental Health Decline in Text Messages

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last month in Psychiatric Services shows that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can detect and classify cognitive distortions, or “red-flag language,” in text...

New Machine-Learning Tool Identifies Injection Drug Use Using EHR Data

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool that can identify people who inject drugs using EHR data faster and more...

UPMC Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment

by Shania Kennedy

UPMC cancer researchers have launched a partnership with healthcare data analytics company Realyze Intelligence, a UPMC Enterprises portfolio company, to improve treatments for early-stage breast...

UC Irvine Incorporates Natural Language Processing Into Data Science Platform

by Shania Kennedy

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Melax Tech to enable UCI researchers to analyze EHR data using natural language processing...

Social Determinants of Health Impact Pediatric EMS Transport

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have found a significant association among social determinants of health (SDOH), prehospital pediatric encounters, and EMS transport decisions. Screening children for SDOH has become more...

Researchers Develop Simulated Medical Interviews to Train AI Models

by Shania Kennedy

A study published in Scientific Data earlier this month showcases how researchers developed a dataset of simulated medical conversations focused on respiratory conditions to support the development and...

Natural Language Processing Helps Shed Light on Youth Mental Health Crisis

by Shania Kennedy

American youth have been battling high anxiety and grief amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7 text-based...

Machine-Learning Models Outperform Clinicians in Predicting Cancer Growth

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed lymph node metastasis (LNM) prediction models based on natural language processing (NLP) and machine-learning (ML) algorithms. In a study published in JMIR Medical...

Natural Language Processing Can Improve Bipolar Disorder Care

by Shania Kennedy

A scoping review published in JMIR Mental Health explored how natural language processing (NLP) methods have been used by researchers to better understand bipolar disorder and identified opportunities...

Viewpoint: Pandemic Promise of Machine Learning Falls Short  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the recent advances in machine learning algorithms, healthcare professionals had high expectations for the technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to an analysis published by...

What Are the Benefits of Natural Language Processing Technology?  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To deliver quality care and positive patient outcomes, researchers and clinicians need comprehensive patient data and medical literature.   However, since 80 percent of essential data lies in...

Artificial Intelligence-Based Algorithm Predicts Heart Failure

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Mount Sinai researchers created an artificial intelligence-based computer algorithm that can detect subtle changes in electrocardiograms to predict whether a patient is experiencing heart...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Rare Pediatric Disorders

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a collaborative research study from the University of Utah Health, Fabric Genomics, and Rady Children’s Hospital, artificial intelligence-based technology can rapidly diagnose rare...