The wide adoption of electronic health record systems in health care generates big real-
world data that open new venues to conduct clinical research. As a large amount of valuable …

The safety of medication use has been a priority in the United States since the late 1930s.
Recently, it has gained prominence due to the increasing amount of data suggesting that a …

Background The prevalence of drug allergies documented in electronic health records (EHR
s) of large patient populations is understudied. Objective We aimed to describe the …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of seven social factors using physician notes as
compared to claims and structured electronic health records (EHR s) data and the resulting …

Electronic medical records are increasingly used to store patient information in hospitals and
other clinical settings. There has been a corresponding proliferation of clinical natural …

Background Data mining of electronic health records (EHRs) has a huge potential for
improving clinical decision support and to help healthcare deliver precision medicine …

Background Natural language processing (NLP) based clinical decision support systems
(CDSSs) have demonstrated the ability to extract vital information from patient electronic …

Background: Interoperability and secondary use of data is a challenge in health care.
Specifically, the reuse of clinical free text remains an unresolved problem. The Systematized …

Allergic reactions to medication range from mild to severe or even life-threatening. Proper
documentation of patient allergy information is critical for safe prescription, avoiding drug …

Background Clinical decision support (CDS) displayed in electronic health records has been
found to reduce the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events (ADE). Recent …