Evaluation of natural language processing from emergency department computerized medical records for intra-hospital syndromic surveillance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The identification of patients who pose an epidemic hazard when they are admitted to a health facility plays a role in preventing the risk of hospital acquired infection. An automated clinical decision support system to detect suspec...

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Main Authors: Pagliaroli Véronique, Smaldore Véronique, Millet Anne-Laure, Gicquel Quentin, Yarovaya Olga, Gerbier Solweig, Darmoni Stefan, Metzger Marie-Hélène
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/11/50