Natural Language Processing (NLP) Workshop

June 2, 2016 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
The Fenway Room, The Inn at Longwood Medical

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Natural Language Processing (NLP) is an informatics tool that can be applied to text reports in electronic health records to abstract standard, coded data elements for analysis. While electronic health records contain a wealth of data about patients and their care, these data are often available only as free text that must be coded for quantitative analysis. This is particularly relevant to data elements that are central to disparities research, like socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. This half-day workshop will provide an overview of NLP methods and present several case examples focused on extracting data relevant to health disparities. Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH is the keynote speaker. This workshop is intended for researchers who plan to use NLP to answer disparities-related research questions. Space is limited, and registration is required.