HealthLanguage
HealthLanguage refers to a specialized domain of natural language processing (NLP) focused on understanding and processing clinical and biomedical text. This includes a wide range of data sources such as electronic health records (EHRs), clinical notes, research papers, medical literature, and patient-generated health information. The primary goal of HealthLanguage is to extract meaningful information from unstructured text to support clinical decision-making, research, and administrative tasks.
Key challenges in HealthLanguage processing arise from the complexity and variability of medical terminology. This includes
Applications of HealthLanguage are diverse. They include clinical documentation improvement, automated coding for billing and reimbursement,