Medtags
Medtags is a framework for tagging medical data with standardized metadata to improve retrieval, interoperability, and analytics across healthcare information systems. It aims to make patient data easier to search, filter, and reuse in clinical, administrative, and research contexts.
Tags cover patient demographics, diagnoses, medications, procedures, lab results, imaging studies, and administrative data. They are
Tag assignment can be performed by clinicians, automated natural language processing, or data governance rules. Tag
Applications of medtags include improved search and filtering of records, enhanced clinical decision support, automated coding
Governance and privacy considerations are central to medtags. Challenges include maintaining tagging accuracy, avoiding tag drift,