Automating clinical document processing in healthcare
Clinical documentation is a required byproduct of patient care and is prevalent in all aspects of care delivery. It is an important part of healthcare and was the sole medium of information exchange in the past. The digital revolution in healthcare has allowed hospitals to move away from paper documentation to digital documentation. However, there are a lot of inefficiencies in the way information is generated, recorded, and shared via clinical documents.
A majority of these inefficiencies lie in the manual processing of these documents. ML-driven automation can help reduce the burden of manual processing. Let us look at some common types of clinical documents and some details about them:
- Discharge summaries: A discharge summary summarizes the hospital admission for the patient. It includes the reason for admission, the tests, and a summary of next steps in their care journey.
- Patient history forms: This form includes...
