Summary of Leveraging Foundation Language Models (flms) For Automated Cohort Extraction From Large Ehr Databases, by Purity Mugambi et al.
Leveraging Foundation Language Models (FLMs) for Automated Cohort Extraction from Large EHR Databases
by Purity Mugambi, Alexandra Meliou, Madalina Fiterau
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents an approach for partially automating cohort extraction from multiple electronic health record (EHR) databases. The authors formulate a guided multi-dataset cohort extraction problem where selection criteria are converted into queries, then matched between study databases using feature-based language models (FLMs). The algorithm is evaluated on two large publicly-accessible EHR databases, MIMIC-III and eICU, achieving a high top-three accuracy of 92% in correctly matching columns of interest. This approach has the potential to significantly reduce the time-consuming process of cohort extraction in EHR studies. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps make it easier for scientists to find the right data from different hospitals’ records. They develop a way to use computers to help with this task, by turning instructions into search queries and matching them across different databases. This makes it much faster and more accurate than doing it manually. The method was tested on two large datasets and worked well, correctly finding most of the important information. |
