How does NLP work?

Natural Language Processing “reads” clinical notes that are generated by providers and usually stored in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. NLP tries to imitate a skilled clinical abstractor, but in a different way. And unlike manual abstractors, NLP can scale...

Why is NLP becoming more commonly used in healthcare? 

Two major factors are driving market adoption of NLP. First, the computer science research behind NLP has advanced at an astonishing rate over the past 10 years, which means much higher accuracy. And second, the move to value-based care and importance of population...