System and method for scheduling healthcare follow-up appointments based on written recommendations

Abstract

A system and method for analyzing a patient report to determine whether a follow-up has been recommended. The system and method perform the steps of extracting a portion of text indicating a follow-up recommendation from the report, extracting a name of the follow-up recommendation and determining a corresponding time interval from the portion of text, extracting context information relating to the patient report, and determining, based on the context information and the name of the follow-up recommendation, whether an appointment corresponding to the follow-up recommendation has been scheduled.

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Background technique

[0001] The radiology report includes the results of the readout of the imaging exam for the patient. These radiology reports serve as a communication tool between radiologists, referring physicians, and oncologists, and may also include information regarding suggested follow-ups and / or referrals. These follow-up recommendations and recommendations are particularly helpful for consulting physicians to obtain a quick opinion from a radiologist. However, these follow-up recommendations and recommendations are often buried in the text of the radiology report and, if they do not address the primary reason for the examination, may be ignored. For example, patients with metastatic tumors may have severe vascular disease as an incidental finding. Oncologists as referring physicians may focus primarily on cancer-related discussions and may not always fast-track referrals that fall outside of this area of ​​focus. Therefore, in such cases, it may be beneficial fo...

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