Will, It is not a good idea to have sensitive information in free text. If you do, it should not go to "general circulation", right?
How can one extract such info from free text? One way is to remove such words from free text files using a macro of some sort. "FInd and replace" can be used to remove words like HIV with a blank? There cannot be an automated solution to this, unless it is cutting edge! ( ..or so we like to think to cover our ignorance!) I wonder if we have adequate knowledge as to what constitutes "sensitive information" to patients. A good study is needed.... Nandalal --- Fred Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will, > I am confused too. Wouldnt such a > technology have to be turning > test capable? Are you looking for something that can > search Free Text make a > determination if it is related to HIV, and then > catagorize the whole text as > "related to HIV"? Or are you looking for something > that is capable of > allowing the rest of the note to pass through, and > only eliminate the > portions relating to HIV. (which seems much harder). > > Could you give an example of how your application > might work? > > -FT > > On 3/2/07, Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm looking for a tool to suppress sensitive > information (e.g., HIV > > status, etc.) from free text clinical notes prior > to allowing the > > notes to be published from a protected, > physician-only area into > > general circulation patient records for the > clinic. What existing > > FOSS solutions are available? > > > > With best regards, > > > > [wr] > > > > - - - - - - - - > > > > will ross > > chief information officer > > mendocino health records exchange > > 216 west perkins street, suite 206 > > ukiah, california 95482 usa > > 707.462.6369 [office] > > 707.462.5015 [fax] > > www.mendocinohre.org > > > > - - - - - - - - > > > > "Getting people to adopt common standards is > impeded by patents." > > Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BCS, 2006 > > > > - - - - - - - - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Fred Trotter > http://www.fredtrotter.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
