Practical Text Mining and Statistical Analysis for Non-structured Text Data Applications

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Case Study

The Problem with the Use of Medical Abbreviations by Physicians and Health Care Providers

Mitchell Goldstein, MD,     Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, CA

Gary D. Miner, PhD,     Tulsa, OK

Contents

The Present Problem in the use of Medical Abbreviations by Physicians and Health Care Providers

TJC (JCAHO) “Do Not Use” Abbreviations

Additional Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols

Using the “Text Mining Project” Format of STATISTICA Text Miner

Using TextMiner3.dbs

Conclusion

Intervention Training Needed

References

Physician Notes Abbreviations: The National Patient Safety Goal requiring accredited organizations to develop and implement a list of ...