METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL INFORMATION

摘要

A method of translating clinical information into one or more standardised systems of coding or nomenclature processes received clinical information (202) relating to a patient, which includes at least one free text description of a clinical status of the patient. The free text description is analysed (208-218) to identify one or more terms relevant to the clinical status of the patient. One or more translation sets are constructed (220), each of which includes one or more sequential identified terms. Each translation set is translated (234-252) into one or more standardised health codes or terms selected from a predetermined system of classification and/or nomenclature, and the selected standardised health codes or terms are output (254). The method may be computer- implemented, either as a standalone program, or in a networked configuration supporting access from remote terminals.