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Patent drawing for System for automated analysis of clinical text for pharmacovigilance
US 10,614,196 B2
Health IT US 10,614,196 B2 Not in force

System for automated analysis of clinical text for pharmacovigilance

This invention describes a computer system that automatically reads and understands large amounts of medical records or clinical literature. It uses specialized software to extract important information and identify how different events or conditions are related in time and cause. The system then uses this understanding to create preliminary assessments and reports for drug safety monitoring, which can be reviewed by medical experts. The claims narrow the invention to a specific process of converting medical information into a standard format and then using natural language processing to build a model of cause and effect.

Why it matters: Filed in 2015, this invention predates the widespread adoption and advanced capabilities of large language models (LLMs) and deep learning in natural language processing. The core task of automatically extracting complex causal and temporal relationships from unstructured medical text, which was a significant technical challenge then, is now far more achievable and robust with modern AI. This makes the system's central function much more powerful and easier to implement today.

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How hard to build
SpecializedHeavy software system, NLP, medical ontology

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