Evaluating records for free text content

The PREP team is interested in electronic health records. This project aims to make data in records more usable for researchers. We work on electronic health records with a particular focus on free text (unstructured data) that is not directly amenable to statistical analysis. Our aim is to develop strategies for making available, for research and audit purpose, medical information that is “concealed” from researchers in the free text notes, using primary care electronic patient record (EPR) as an example.