Top Applications of Text Analytics & NLP in Healthcare

This article explores some new and emerging applications of text analytics and NLP in healthcare. Each application demonstrates how HCPs and others use natural language processing to mine unstructured text-based healthcare data and then do something with the results. Healthcare databases are growing exponentially, and text analytics and natural language processing (NLP) systems turn this data into value. Healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms all use text analytics and NLP to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and manage regulatory compliance. In fact, 26 million people have already added their genetic information to commercial databases through take-home kits.