Observational data fill in knowledge gaps when randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are not ethical or feasible. Electronic health records (EHRs) provide a source of obser [...]

Discussions about controlled substance medications can cause distress because patients may feel frustrated and abandoned as practice changes, while providers struggle wit [...]

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Despite methods to improve early detection only [...]

Interdisciplinary controlled substance review committees (CSRC) are increasingly utilized to support providers in navigating challenging cases involving controlled substa [...]

Opioid analgesic drugs prescribed for pain have the potential for misuse and addiction. In 2011, dentists prescribed 12% of the total prescriptions written in the United [...]

Traditional 35mm slide collections have been used for years to supplement clinical training, particularly in visually oriented specialties. As computing power has increas [...]

Text forms a significant part of the medical record. Being able to map text to concepts in a controlled medical vocabulary can be useful for teaching, patient care, and r [...]

With the ongoing implementation of electronic medical records, more and more clinical data are being recorded in a digital format, often as free text. Analyzing data in f [...]

This work is the first step towards developing an ontology of intensive care unit orders. A data set comprised of 625 ICU orders from 34 randomly selected patients of sev [...]