Method to assign word class information
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1. A device, comprising:
- at least one computer programmed to perform;
assigning word-class information to words in a medical report, the assigning comprising;
assigning first word-class information to a first word or word sequence in the medical report, wherein the first word or word sequence names a particular medicament; and
assigning second word-class information to a second word or word sequence in the medical report;
performing at least one action related to the particular medicament and associated with a combination of the first word-class information and the second word-class information, wherein the second word or word sequence identifies an allergy of a patient toward an active agent, and wherein performing the at least one action comprises determining whether the particular medicament includes the active agent, and providing a prescription for the particular medicament in response to determining that the particular medicament does not include the active agent.
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Abstract
An assignment device (1) assigns word class information (WKI) to one or more words of text information (ETI). Based on word-class sequence information (WK-AI) formed from this assigned word class information (WKI), actions (A) are executed in order to notify the user of conflicts or to provide the user with background information (HI) relating to words in the text information (TT).
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1. A device, comprising:
at least one computer programmed to perform; assigning word-class information to words in a medical report, the assigning comprising; assigning first word-class information to a first word or word sequence in the medical report, wherein the first word or word sequence names a particular medicament; and assigning second word-class information to a second word or word sequence in the medical report; performing at least one action related to the particular medicament and associated with a combination of the first word-class information and the second word-class information, wherein the second word or word sequence identifies an allergy of a patient toward an active agent, and wherein performing the at least one action comprises determining whether the particular medicament includes the active agent, and providing a prescription for the particular medicament in response to determining that the particular medicament does not include the active agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
using at least one computer to perform; assigning word-class information to words in a medical report, the assigning comprising; assigning first word-class information to a first word or word sequence in the medical report, wherein the first word or word sequence names a particular medicament; and assigning second word-class information to a second word or word sequence in the medical report; performing at least one action related to the particular medicament and associated with a combination of the first word-class information and the second word-class information, wherein the second word or word sequence identifies an allergy of a patient toward an active agent, and wherein performing the at least one action comprises determining whether the particular medicament includes the active agent, and providing a prescription for the particular medicament in response to determining that the particular medicament does not include the active agent. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing sections of software code executable by at least one computer that, when executed by the at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform a method comprising:
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assigning word-class information to words in a medical report, the assigning comprising; assigning first word-class information to a first word or word sequence in the medical report, wherein the first word or word sequence names a particular medicament; and assigning second word-class information to a second word or word sequence in the medical report; performing at least one action related to the particular medicament and associated with a combination of the first word-class information and the second word-class information, wherein the second word or word sequence identifies an allergy of a patient toward an active agent, and wherein performing the at least one action comprises determining whether the particular medicament includes the active agent, and providing a prescription for the particular medicament in response to determining that the particular medicament does not include the active agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device, comprising:
at least one computer programmed to perform; assigning word-class information to words in a medical report, the assigning comprising; assigning first word-class information to a first word or word sequence in the medical report, wherein the first word or word sequence names a particular medicament; and assigning second word-class information to a second word or word sequence in the medical report; performing at least one action related to the particular medicament and associated with a combination of the first word-class information and the second word-class information, wherein the second word or word sequence identifies an allergy of a patient toward an active agent, and wherein performing the at least one action comprises determining an active agent group to which the active agent belongs, determining whether the particular medicament includes an active agent from the active agent group, and providing a prescription for the particular medicament in response to determining that the particular medicament does not include an active agent from the active agent group.
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