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NOTE_NLP table

The NOTE table encodes all output of NLP on clinical notes. Each row represents a single extracted term from a note.

FieldRequiredTypeDescription
note_nlp_idYesintegerA unique identifier for each term extracted from a note.
note_idYesintegerA foreign key to the Note table note the term was extracted from.
section_concept_idYesintegerA foreign key to the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting .
snippetNovarchar(250)A small window of text surrounding the term.
charsNovarchar(50)Character offset of the extracted term in the input note.
lexical_variantNovarchar(250)Raw text extracted from the NLP tool.
note_nlp_concept_idNovarchar(250)A foreign key the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the normalized concept for the extracted term. Domain of the term is represented as part of the Concept table.
nlp_systemNovarchar(250)A name and a version of the NLP system that extracted the term.
nlp_dateYesdateThe date of the note processing.
nlp_date_timeNodatetimeThe date and time of the note processing.
term_existsNodatetimeA summary modifier that signifies presence or absence of the term for a given patient.
note_type_concept_idYesintegerA foreign key to the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the type, origin or provenance of the Note.
value_as_concept_idYesintegerA foreign key to the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the HL7 LOINC Document Type Vocabulary classification of the note.
value_as_numberNovarchar(250)The title of the Note as it appears in the source.
value _as_stringYesRBDMS dependent textThe content of the Note.
unit_concept_idYesintegerA foreign key to the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the note character encoding type.
term_temporalYesintegerA foreign key to the predefined Concept in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the language of the note.
term_modifiersNointegerA foreign key to the Provider in the PROVIDER table who took the Note.

Conventions

  • The NOTE table contains free text (in ASCII, or preferably in UTF8 format) taken by a healthcare Provider.
  • The Visit during which the note was written is recorded through a reference to the VISIT_OCCURRENCE table. This information is not always available.
  • The Provider making the note is recorded through a reference to the PROVIDER table. This information is not always available.
  • The type of note_text is CLOB or VARCHAR(MAX) depending on RDBMS
documentation/cdm/note_nlp.1488781440.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/03/06 06:24 by rimma_belenkaya