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CLINICAL TRIALS
Leveraging Machine Learning
and Deep Learning for Natural
Language Processing in Clinical
Data Management
Nicolas Huet
Machine Learning Manager
CluePoints
Nicolas Huet, CluePoints Machine Learning Manager, discusses
developments in the use of machine learning and deep learning
for natural language processing and how it can be pragmatically
implemented in clinical data management.
Machine learning (ML) - and more recently deep learning (DL) -
are transforming the field of natural language processing (NLP) in
clinical data management, allowing more and more complex use
cases to be tackled.
One such example is medical coding, or mapping reported medical
terms such as adverse events and medications to the corresponding
entry of a standard dictionary, a workflow that typically involves the
use of a rules-based automated coding tool followed by two lines of
manual review by human coders (see Figure 1). The auto-coding tool
receives each input verbatim term and, based on predefined rules,
searches for a match in the dictionary. If a match is not found, the
input term is sent to a first-line medical coder who looks through the
dictionary to suggest the correct matching entry. This entry is then
reviewed by a second medical coder for final approval or rejection
and re-coding. With simple rules, auto-coding tools are typically able
to successfully code 50-60% of the input terms. These numbers can
be increased through the addition of a synonym library to capture the
various valid ways that a given medical term is expressed. However,
Figure 1.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024

EDITOR'S MESSAGE
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
SUPPLY CHAIN - Six of the Best Methods to Spark Distribution Improvement and Innovation for the Next Decade
CLINICAL TRIALS - Toward More Intelligent Collaboration: Implementing Data in Partnerships
CLINICAL TRIALS - Leveraging Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing in Clinical Data Management
CLINICAL TRIALS - Beat the Clock: How an FSP Model Can Optimize a Follow-the-Sun Approach in Clinical Development Functions
CONTRACT RESEARCH - Elevating Laboratory and Manufacturing Equipment Health With AI-Predicted Health Score
AN INTERVIEW WITH GIANMARCO NEGRISOLI, FLAMMA USA
ROUNDTABLE - Pediatric Dosage Forms
SUPPLY CHAIN - Navigating Trends and Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
HORIZON LINES
INDUSTRY NEWS
ADVERTISER'S INDEX
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - Cover1
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - Cover2
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 1
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 3
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 4
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 5
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 7
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - SUPPLY CHAIN - Six of the Best Methods to Spark Distribution Improvement and Innovation for the Next Decade
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 9
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 10
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 11
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - CLINICAL TRIALS - Toward More Intelligent Collaboration: Implementing Data in Partnerships
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 13
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - CLINICAL TRIALS - Leveraging Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing in Clinical Data Management
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 15
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 16
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - CLINICAL TRIALS - Beat the Clock: How an FSP Model Can Optimize a Follow-the-Sun Approach in Clinical Development Functions
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 18
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 19
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - CONTRACT RESEARCH - Elevating Laboratory and Manufacturing Equipment Health With AI-Predicted Health Score
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 21
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 22
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 23
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - AN INTERVIEW WITH GIANMARCO NEGRISOLI, FLAMMA USA
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 25
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - ROUNDTABLE - Pediatric Dosage Forms
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 27
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 28
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 29
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 30
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 31
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - SUPPLY CHAIN - Navigating Trends and Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 33
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 34
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - HORIZON LINES
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 36
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 37
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - INDUSTRY NEWS
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - 39
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - ADVERTISER'S INDEX
Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Q2 2024 - Cover3
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