Comments on Contemporary Uses of Machine Learning for Electronic Health Records

Abstract

Various decisions concerning the management, display, and diagnostic use of electronic health records (EHR) data can be automated using machine learning (ML). We describe how ML is currently applied to EHR data and how it may be applied in the near future. Both benefits and shortcomings of ML are considered.

Keywords: Didong Li; artificial intelligence; electronic health records; health care; health data; machine learning.