Structured data is organised into coded fields.(e.g. numeric lab values, diagnostic codes, medication lists). For instance, hospital records use standard coding systems (e.g. ICD-10-AM for diagnoses, ACHI/AR-DRG for procedures) and have fixed fields for age, gender, date etc. Examples: Lab results (blood tests), vital signs, medication orders, diagnosis codes.
Unstructured data includes free-text clinical notes, scanned documents, imaging reports, and audio/video. For example, doctors’ progress notes or discharge summaries are text narratives that are not easily queried without advanced processing. Examples: Physician and nursing notes, referral letters, free-text questionnaires, images.
Unstructured data
Structured data
lacks a predefined format
is organised
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Structured data is organised into coded fields.(e.g. numeric lab values, diagnostic codes, medication lists). For instance, hospital records use standard coding systems (e.g. ICD-10-AM for diagnoses, ACHI/AR-DRG for procedures) and have fixed fields for age, gender, date etc. Examples: Lab results (blood tests), vital signs, medication orders, diagnosis codes.
Unstructured data includes free-text clinical notes, scanned documents, imaging reports, and audio/video. For example, doctors’ progress notes or discharge summaries are text narratives that are not easily queried without advanced processing. Examples: Physician and nursing notes, referral letters, free-text questionnaires, images.
Unstructured data
Structured data
lacks a predefined format
is organised