AWS Comprehend Medical LAB

AWS Comprehend Medical is a natural language processing (NLP) service specifically designed for healthcare and life sciences applications. It helps you extract insights from medical text, such as clinical notes, medical reports, and patient records.

Prerequisites

• An AWS account
• Basic understanding of AWS services

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Create a Comprehend Medical Job

• Launch Comprehend Medical: In the AWS Management Console, search for "Comprehend Medical" and launch the service.
• Create Job: Click on "Create job".
• Provide Job Details: Enter a name for your job, select the desired feature (e.g., entity recognition, medical terminology extraction), and specify the input data.

AWS Comprehend Medical Create Job screen

2. Submit Data

• Submit Data: Submit the medical text data you want to analyze. You can either upload a file or provide the text directly.

3. Monitor Job

• Monitor Job: Track the progress of your job and view the results.

AWS Comprehend Medical Monitor Job screen

4. Analyze Results

• Analyze Results: Review the results of your job, which will vary depending on the feature you selected. For example, entity recognition will identify medical entities like medications, diagnoses, and procedures.

Additional Considerations

• Features: Comprehend Medical offers a variety of features, including entity recognition, medical terminology extraction, and relationship extraction.
• Data Format: Ensure your data is in a supported format (e.g., text file, JSON).
• Data Privacy: Be mindful of data privacy regulations when handling medical data.
• Custom Models: Create custom models for more tailored results.