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New DeidSharp toolkit uses local LLM for clinical text de-identification

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A new open-source toolkit called DeidSharp has been developed to de-identify clinical text by layering a local large language model (LLM) with rule-based and named-entity recognition (NER) detectors. This approach aims to identify more protected health information (PHI) with higher precision compared to existing open-source tools. Evaluations on nursing notes and discharge summaries showed that DeidSharp's recall-first configuration achieved high recall, while its precision-first configuration significantly improved precision, offering a viable on-site solution for de-identification. AI

IMPACT Offers a privacy-preserving method for handling sensitive clinical data, potentially improving compliance and data usability.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new open-source toolkit and its evaluation on clinical text de-identification, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New DeidSharp toolkit uses local LLM for clinical text de-identification

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  1. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    A local language model layered with rule-based and neural detectors for clinical text de-identification: an open-source toolkit and evaluation

    Objectives: To measure whether a locally hosted large language model (LLM), stacked with deterministic and clinical named-entity recognition (NER) detectors, finds more protected health information (PHI) than open tools, and at what precision. Materials and Methods: DeidSharp, an…

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