narrative-event-extractor

Extract clinical events from unstructured EHR narratives using NLP and regex patterns.

Updated Jan 18, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/tito-gh/healthcare --skill narrative-event-extractor
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Skill: narrative-event-extractor
Source: https://github.com/tito-gh/healthcare/tree/main/.claude/skills/narrative-event-extractor
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tito-gh/healthcare --skill narrative-event-extractor

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This specification defines how to extract clinical events from unstructured narrative text in EHRs, enabling researchers to convert progress notes, discharge summaries, and nursing documentation into structured data for analysis.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • NLP patterns and regex rules to identify adverse events, response assessments, and symptom changes.
  • Quality management plan including validation, error handling, and data provenance.
  • Use Case: Researchers can design a complete extraction workflow to populate a structured events dataset from hospital notes for pharmacovigilance studies.

Quick Start

Generate a complete narrative-event extraction specification from unstructured EHR notes.

Frequently Asked Questions about narrative-event-extractor

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I extract clinical events from unstructured EHR narratives?

To extract clinical events from unstructured EHR narratives, you need NLP patterns and regex rules that identify adverse events, symptoms, and response assessments. This process converts discharge summaries and progress notes into structured data for analytics.

Can I use regex and NLP patterns to identify adverse events in discharge summaries?

Yes, you can use regex and NLP patterns to identify adverse events in discharge summaries. This approach targets unstructured EHR notes to capture clinical events, enabling the population of structured datasets for research like pharmacovigilance studies.

What is the best way to structure clinical events from nursing notes for downstream analytics?

The best way to structure clinical events from nursing notes is implementing an extraction workflow with data provenance and validation. This ensures structured event datasets from EHR documentation are reliable for downstream analytics pipelines.

Does narrative event extraction require a data quality plan for pharmacovigilance research?

Narrative event extraction requires a data quality plan for pharmacovigilance research to ensure reliability. The plan must include validation, error handling, and data provenance to accurately track adverse events extracted from clinical notes.

What limitations exist when extracting symptom changes from progress notes using regex?

A limitation when extracting symptom changes from progress notes using regex is handling unstructured text variations. A comprehensive quality management plan with NLP patterns and error handling is required to validate extracted clinical events accurately.