Talk:Unstructured data

Proposed addition to "Approaches in medicine and biomedical research" (COI edit request) - December 12, 2025

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Hello, I have a conflict of interest as an employee of Truveta and therefore will not edit the article directly. I am requesting an independent editor’s review.

I propose adding a brief sentence noting that large-scale, de-identified electronic health record data—which include substantial amounts of unstructured text such as clinician notes—are being used in peer-reviewed biomedical research. This would align with the section’s discussion of how unstructured biomedical text is analyzed in research settings.

Proposed sentence:

Large-scale, de-identified electronic health record datasets that contain unstructured clinical text—such as those aggregated from multiple U.S. health systems contributing data to Truveta—have been used in peer-reviewed research, including a 2023 study that examined changes in low-dose oral minoxidil prescribing following media attention to its off-label use for hair loss.[1]

I suggest placing this sentence at the end of the first paragraph in the "Approaches in medicine and biomedical research" section.

Thank you for your consideration.

  1. ^ Goodwin Cartwright, Brianna M.; Wang, Michael; Rodriguez, Patricia J.; Stewart, Sarah; Worsham, Christopher M.; Stucky, Nicholas L.; Jena, Anupam B. (2023-05-09). "Changes in Minoxidil Prescribing After Media Attention About Oral Use for Hair Loss". JAMA Network Open. 6 (5): e2312477. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12477. PMC 10170338. PMID 37159202.

Lyolek25 (talk) 19:39, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]