Patient data mining with population-based analysis

A system for analyzing a plurality of patient records, the plurality of patient records being stored in structured and unstructured sources, the system comprising:

• a data miner for mining information from the plurality of patient records using a domain knowledge base relating to a disease of interest and for compiling the mined data into a plurality of structured patient records;
• an interface for inputting at least one patient criteria relating to the disease of interest;
• and
• a processor adapted for extracting at least one of the structured patient records matching the at least one patient criteria.

A method for conducting a retrospective study on a plurality of patient records, the method comprising the steps of:

• data mining the plurality of patient records using a domain knowledge base relating to a disease of interest;
• compiling the mined data into a plurality of structured patient records;
• inputting a plurality of patient criteria forming a hypothesis relating to the disease of interest;
• and
• extracting a plurality of structured patient records matching the plurality of patient criteria.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for analyzing patient records, the method steps comprising:

• data mining a plurality of patient records using a domain knowledge base relating to a disease of interest;
• compiling the mined data into a plurality of structured patient records;
• inputting at least one patient criteria relating to the disease of interest;
• and
• extracting at least one structured patient record matching the at least one patient criteria.