TEXT NORMALIZATION SUGGESTIONS ================================================================================ ABBREVIATIONS TO EXPAND: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- admin -> administration appt -> appointment dept -> department dr. -> doctor info -> information med -> medical meds -> medications proc -> procedure pt -> patient pts -> patients rep -> representative rx -> prescription ACRONYMS TO EXPAND: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- er -> emergency room hipaa -> health insurance portability accountability act icu -> intensive care unit lgbt -> lesbian gay bisexual transgender msk -> memorial sloan kettering np -> nurse practitioner pa -> physician assistant pcp -> primary care physician rn -> registered nurse MISSPELLINGS TO CORRECT: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- occured -> occurred seperate -> separate untill -> until DATE/TIME PATTERNS FOUND: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- date_month_day: \b(jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec)[a-z]*\s+\d{1,2} date_dash: \d{1,2}-\d{1,2}-\d{2,4} date_slash: \d{1,2}/\d{1,2}/\d{2,4} date_day_month: \d{1,2}\s+(jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec)