Kevin W. McConeghy

Detecting Misspelled Drug Names Using Transformer-Based Language Models: Model Development and External Validation

Background Misspellings in medication names can compromise patient safety, reduce data utility, and impede large-scale data initiatives that integrate medication information from electronic health records (EHRs). Existing methods for detecting misspelled medical terms are mostly...

Assessing feasibility of real‑world respiratory virus syndromic surveillance in nursing homes using point‑of‑care molecular testing

Respiratory virus surveillance varies widely between nursing homes (NHs) and is shaped by differences in staffing capacity, provider training, diagnostic resources, and facility-level protocols. CLIA-waived, point-of-care molecular testing devices were implemented as routine resp...