CLAMP

What do you like best?

1)NLP components well-suited for clinical tasks

2) User friendly interface for developing customized NLP pipelines, very easy to use and flexible;

3) Newer NLP approaches besides rule-based: machine learning and deep learning

4) User friendly interface for chart view and annotations

5) UMLS concept mapping and encoding

6) Database connection makes NLP and post-NLP tasks very efficient

7) Easy integration with EHR

8)Suitable for both research and operational purposes

9) Large number of current users which makes collaborations a lot easier

10) Very generous contributions to academic settings

11) Supportive consultation and trouble shooting

What do you dislike?

Some learning curve for Ruta rule, but it is very easy to catch up.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Highly recommend!

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I use CLAMP for multiple NIH funded studies, mostly for clinical decision support system for complicated healthcare issues. I realized that CLAMP is "The One" that fulfills the requirements for health informatics approaches our team are developing.