Table 2
Three of 144 Clinical Note Segments From the Training Set, Together with the Classifications Produced for Each Segment by the Six Coders—Five Experts (Labelled 1–5) Plus MediClass (Labelled 6). When a Coder Assigned an “A” to the Note, their Number Appears in the Corresponding Cell. In this Small Sample, there are 32 Classification Decisions (4 Notes Times 8 A's) Made by Each Coder. Coder Disagreement with the Majority of Human Experts in this Sample Ranged From 1 (for Coder 1) to 6 (for Coder 4), While MedClass (Coder 6) Disagreed with the Majority of Human Experts 4 Times
| Clinical Note Segment | Ask | Advise | Assess | AssistA | AssistB | AssistC | AssistD | Arrange |
| Pt unable to quit smoking despite use of the nicotine patch and bupropion of 12 weeks. We discussed smoking cessation. He has tried unsuccessfully before. Tobacco—start wellbutrin—pt advised he can add patch if needed | 346 | 1235 | 1256 | 12456 | 123456 | |||
| Trying to cut down on smoking (declines another stop smoking flyer) | 6 | 123456 | 12356 | 25 | ||||
| Recommended to decrease alcohol and dc smoking | 2 | 123456 | ||||||
| Pt is cutting down on her smoking and has set a quit date of Mother's Day 1998 | 12356 | 12 | 1235 | 5 | 123456 |
