Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Apr 30, 2025
Date Accepted: Sep 15, 2025
Improving the Reporting Quality of Studies on Information Extraction from Clinical Texts: Protocol for a Consensus-based Reporting Guideline (CINEX)
ABSTRACT
Background:
Information extraction (IE) from clinical texts is increasingly important in healthcare, yet reporting practices remain inconsistent. Existing guidelines do not fully address the unique challenges of IE studies.
Objective:
To develop CINEX, a consensus-based reporting guideline for studies on clinical IE.
Methods:
CINEX is developed following established guideline methodology, including a three-round electronic Delphi (eDelphi) study with domain experts and a final in-person consensus meeting.
Results:
A preliminary set of 28 items was drafted from a scoping review and existing frameworks. The draft guideline includes five key dimensions: information model, architecture, data, annotation, and outcome. This draft guideline will be refined through the eDelphi process starting May 2025.
Conclusions:
CINEX will provide structured, expert-driven guidance for reporting clinical IE studies, improving transparency, reproducibility, and comparability.
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