About

VUMC Natural Language Processing Support Services Core

Overview of Services

Natural Language Processing Support Services Core (NLPSSC)
Providing services and development in support of the implementation and use of NLP for research and operational projects.  We currently offer the following services:

Corpus Preparation
Clinical notes available from existing EHRs can often have multiple artifacts because of their source, formatting, storage constraints, etc.  NLPSSC can help extract a corpus based on a cohort definition or other criteria for downstream use.

Model Development and Tuning
Feature development and/or construction of parametric or non-parametric machine learning and deep learning models for NLP pipelines or inclusion in other methods.

Method Execution and Reporting
Management of execution of tools or pre-defined methods against a corpus within a Windows or Linux environment.

Data Science and Analytics
Algorithm development, data analytics, visualizations, and reporting as up- and down-stream activities around implementation of an NLP pipeline or method.

Pipeline and Interface Development
Development service to provide effort in construction of one or more parts of an NLP pipeline as well as support interaction with NLP methods in a broad range of tool and method development.

Methods Collaboration
Participating in design and implementation of novel methods and tools to support research within NLP.

 

Please feel free to contact us at nlpsupportservicescore@vumc.org with any questions about how we can help with your project.

 

 

FY24 Rates

Service

Rate Unit

VUMC/VU

External

(Not for profit)[1]

External

(For profit)[2]

Data Science and Analytics

1 hour

$120

$132

$210

Methods Collaboration

1 hour

$120

$132

$210

Pipeline and Interface Development

1 hour

$120

$132

$210

Corpus Preparation

1 hour

$120

$132

$210

Method Execution and Reporting

1 hour

$120

$132

$210

 

[1] This includes work done for the VA

[2] I.e., private companies

Members

Faculty Director: Dr. Josh Smith

NLP Faculty: Dr. Ruth Reeves

Director of Operations: Dax M. Westerman

 

Billing Number Activation

 VUMC Investigators with VUMC center numbers:
  All VUMC billing numbers are activated in iLab via a nightly feed from Workday. Grant Worktags are auto-assigned to the PI's lab group. All other funds (Cost Centers, Gift or Program Worktags) must be claimed within the PI's Lab Group.
 
 VU Investigators with VU CoA or POET numbers:
  VU users will manage the VU billing numbers via the webform on the VUMC Office of Research website. 
 
 Vanderbilt Investigators with VA (Veteran Affairs) funding: 
  Contact the VUMC Office of Research at VUMCcores@vumc.org to request access to your VA funding.  All investigators with VA funding are assigned a VA billing number (999999xxxx). The VUMC Office of Research manages VA billing numbers in coordination with the VA Research Administration.