Best Practices for Collaborating with Annotation Companies in the Medical Field
Collaborating with annotation companies in the medical field requires careful planning and attention to detail, given the sensitivity, regulatory requirements, and the technical challenges of medical data. Here are some best practices to ensure a successful partnership: 1. Understand Your Annotation Needs · Define project scope: Now, before working with any annotation company , you should first know the medical data you’re working with (e.g., images, text, EHRs) and the annotation tasks you need (e.g., labelling anatomical structure, classifying medical condition, recognizing abnormality). · Annotation type: Decide if you would need manual annotations, automated annotations, or a mixture (AI assisted). · Data modalities: Check the company that will annotate the data to ensure that they have experience in a relevant medical modality (...