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AWS comprehend-medical documentation change

Service: comprehend-medical · 2026-05-04 · Documentation medium

File: comprehend-medical/index.md

Summary

Added new documentation landing page highlighting PHI detection capabilities

Security assessment

Explicitly mentions detection of Protected Health Information (PHI), a regulated security-sensitive data type. This constitutes security feature documentation as PHI handling requires specific safeguards under HIPAA and similar frameworks.

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+# Amazon Comprehend Medical Documentation
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+Amazon Comprehend Medical detects and returns useful information in unstructured clinical text such as physicians notes, discharge summaries, test results, and case notes. Amazon Comprehend Medical uses natural language processing (NLP) models to detect entities, which are textual references to medical information such as medical conditions, medications, or Protected Health Information (PHI).
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+### [Developer Guide Provides a conceptual overview of Amazon Comprehend Medical and detailed instructions for using its features. ](/comprehend-medical/latest/dev/)
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+### [API Reference Describes all the API operations for Amazon Comprehend Medical in detail. ](/comprehend-medical/latest/api/)
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+## Related Links
+
+  * [AWS Glossary](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/glos-chap.html)
+  * [Getting Started with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/gettingstarted/)
+  * [SDKs & Tools](https://aws.amazon.com/tools/)
+  * [AWS General Reference](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/Welcome.html)
+  * [AWS Training](https://aws.amazon.com/training/)
+  * [AWS Case Studies](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/)
+  * [AWS Whitepapers](https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/)
+