Risk Stratification

Model Predicts Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Death in Preterm Infants

by Shania Kennedy

A study published earlier this month in JAMA Network Open demonstrates that a newly-developed multimodal model using brain function information and other risk factors can improve the prediction of...

How a Digital ‘Baseball Card’ Supports Care Management

by Shania Kennedy

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) highlights care management as a fundamental means of managing the health of defined populations and supporting the triple aim of healthcare. AHRQ and the Center for Health Care...

AI Offers Personalized Care Recommendations to Curb Heart Disease Risk

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have validated a causal artificial intelligence model designed to identify a patient’s inherited risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and provide personalized recommendations for...

Using Artificial Intelligence for Aneurysm Rupture Risk Monitoring

by Shania Kennedy

Cerebral aneurysms, also known as intracranial or brain aneurysms, present a unique challenge for clinicians, as most are small dilations that occur at weak points along the arteries of the brain and have no symptoms. However, as the...

ML Model Predicts Prematurity Complications in Newborns Using EMR Data

by Shania Kennedy

In a study published this week in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine revealed that a machine-learning (ML) algorithm could predict prematurity...

Predictive Analytics Tool Identifies Readmission Risk, Reduces Costs

by Shania Kennedy

Corewell Health care coordinators shared that a recent initiative, which uses predictive analytics to forecast risk and reduce readmissions, has kept 200 patients from being readmitted and resulted in...

Johns Hopkins Machine-Learning Tools Predict Risk of ICU Delirium

by Shania Kennedy

Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed machine-learning (ML) algorithms that can detect the early warning signs of delirium and predict which patients will be at high risk of delirium at...

Machine-Learning Model Estimates Risk of Adverse Prescription Opioid Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last week in JAMA Network Open found that a machine learning (ML)-based model leveraging available administrative data can accurately estimate adverse opioid outcomes, which could...

Deep-Learning Model Identifies Lung Cancer Risk Using Chest X-rays

by Shania Kennedy

In a recent study, researchers validated a deep-learning (DL) model to predict lung cancer risk using chest radiographs and EMR data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that...

Machine-Learning Models Can Accurately Predict Hypertension Risk

by Shania Kennedy

A study published this week in Scientific Reports comparing hypertension incidence prediction models found little difference in performance between machine-learning (ML) models and conventional...

Risk Estimation Intervention Reveals Hurdles for Suicide Prevention

by Shania Kennedy

A mixed-methods quality improvement study published in JAMA Network Open found that using suicide risk estimation analytics did not augment existing prevention practices as intended during routine...

UC San Diego to Develop Dengue Fever, Infectious Disease Risk Platform

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) and New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT) announced a partnership to develop an infectious disease risk platform designed to serve as...

Partnership Develops AI-Driven Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Program

by Shania Kennedy

University of California (UC) Davis Health has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Illuminate to develop a centralized abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program aimed at...

Predictive Analytics Use EHR Data for Hospital Readmissions

by Shania Kennedy

In a new study published last week in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that a suite of predictive analytics tools leveraging readily available EHR data can accurately identify all-cause 30-day...

UC Davis to Develop AI for Breast Cancer Detection, Risk Prediction

by Shania Kennedy

University of California Davis researchers have received a $15 million, five-year grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to fund artificial intelligence (AI) projects aimed at improving...

AI Clinical Decision Support Tool Predicts Risk of Diabetes Complications

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical decision support tool that leverages deep learning (DL) to predict which patients are more...

Value of Intraoperative Data Unclear in Mortality Risk Prediction Models

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that adding continuous intraoperative data to routinely collected perioperative data used by machine learning (ML)-based mortality prediction models...

Natural Language Processing Tool Predicts Severe Maternal Morbidity

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published this month in JAMA Network Open found that an automated natural language processing (NLP) tool relying on clinical notes and EHR data achieved similar predictive performance to a...

Researchers to Use Predictive Analytics to Forecast Rare Disease Development

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from University of Florida (UF) Health and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) have announced that they will develop a set of predictive analytics...

New Patient Outcome Prediction Tool May Improve Clinical Decision-Making

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published last week in PLOS Digital Health shows that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive analytics tool can accurately forecast patient risk for deterioration and other...