Using Machine Learning to Identify Social Determinants of Health that Impact Discharge Disposition for Hospitalized Patients.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify self-reported social determinants of health (SDOH) among hospitalized patients that predict discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).

Authors

  • He Ren
    Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Navy General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China.
  • Chun Wang
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
  • David J Weiss
    Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Kathryn Bowles
  • Gongjun Xu
    Department of Statistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Tamra Keeney
    Mongan Institute, Mass General Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Andrea L Cheville
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabiltiation, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, MN, USA. Electronic address: Cheville.andrea@mayo.edu.