Machine Learning Approach to Inpatient Violence Risk Assessment Using Routinely Collected Clinical Notes in Electronic Health Records.

Journal: JAMA network open
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Inpatient violence remains a significant problem despite existing risk assessment methods. The lack of robustness and the high degree of effort needed to use current methods might be mitigated by using routinely registered clinical notes.

Authors

  • Vincent Menger
    Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  • Marco Spruit
    Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  • Roel van Est
    Data Research Office, Antes, Parnassia Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Eline Nap
    Data Research Office, Antes, Parnassia Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Floor Scheepers
    Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.