Quality Improvement Study Using a Machine Learning Mortality Risk Prediction Model Notification System on Advance Care Planning in High-Risk Patients.

Journal: Journal of Brown hospital medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Advance care planning (ACP) is an important aspect of patient care that is underutilized. Machine learning (ML) models can help identify patients appropriate for ACP. The objective was to evaluate the impact of using provider notifications based on an ML model on the rate of ACP documentation and patient outcomes.

Authors

  • Jonathan Walter
    Department of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine.
  • Jessica Ma
    Department of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine.
  • Alyssa Platt
    Department of Biostatistics Duke University.
  • Yvonne Acker
    Duke University Health System.
  • Mark Sendak
    Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
  • Michael Gao
    Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
  • Matt Gardner
    Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
  • Suresh Balu
    Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
  • Noppon Setji
    Department of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine.

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