Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques for Heart Failure Readmissions.

Journal: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes
Published Date: Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The current ability to predict readmissions in patients with heart failure is modest at best. It is unclear whether machine learning techniques that address higher dimensional, nonlinear relationships among variables would enhance prediction. We sought to compare the effectiveness of several machine learning algorithms for predicting readmissions.

Authors

  • Bobak J Mortazavi
    Texas A&M University, USA.
  • Nicholas S Downing
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Emily M Bucholz
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Kumar Dharmarajan
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Ajay Manhapra
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Shu-Xia Li
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Sahand N Negahban
    From the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., H.M.K.), Department of Psychiatry and the Section of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (A.M.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management (H.M.K.), Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., N.S.D., E.M.B., K.D., S.-X.L., H.M.K.); and Department of Statistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT (B.J.M., S.N.N.).
  • Harlan M Krumholz
    Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

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