OBJECTIVES: Unplanned pneumonia readmissions increase patient morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Among pneumonia patients, the middle-aged and elderly (≥45 years old) have a significantly higher risk of readmission compared with the young. Gi...
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Jun 11, 2025
BACKGROUND: Delayed or missed stroke diagnosis is associated with poor outcomes. We utilized natural language processing of notes from non-neurological emergency department (ED) encounters to identify text phrases indicating stroke presentations that...
BACKGROUND: Overcrowding and long wait times in emergency departments (EDs) remain global challenges that negatively affect patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. As an emerging technology, artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential to optim...
BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) face significant challenges due to overcrowding, prolonged waiting times, and staff shortages, leading to increased strain on health care systems. Efficient triage systems and accurate departmental guidance are...
Journal of substance use and addiction treatment
May 3, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Emergency departments (ED) are potential sites for identifying and treating individuals at high risk for opioid overdose. This study used machine learning (ML)-based models to predict opioid overdose death in the 12 months after an ED v...
AIMS: To develop machine-learning algorithms for predicting the risk of a hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visit for opioid use disorder (OUD) (i.e. OUD acute events) in Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollees in the Opioid Use Disorder Centers o...
BACKGROUND: Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) leads to delayed treatments, poor patient outcomes, and increased staff workloads. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have emerged as promising tools to optimize triage.
International journal of medical informatics
Apr 28, 2025
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) models are widely used for predicting patient disposition at emergency department (ED) triage. However, these models generate predictions regardless of the level of uncertainty, potentially leading to overconfident o...
International journal of medical informatics
Apr 26, 2025
BACKGROUND: In the context of climate change and global warming, heat-related illness (HRI) is anticipated to escalate and become a major concern. Patients with severe HRI primarily present to the emergency department (ED), but there are no predictio...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Apr 24, 2025
BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of hospital emergency department (ED) patient visits and acuity levels have potential to improve resource allocation including manpower planning and hospital bed allocation. Internet search data have been used in medic...
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