Predictive Analytics

ML Model Uses Time, Location Data to Predict COVID-19 Transmission

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a machine learning (ML) tool designed to predict COVID-19 transmission using location and time data, according to a study published this...

NC Health System Deploys AI to Predict, Diagnose Lung Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

North Carolina-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has implemented artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics tools to help clinicians predict and diagnose lung cancer to improve early...

AI Predicts Community-Based Opioid Deaths Using Social Media Posts

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Stony Brook University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that uses social media posts to forecast opioid death rates more accurately than methods relying on...

Artificial Intelligence System Predicts Postoperative Complications

by Mark Melchionna

Recent research published in JAMA Network Open found that an artificial intelligence (AI) system known as MySurgeryRisk used EHR data and input features to predict postoperative complications...

Model Predicts Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Death in Preterm Infants

by Shania Kennedy

A study published earlier this month in JAMA Network Open demonstrates that a newly-developed multimodal model using brain function information and other risk factors can improve the prediction of...

Deep-Learning Tool Helps Identify Patients with Cirrhosis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have developed a deep-learning (DL) approach that can identify patients with cirrhosis using clinical text in EHRs, according to a study...

Predictive Scoring System Supports Brain Hemorrhage Risk Reduction

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that patients with unruptured arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) benefited from a predictive scoring system developed based on several risk factors,...

NLP Tools Predict Cancer Survival Using Routinely Collected Data

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have found that natural language processing (NLP) tools can predict the survival of patients with cancer using their initial oncologist consultation document without additional data,...

Predictive Analytics Deployment to Forecast Infectious Disease, Care Needs

by Shania Kennedy

Pennsylvania-based Highmark Health will deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-based early warning system from insights solutions company Kinsa to help predict healthcare utilization, staffing needs,...

AI Tools Predict Alzheimer’s Up to 5 Years Before Diagnosis

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last week in Alzheimer's & Dementia details how researchers from the University of Florida (UF) Health and UF College of Medicine developed artificial intelligence (AI) tools...

Johns Hopkins Machine-Learning Model Predicts COVID-19 Resistance

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University has developed a machine-learning (ML) tool capable of predicting who has the highest probability of being naturally resistant to...

Cancer Symptom Algorithm Assists Doctors in Foreseeing ED Visits

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN) described how a cancer symptom algorithm provided insight into which patients may be at high risk for unplanned...

ML Model Predicts Prematurity Complications in Newborns Using EMR Data

by Shania Kennedy

In a study published this week in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine revealed that a machine-learning (ML) algorithm could predict prematurity...

Researchers Identify Social Predictors of Premature Death Risk for Seniors

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified eight social characteristics that can help to predict an older adult’s risk of...

Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Predict Suicide Risk

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Harvard Medical School-affiliated McLean Hospital in Belmont conducted a study assessing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict...

Machine-Learning Model Provides Predictions on Physician Turnover

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study by Yale University researchers detailed the creation of a machine-learning model that can assist researchers in determining physician turnover, enabling healthcare organizations to...

Predictive Analytics Tools Accurately Detect Pediatric Autism

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last week in JAMA Network Open describes how a set of EHR data-based predictive analytics tools can detect early autism using patient data collected before 1 year of age. According...

Predictive Analytics Tool Identifies Readmission Risk, Reduces Costs

by Shania Kennedy

Corewell Health care coordinators shared that a recent initiative, which uses predictive analytics to forecast risk and reduce readmissions, has kept 200 patients from being readmitted and resulted in...

Automated Pattern Recognition Tool Predicts Response to Headache Surgery

by Shania Kennedy

A study to be published in the February 2023 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated pattern recognition model can predict whether surgery...

Johns Hopkins Machine-Learning Tools Predict Risk of ICU Delirium

by Shania Kennedy

Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed machine-learning (ML) algorithms that can detect the early warning signs of delirium and predict which patients will be at high risk of delirium at...