Amol A Verma, Therese A Stukel, Michael Colacci, Shirley Bell, Jonathan Ailon, Jan O Friedrich, Joshua Murray, Sebnem Kuzulugil, Zhen Yang, Yuna Lee, Chloe Pou-Prom, Muhammad Mamdani
BACKGROUND: The implementation and clinical impact of machine learning-based early warning systems for patient deterioration in hospitals have not been well described. We sought to describe the implementation and evaluation of a multifaceted, real-time, machine learning-based early warning system for patient deterioration used in the general internal medicine (GIM) unit of an academic medical centre. METHODS: In this nonrandomized, controlled study, we evaluated the association between the implementation of a machine learning-based early warning system and clinical outcomes...
September 15, 2024: Canadian Medical Association Journal: CMAJ