Patrick M Wilson, Priya Ramar, Lindsey M Philpot, Jalal Soleimani, Jon O Ebbert, Curtis B Storlie, Alisha A Morgan, Gavin M Schaeferle, Shusaku W Asai, Vitaly Herasevich, Brian W Pickering, Ing C Tiong, Emily A Olson, Jordan C Karow, Yuliya Pinevich, Jacob Strand
CONTEXT: Palliative care services are commonly provided to hospitalized patients, but accurately predicting who needs them remains a clinical challenge. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness on clinical outcomes of an artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) decision support tool for predicting patient need for palliative care services in the hospital. METHODS: The study design was a pragmatic, cluster-randomized, stepped-wedge clinical trial in 12 nursing units at two hospitals over a 15-month period between August 19, 2019, and November 17, 2020...
February 24, 2023: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management