Emergency Department Optimization and Load Prediction in Hospitals

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.03672v1
• Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 21:52:51 GMT
• Title: Emergency Department Optimization and Load Prediction in Hospitals
• Authors: Karthik K. Padthe, Vikas Kumar, Carly M. Eckert, Nicholas M. Mark, Anam Zahid, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, Ankur Teredesai
• Abstract summary: We developed a tool powered by machine learning models to forecast ED arrivals and ED patient volume. In this paper, we discuss the results from our predictive models, the challenges, and the learnings from users' experiences with the tool in active clinical deployment.
• Score: 9.90154803957148
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Over the past several years, across the globe, there has been an increase in people seeking care in emergency departments (EDs). ED resources, including nurse staffing, are strained by such increases in patient volume. Accurate forecasting of incoming patient volume in emergency departments (ED) is crucial for efficient utilization and allocation of ED resources. Working with a suburban ED in the Pacific Northwest, we developed a tool powered by machine learning models, to forecast ED arrivals and ED patient volume to assist end-users, such as ED nurses, in resource allocation. In this paper, we discuss the results from our predictive models, the challenges, and the learnings from users' experiences with the tool in active clinical deployment in a real world setting.

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