Could Machine Learning Reduce Hospital Readmissions?

August 2019 Hospital readmissions occur for almost 20 percent of hospitalized patients in the U.S. Such readmissions result in significantly higher expenses for the hospital and the patient. A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in March 2019 revealed a viable solution to reducing hospital readmission rates: machine learning. The University of Maryland School of Medicine research team analyzed data from more than 14,000 patients from three University of Maryland Medical System hospitals. View the full article here.