Healthcare information technology system for predicting or preventing readmissions
US8949082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hospital readmissions may be prevented. Readmission is prevented by predicting the probability of a given patient to be readmitted. The probability alone may prevent readmission by educating the patient or medical professional. The probability may be predicted during a patient stay and used to generate a workflow action item to reduce the probability, to warn, to output appropriate instructions, and/or assist in avoiding readmission. The probability may be specific to a hospital, physician group, or other entity, allowing prevention to focus on past readmission causes for the given entity.
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