Machine learning-assisted screening for cognitive impairment in the emergency department.
Simon R YadgirCollin EngstromGwen Costa JacobsohnRebecca K GreenCourtney M C JonesJeremy T CushmanThomas V CaprioAmy J H KindMichael LohmeierManish N ShahBrian W PattersonPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
This study demonstrates that an algorithm based on EHR data can define a subset of patients at higher risk for CI. Incorporating such an algorithm into a screening workflow could allow screening efforts and resources to be focused where they have the most impact.