PROVIDENT: Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Neighborhood-level Overdose Risk in Rhode Island.
Bennett AllenRobert C SchellVictoria A JentMaxwell KriegerClaire PrattyBenjamin D HallowellWilliam C GoedelMelissa BastaJesse L YedinakYu LiAbigail R CartusBrandon D L MarshallMagdalena CerdáJennifer AhernDaniel B NeillPublished in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (2024)
We demonstrated the capacity for machine learning models to predict neighborhood-level fatal overdose risk to a degree of accuracy suitable for practitioners. Jurisdictions may consider predictive modeling as a tool to guide allocation of scarce resources.