Simple Inclusion of Complex Diagnostic Algorithms in Infectious Disease Models for Economic Evaluation.

Peter J DoddJeff J PenningtonLiza Bronner MurrisonDavid W Dowdy

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2019)

For conditions characterized by a diagnostic process that is neither instantaneous nor protracted (relative to transmission dynamics), this novel approach retains the advantages of decision trees while embedding them in more complex models of disease transmission. Concise specification and code reuse increase transparency and reduce potential for error.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
machine learning
deep learning
decision making
risk assessment
cell fate