LUQ-Learning adapts Q-learning for healthcare decisions considering patient preferences.
problem Optimizing treatment decisions for multivariate outcomes based on individual preferences.
method Latent Utility Q-Learning (LUQ-Learning) framework that adapts Q-learning for composite outcomes.
result LUQ-Learning achieves highly competitive performance compared to alternative methods in simulations.
Customizes esophageal cancer tests based on patient preferences.
problem Expensive and uncomfortable esophageal cancer tests.
method Classifiers trained from EHRs for test selection, with a focus on minimizing false abnormals.
result 99.8% accuracy in test selection using kernel SVM and LR, without MP features.
Paper presents a new method for clustering patient records using tensor decomposition.
problem Clustering high-dimensional binary data, especially in healthcare records.
method Tensor decomposition for an efficient and robust heuristic.
result Clinically meaningful results obtained on two healthcare datasets.
New method estimates composite outcomes for precision medicine.
problem Balancing multiple outcomes in precision medicine.
method Optimal treatment rule for composite outcomes.
result Estimates composite outcomes and optimal treatment rule.
Optimizes explanations for better listener understanding.
problem Insufficient consideration of listener preferences in concept-based explanations.
method Iterative training procedure based on direct preference optimization.
result Pragmatic explanations improve both model accuracy and user understanding.
Deep learning models predict ICU readmission with varying accuracy.
problem Predicting ICU readmission risk using deep learning architectures.
method Several deep learning architectures including attention-based models, recurrent layers, neural ODEs, and embeddings were trained on MIMIC-III data.
result Attention-based models with neural ODEs achieved highest predictive accuracy.
Study finds incorporating fairness in healthcare models doesn't improve performance or net benefit.
problem Addressing health inequities in healthcare through algorithmic fairness.
method Empirical case study using models to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.
result Incorporating fairness considerations into model training objective does not improve model performance or net benefit.
Develops methods for near-optimal personalized treatment recommendations.
problem Assigning optimal treatments to patients based on individual characteristics.
method Outcome weighted learning framework to estimate near-optimal alternative individualized treatment recommendations (A-ITR).
result Consistency of proposed methods and upper bound for risk between optimal and estimated recommendations.
Study improves ECG analysis accuracy using state space models, self-supervised learning, and patient metadata.
problem Improving quantitative accuracy of ECG analysis using deep learning.
method Explored state space models, self-supervised learning, and patient metadata integration.
result Improved ECG analysis accuracy through these components, no significant advantage from higher sampling rates or longer input sizes.
A new RL approach learns near-equivalent actions for healthcare decisions.
problem Finding optimal actions in healthcare settings where actions may be near-equivalent.
method Temporal difference learning with a near-greedy heuristic for action selection.
result The proposed algorithm discovers meaningful near-equivalent actions and converges well.
Paper argues the bear case for Bitcoin is bounded and terminal states are neutral to positive.
problem The identity of Bitcoin's creator and the associated overhang risk.
method Quantitative analysis of Satoshi's 1.148 million BTC position, considering various preference sets.
result The terminal states most consistent with observed behavior are neutral to slightly positive for Bitcoin's effective supply.
Improves medication name inference for telemedicine and conversational agents.
problem Challenges in mapping user-friendly medication names to standardized ones.
method Entity-boosted two-tower neural network for ranking SMN to DMP.
result State-of-the-art results achieved with improved attention-based ranking.
Outcome model approach improves translation of RCT results to target populations.
problem Improving translation of RCT results to real-world populations.
method Developed separate outcome models using Random Survival Forests for each treatment.
result Treatment effect estimates for valsartan and nateglinide were more efficient and accurate compared to traditional weighting approach.
A benchmark evaluates ioUS-to-MR synthesis methods for brain tumor surgery.
problem Difficult interpretation of ioUS images for brain tumor surgery.
method Six generators trained under four inference regimes and two targets on public data.
result SynDiff-2.5D best preserved downstream segmentation (U_Dice=0.55).
Improved forecasting of suicide attempts using LSGPs for patients with little data.
problem Challenges in predicting suicide attempts due to their rarity and patient heterogeneity.
method Introduced Latent Similarity Gaussian Processes (LSGPs) to capture patient heterogeneity.
result LSGPs outperform baseline models, even without kernel-design, and offer new insights into patient similarity.
Efficiently fine-tunes patient-independent seizure detection models with tensor kernel machine.
problem Improving seizure detection accuracy for wearable devices.
method Transfer learning with tensor kernel machine using canonical polyadic decomposition.
result Patient fine-tuned model achieves high performance with smaller model size.
Personalized models explain TB treatment outcomes considering patient context.
problem Heterogeneity in TB treatment outcomes due to co-morbidities.
method Multi-task learning approach encoding patient context into personalized models.
result Identifies anemia, age of onset, and HIV as influential for treatment efficacy.
Simulates patient pathways to detect delayed rare disease diagnoses.
problem Delayed rare disease diagnoses in France, causing health system and patient harm.
method Probabilistic modelling of patient pathways to create an alert system.
result Alert system detects and refers wandering patients to CRMRs.
Clusters of ACS patients identified for better therapeutic stratification.
problem Data-driven classification and subtyping of ACS patients for improved treatment.
method Outcome-driven clustering using a multi-task neural network with attention.
result Seven patient clusters with distinct characteristics and risk profiles identified.
The paper presents a method to score patient engagement in care programs and predicts their response.
problem Improving health outcomes of high-need patients through better patient engagement.
method Data-driven behavioral engagement scoring pipeline for two aspects of patient engagement.
result The scoring method successfully predicts patient engagement and provides interpretable insights.
Model predicts wound and episode-level readmission risk and time to re-admit.
problem Identify patients at high risk of re-admission to prevent wound recurrences and reduce healthcare costs.
method Data-driven analysis of wound care and episode-level patient data.
result Model achieves high recall and precision for predicting re-admission risk and time.
Study identifies similarities in refractory epileptic patients to predict drug resistance.
problem Predict drug resistance in epileptic patients.
method Examined patient data using unsupervised and supervised algorithms to map underlying mechanisms and features contributing to drug resistance.
result Developed predictive models with accuracy of 0.83(+/-0.3) using a radial basis function kernel PCA and Gradient Boosted Decision Tree Ensemble.
New method measures patient similarity over time, improving disease risk prediction.
problem Chronic diseases' varying progression rates and heterogeneous clinical presentations make patient comparison difficult.
method Subsequence alignment to account for pathophysiological misalignment and varying patient presentation times.
result Subsequence alignment outperforms global alignment in predicting disease progression.
System detects multiple patients' behaviors in real-time using mmWave radar and CNN.
problem Real-time patient behavior monitoring in hospitals.
method Used mmWave radar for tracking and collecting Doppler patterns. Created a three-layer CNN model for behavior classification.
result System achieved very good inference accuracy in predicting patient behaviors in real-time.
Deep learning model creates patient representations for scalable EHR-based stratification.
problem Challenges in summarizing and representing patient data from EHRs prevent scalable stratification analysis.
method Unsupervised framework based on deep learning (ConvAE) using word embeddings, CNNs, and autoencoders.
result ConvAE significantly outperformed baselines in clustering diverse patient cohorts, identifying clinically relevant subtypes.
Algorithm scores critical care patients for clinical acuity.
problem Assessing clinical acuity of critical care patients.
method Hierarchical latent class model, mixture of Gaussian Process experts, self-taught transfer learning.
result Personalized risk score outperforms existing scores.
Proposes a deep learning framework for evaluating patient similarities from EHRs.
problem Evaluating clinical similarities between patients for various healthcare applications.
method A deep learning framework with medical concept embedding, preserving temporal information.
result Significant improvement in patient similarity evaluation over baselines.
Study automates detection of visitation disruptions in ICU patients.
problem Difficulty in detecting frequent visitation disruptions in ICU patients.
method Used DensePose R-CNN model to count people in video frames, analyzed disruptions and patient outcomes.
result Automated method detects visitation disruptions, impacts on pain and length of stay examined.
Model predicts treatment initiation from clinical data using patient-clinician relations.
problem Predicting treatment initiation from clinical time series data considering patient-clinician relations.
method Graph-Augmented Time-Sensitive Model using top eigenvectors of graph Laplacian.
result Relational similarity improves prediction over baselines, e.g., 5% improvement in AUPRC.
A new model uses GPs and latent force models to predict patient responses to drugs.
problem Challenges in modeling short-term effects of drugs on patient physiology.
method Hybrid Gaussian process with latent force model for joint modeling of patient physiology and drug effects.
result The model accurately predicts patient responses to three common drugs, showing competitive performance.
Bayesian methods improve group testing for identifying infected patients.
problem Identifying infected patients from group testing results with false positives.
method Bayesian inference and belief propagation algorithm, combined with expectation-maximization method.
result True-positive rate improved by considering credible intervals.
Paper predicts IVF pregnancy rates from basic patient info.
problem Predicting IVF pregnancy rates from patient characteristics.
method Clustering patients into groups, then SVM models for each group.
result Support vector machine models achieve best overall performance.
Hidden Markov model predicts sepsis progression stages.
problem Sepsis diagnostic criteria fail to account for patient heterogeneity.
method Introduced a hidden Markov model to account for heterogeneity.
result Model uncovers patient's latent sepsis trajectory.
Hybrid system matches patients with family doctors based on trust and history.
problem Matching patients with suitable family doctors in primary care.
method Hybrid recommender system combining patient trust from consultation histories and temporal dynamics.
result Predictive accuracy is higher than heuristic and collaborative filtering approaches, and trust measure improves performance.
Model identifies key problems in HIV patients' records.
problem Complex and time-consuming task of identifying patient problems from electronic health records.
method Unsupervised phenotyping approach that jointly learns phenotypes from structured and unstructured data.
result Learned phenotypes and their relatedness are clinically valid and surpass existing methods.
SUBIC detects patient subgroups for personalized treatment of HTN in African-Americans.
problem Developing tailored treatment schemes for different patient subgroups.
method Supervised Biclustering using convex optimization.
result Identifies and prioritizes risk factors for HTN in African-Americans.
Study develops electronic phenotypes of ICU patient acuity.
problem Limited time for patient acuity assessments and imprecise clinical trajectory prediction.
method Developed electronic phenotypes using automated variable retrieval in electronic health records.
result Identified three phenotypes: persistently stable, persistently unstable, and transitioning from unstable to stable.
Cancer patients admitted to ICU had improved survival over 10 years.
problem To assess changes in survival of cancer patients admitted to ICU over 10 years.
method Retrospective analysis of MIMIC-III database, adjusted for confounders using logistic regression.
result Cancer patients had significantly lower 28-day and 1-year mortality rates over 10 years.
Privacy distillation lets patients control their data for medical models.
problem Patient self-censorship due to privacy concerns impairs personalized treatment accuracy.
method Privacy distillation using deep neural networks to retain model accuracy with partial patient data.
result Privacy distillation maintains model accuracy with only 3% loss and reduces health risks by 3.9%.
Deep learning clusters patient time-series data for better prognosis.
problem Clustering time-series data for patient phenotyping and prognosis.
method Deep predictive clustering with novel loss functions for future outcome distribution.
result Model achieves superior clustering performance and identifies meaningful patient subgroups.
PrefOpt simplifies optimization with human preference feedback.
problem Design and optimization guided by human preferences.
method Extends latent variable model for binary preferences to include equivalent preference observations.
result Simplified sequential optimization tasks incorporating human feedback.
Machine learning detects NASH patients from medical claims data.
problem Detecting undiagnosed NASH patients for screening and management.
method Gradient-boosted decision trees trained on administrative medical claims data.
result Model precision for NASH detection is significantly higher than NASH incidence.
The paper tracks patient recovery using graphs of joint movement data.
problem Tracking individual patient recovery trajectories in physical therapy.
method Bayesian learning of Random Geometric Graphs from joint movement data.
result Optimal exercise routines can be recommended based on patient recovery data.
Enhances understanding of patient healthcare journeys using self-attention.
problem Capturing hidden dependencies in multi-level patient journey data.
method Proposes a multi-level self-attention network (MusaNet) for encoding patient journeys.
result MusaNet produces higher-quality representations than state-of-the-art methods.
Model predicts HU response for sickle cell patients.
problem Predicting which sickle cell patients will respond to Hydroxyurea.
method Developed Deep Artificial Neural Network models.
result 92.6% accuracy in predicting HbF response.
Neural network de-identification improved with EHR features.
problem De-identify patient notes while preserving sensitive information.
method Incorporated human-engineered and EHR-derived features into neural networks.
result State-of-the-art de-identification improved with EHR features.
Optimizes molecular generation for chemist preferences.
problem Models lack inherent preferences for chemist-desired structures.
method Fine-tuning with Direct Preference Optimization.
result Approach is simple, efficient, and highly effective.
Paper proposes a new method for more accurate group testing of infected patients.
problem Identifying infected patients efficiently with reduced tests and corrected errors.
method Adaptive design of pools based on Bayesian posterior prediction using belief propagation algorithm.
result The proposed method results in more accurate identification of infected patients.