Predictive Models: A Toolkit to Guide Implementation in Health Systems available on HIPxChange

Decision tree Predictive analytics has the potential to transform the health care system by using existing data to predict and prevent poor clinical outcomes, provide targeted care, and lower costs. A challenge for health systems is selecting and implementing predictive models within clinical and operational workflows.

To guide health systems through the process of selecting and implementing a predictive model within their system, the UW Health Applied Data Science team and the Health Innovation Program developed a toolkit to support planning for and implementation of a predictive model. This toolkit was tested through the implementation of a sepsis prediction model in the inpatient setting at UW Health, a large Midwestern academic health system with four hospitals.

This toolkit should be used by health system quality improvement leaders, project managers, and analytics staff who are responsible for developing and implementing a predictive model within their health system.

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