Using Speech Recognition and NLP to Identify Home Health Patients At Risk for Negative Outcomes
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Home healthcare serves a growing population of older adults with complex chronic conditions. Identifying patients at high risk for emergency department visits or hospitalizations is crucial for targeting preventive interventions, yet current risk prediction models relying on electronic health record (EHR) data have suboptimal performance. Patient-nurse verbal communication during home visits may provide a rich additional data source to enhance these models.