Table 2.
Electronic medical record features used to develop the model.
Feature group | Feature description (12-month clinical history from January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012) |
Encounter history (n=40) | Visit counts of different encounter types (emergency/outpatient/inpatient/preadmission) |
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The accumulated length of hospitalized stay |
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Historical resource utilization |
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Counts of historical chronic disease diagnoses |
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Counts of total and no redundant total laboratory tests and outpatient prescriptions |
Demographics (n=7) | Income, education, payer |
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Age group was defined by age on January 1, 2013 (0, 1-5, 6-12, 13-18, 19-34, 35-49, 50-65, and ≥65 years) |
Facility (n=8) | Different facilities |
Diagnosis (n=14) | Counts for primary diagnosis and secondary diagnosis |
Outpatient prescriptions (n=1) | Counts for different outpatient prescriptions |