Table 2.
Definition of Candidate Predictors of Machine Learning Input Features
| Category | Input Feature | Rationale for Inclusion in Testing |
|---|---|---|
| Timing | Late wasting | Wasting and administration delays could provide time for substitution or tampering. Late was defined as more than 4 hours after dispense. |
| Late administration | ||
| Quantity | No administration | Failure to chart the total amount administered, wasted, and/or returned could be diversion. Wasting the full dose, or simultaneous wasting from multiple doses in bulk could indicate falsification of wasting records. |
| Partial administration | ||
| Partial waste/return | ||
| Full wasting | ||
| Bulk wasting | ||
| Practice | Handoffs | Gaps in chain of custody could provide opportunities for substitution or tampering. Administering medications in the wrong order or charting the wrong medication could indicate falsification of administration records. |
| Incorrect order | ||
| Incorrect medication |