Table 3.
Ranked as importanta by respondents for prioritization of machine learning.
| Attributes considered important | SickKids (n=195), n (%) | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (n=80), n (%) | P-value | Median importance score (IQR)b |
| The clinical problem being solved is common | 66 (33.8) | 35 (43.8) | .16 | 3 (2-3) |
| The clinical problem causes substantial morbidity or mortality | 133 (68.2) | 44 (55.0) | .05 | 2 (2-3) |
| Risk stratification would lead to different clinical actions that could reasonably improve patient outcomes | 145 (74.4) | 60 (75.0) | >.99 | 1 (1-2) |
| Implementing the model could reduce physician workload | 29 (14.9) | 11 (13.8) | .96 | 4 (3-4) |
| Implementing the model could save money | 11 (5.6) | 2 (2.5) | .42 | 5 (4-5) |
aImportant defined as attributes ranked as most important or second most important (rank of 1 or 2) in terms of whether a machine learning model would be useful.
bAcross both institutions.