An integrated optimization and machine learning approach to predict the admission status of emergency patients

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Highlights:

• An integrated optimization-machine learning framework is developed.

• Tabu search is used to optimize machine learning.

• Admission disposition decision of emergency patients is predicted.

• A decision tool is proposed to mitigate emergency crowding.

摘要

•An integrated optimization-machine learning framework is developed.•Tabu search is used to optimize machine learning.•Admission disposition decision of emergency patients is predicted.•A decision tool is proposed to mitigate emergency crowding.

论文关键词:Admission disposition decision,Emergency department crowding,Machine learning,Metaheuristic optimization

论文评审过程:Received 6 December 2021, Revised 11 February 2022, Accepted 23 April 2022, Available online 29 April 2022, Version of Record 4 May 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117314