here are some likely candidates to flog such a system to the NHS
IBM, GE Healthcare Finnamore, Centene, Cerner, Optum, DXC Technology
Greg
> "Using computer simulations, the researchers applied a heuristic that
> determined who should be admitted to an ICU bed by estimating how much
> each patient’s chances of survival increased by being there and then
> dividing the figure by the number of days that person would probably need
> to stay. Individuals whose ratio was highest were prioritized. The
> researchers also examined how the heuristic worked when additional
> patient health conditions were added.
>
> The study compared the heuristic’s collective mortality rates with those
> of possible triage scenarios. One policy provided beds on a first come,
> first served basis. Another discharged patients who were the least likely
> to be worse off in a general ward to make room for new ones. A third
> approach randomly discharged people from the ICU when new patients
> arrived."
>
> Obvious problem: Some human has to issue an order to remove a patient, and
> another human has to actually withdraw the life-saving intervention. For
> many nurses/doctors those behaviors would mean killing a patient to
> benefit another patient.
>
> It is much easier to develop heuristics in a university research office
> than to implement them in clinical settings.
>
>
> Thomas Cox PhD RN
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> On Friday, March 20, 2020, 04:01:28 PM EDT, John Bibby
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