Screening for frequent hospitalization risk among community-dwelling older adult between 2016 and 2023: machine learning-driven item selection, scoring system development, and prospective validation

• Main Authors: Eman Leung (Author), Jingjing Guan (Author), Qingpeng Zhang (Author), Chun Cheung Ching (Author), Hiliary Yee (Author), Yilin Liu (Author), Hang Sau Ng (Author), Richard Xu (Author), Hector Wing Hong Tsang (Author), Albert Lee (Author), Frank Youhua Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundScreening for frequent hospitalizations in the community can help prevent super-utilizers from growing in the inpatient population. However, the determinants of frequent hospitalizations have not been systematically examined, their operational definitions have been inconsistent, and screen...