Becker's Healthcare March 13, 2025
A new study led by researchers at Virginia Tech has found “serious deficiencies” in machine learning models’ ability to detect when a patient’s condition is worsening.
The study, published March 11 in Communications Medicine, evaluated multiple machine learning models across four datasets for two clinical prediction tasks: in-hospital mortality prediction and five-year prognosis for breast and lung cancer. Researchers found that, for in-hospital mortality prediction, the models failed to recognize 66% of cases involving critically abnormal vital signs and other indicators of severe health decline.
The study also found that machine learning models for five-year survival prediction in breast and lung cancer often fail to respond adequately to worsening health conditions, raising...
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