A machine learning approach to reclassifying miscellaneous patient safety event reports.
Fong A, Behzad S, Pruitt Z, et al. A machine learning approach to reclassifying miscellaneous patient safety event reports. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e829-e833. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000731.
Health systems rely on accurate event reporting to monitor patient safety, but most reporting systems face limitations. This pilot study reported generally positive user feedback on a machine learning approach to reclassifying “miscellaneous” patient safety reports to a specific event-type category.