Real-time data mining models for predicting length of stay in intensive care units

Nowadays the efficiency of costs and resources planning in hospitals embody a critical role in the management of these units. Length Of Stay (LOS) is a good metric when the goal is to decrease costs and to optimize resources. In Intensive Care Units (ICU) optimization assumes even a greater importan...

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Main Author: Veloso, Rui (author)
Other Authors: Portela, Filipe (author), Santos, Manuel (author), Machado, José Manuel (author), Abelha, António (author), Silva, Álvaro (author), Rua, Fernando (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31357
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/31357