Artificial intelligence helps doctors predict patients’ risk of dying, study finds: ‘Sense of urgency’

Researchers at OSF HealthCare in Illinois are using artificial intelligence to help physicians determine which patients have a higher chance of dying during a hospital stay. Here's how.

The goal is for the clinicians to be able to have important end-of-life discussions with these patients. "Ultimately, our goal is to meet the patients’ wishes and provide them with the end-of-life care that best meets their needs." "End-of-life discussions are sensitive and can have profound psychological effects on a patient. Health care providers should combine AI predictions with a compassionate human touch." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. 

"It’s a goal of our organization that every single patient we serve would have advanced care planning discussions documented, so we could deliver the care that they wish — especially at a sensitive time like the end of their life, when they may not be able to communicate with us because of their clinical situation," said lead study author Dr. Jonathan Handler, OSF HealthCare senior fellow of innovation, in an interview with Fox News Digital.