Review of Prediction Analytics Studies on Readmission for the Chronic Conditions of CHF and COPD: Utilizing the PRISMA Method

Abstract

ABSTRACT Hospital readmission for chronic illness is a ubiquitous phenomenon that is a major contributor to the growing costs of the healthcare sector. Here, PRISMA was used to identify studies dealing with predicting readmissions for CHF and COPD patients that implemented machine learning techniques. The PRISMA output yielded 21 articles that met the inclusion criteria. It is recommended to include previous visit data, and track the same patients over multiple visits when predicting these readmissions.