A mixed-ensemble model for hospital readmission

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Highlights:

• A mixed-ensemble model for hospital readmission is proposed.

• The mixed-ensemble model enables controlling the tradeoff between reasoning transparency and predictive accuracy.

• The mixed-ensemble model increases the classification accuracy for positive readmission instances.

• An optimization approach for the mixed-ensemble model is proposed.

• The mixed-ensemble model has been implemented for predicting all-cause hospital readmissions of CHF patients.

摘要

•A mixed-ensemble model for hospital readmission is proposed.•The mixed-ensemble model enables controlling the tradeoff between reasoning transparency and predictive accuracy.•The mixed-ensemble model increases the classification accuracy for positive readmission instances.•An optimization approach for the mixed-ensemble model is proposed.•The mixed-ensemble model has been implemented for predicting all-cause hospital readmissions of CHF patients.

论文关键词:Decision trees,Support vector machine (SVM),Ensemble learning,Imbalanced data set,Decision function,Error reduction,Hospital readmission

论文评审过程:Received 2 May 2016, Revised 20 July 2016, Accepted 30 August 2016, Available online 31 August 2016, Version of Record 3 September 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2016.08.005