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Readmission prediction improves with remote monitoring data

Readmission prediction improves with remote monitoring data

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Scientific Reports
Older woman checks her step count on her wrist watch

Incorporating remote monitoring data, such as physical activity and sleep data, from discharged patients can enhance predictions of 30-day hospital readmissions, especially when paired with machine learning regression. Researchers of the PREDICT trial found that models that used data from wearable devices slightly outperformed those using smartphone data, but both led to good prediction.