Summary of Extracting Diagnosis Pathways From Electronic Health Records Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, by Lillian Muyama et al.
Extracting Diagnosis Pathways from Electronic Health Records Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
by Lillian Muyama, Antoine Neuraz, Adrien Coulet
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 May 2023
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper develops a novel approach to clinical diagnosis using deep reinforcement learning. Inspired by clinical guidelines, the authors aim to learn the optimal sequence of actions to diagnose diseases from electronic health records. The method is tested on a synthetic dataset, differentially diagnosing anemia and its subtypes, and demonstrates competitive performance with state-of-the-art methods while also providing a pathway to the suggested diagnosis, explaining the decision-making process. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper uses AI to help doctors make diagnoses by learning what steps they should take to get it right. It’s like a recipe for making a diagnosis! The researchers used special computer algorithms and tested them on fake but realistic data to see if they could correctly diagnose different types of anemia. They found that these new methods are just as good as the old ones, but also give doctors a step-by-step guide on how to make their diagnosis. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Reinforcement learning
