Using Automated National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 in Early Detection of in-Hospital Patient Deterioration

Abstract

1. ABSTRACT National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 was developed by the Royal College of Physicians to be used as early detection of in-hospital patient deterioration. The score has been shown to improve prognosis and triage efficiency. While the benefit of using a triage system has been established, in the real world, inefficient manual data entry and human error contribute to possible delays in identifying patients requiring intensive care transfers. Our team wanted to create an automated predictive model using informatics to improve the quality of patient care and healthcare provider workflow efficiency to identify high-risk patients who would benefit from early interventions by rapid-response teams.