How is the Doctor Feeling? ICU Provider Sentiment is Associated with Diagnostic Imaging Utilization

Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Tuka Al-Hanai, Jesse D. Raffa, Roger G. Mark, Shamim Nemati, Falgun H. Chokshi

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Abstract

The judgment of intensive care unit (ICU) providers is difficult to measure using conventional structured electronic medical record (EMR) data. However, provider sentiment may be a proxy for such judgment. Utilizing 10 years of EMR data, this study evaluates the association between provider sentiment and diagnostic imaging utilization. We extracted daily positive / negative sentiment scores of written provider notes, and used a Poisson regression to estimate sentiment association with the total number of daily imaging reports. After adjusting for confounding factors, we found that (1) negative sentiment was associated with increased imaging utilization (p < 0.01), (2) sentiment's association was most pronounced at the beginning of the ICU stay (p < 0.01), and (3) the presence of any form of sentiment increased diagnostic imaging utilization up to a critical threshold (p < 0.01). Our results indicate that provider sentiment may clarify currently unexplained variance in resource utilization and clinical practice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4058-4064
Number of pages7
Volume2018
ISBN (Electronic)9781538636466
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 26 2018
Event40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jul 18 2018Jul 21 2018

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
ISSN (Print)2375-7477

Other

Other40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period7/18/187/21/18

Keywords

  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Physicians

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Biomedical Engineering

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