Integration of Machine Learning Algorithms and Discrete-Event Simulation for the Cost of Healthcare Resources
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Data Collection and Its Characteristics
2.2. Discrete-Event Simulation
2.3. Machine Learning Models
2.3.1. Random Forest (RF)
2.3.2. Gradient Boosting (GB)
2.3.3. AdaBoost (AB)
Algorithm 1. SAMME Algorithm |
Step 1. Initialize the observation weights Step 2. For : Step 2.1. fit a classifier to the training data using weights . Step 2.2. compute: . Step 2.3. compute: . Step 2.4. set: . Step 2.5. re-normalize . Step 3. Output . SAMME.R algorithm: Step 1. Initialize the observation weights Step 2. For : Step 2.1. fit a classifier to the training data using weights . Step 2.2. obtain the weighted class probability estimates: Step 2.3. set: . Step 2.4. set: . Step 2.5. re-normalize . Step 3. Output . |
2.4. Healthcare Resources Cost
2.5. Model Metrics
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Statistical Results
3.2. The Results of the Performance Evaluation
3.3. The Estimated Number of Patients Treated (
3.4. The Estimated Waiting Times (
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Reference | Unit | ML Algorithms | The Purpose(s) of the Problem |
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[30] | ED | Naïve Bayes, Bayesian Networks, classification Trees | Examining patient satisfaction, waiting time estimation, |
[31] | Hospitals, RCU | KNN, neural network, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine | Improving health referrals processing |
[32] | ED | Artificial Neural Network algorithm, Genetic Algorithm | Minimizing patients’ waiting time, the percentage of units’ engagement to enhance the ED efficiency |
[33] | General * | XGBoost, Logistic Regression | Discovering optimal thresholds to effectively triage COVID-19 patients, minimizing death rates while preserving health system capacity. |
[34] | ECC | Generalized Linear Model, Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree | Analyzing critical crew capacity |
[35] | HCU | K-Means Algorithm | To design health pathways and evaluate the return on investment of implementation |
[36] | General * | Neural Network, | Development of healthcare information systems |
This research | ED | Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, AdaBoost | , analysis of healthcare resources cost |
Features | |||||||
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Status | Input | Input | Input | Input | Input | Output | Output |
Data Type | Numeric * | Numeric * | Binary ** | Numeric * | Binary ** | Numeric * | Numeric |
Mean | 2.000 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 68.570 | 0.579 |
SE Mean | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0.034 | 0.056 | 0.034 | 2.5500 | 0.024 |
StDev | 0.818 | 0.818 | 0.501 | 0.818 | 0.501 | 37.550 | 0.358 |
Variance | 0.670 | 0.670 | 0.251 | 0.670 | 0.251 | 1409.9 | 0.128 |
CoefVar | 40.92 | 40.92 | 33.41 | 40.92 | 33.41 | 54.760 | 61.78 |
Minimum | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 9.0000 | 0.098 |
Median | 2.000 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 68.000 | 0.539 |
Maximum | 3.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 149.00 | 1.530 |
Skewness | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.2100 | 0.510 |
Kurtosis | −1.510 | −1.510 | −2.020 | −1.510 | −2.020 | −0.950 | −0.720 |
Staff | Gender | Quantity | Type | Responsible Process | Process Distribution |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | Female/Male | 3 | Human-based | diagnosis/examination/treatment | Uniform (10.0, 30.0, 0.0) |
Nurses | Female/Male | 3 | Human-based | assisting the doctor, to follow the patient, provide control, triage process, perform additional operations * | Triangular (3.0, 15.0, 5.0) |
Clerks | Female/Male | 2 | Human-based | check-in/check-out | Uniform (3.0, 5.0, 0.0) |
Beds or Exam Rooms | - | 5 | Location-based | the area reserved for the patient during the treatment or examination process | Triangular (3.0, 15.0, 5.0) ** Uniform (10.0, 30.0, 0.0) |
Triage areas and equipment | - | 2 | Location-based | the area where the patient’s first health check is provided, and the values are measured | Triangular (3.0, 15.0, 5.0) |
Waiting Room | - | 1 (Limit: 50 seats) | Location-based | the area where patients wait until health resources become available | Triangular (0.0, 0.18, 1.68) *** |
Parameters | % | Cumulative % | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.00 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
1.20 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 1.20 | |
1.56 | 1.25 | 0.94 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 1.30 | |
2.34 | 1.87 | 1.40 | 1.17 | 0.94 | 0.50 | 1.50 | |
Sum | 6.10 | 4.88 | 3.66 | 3.05 | 2.44 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Values | Feature 1 | Feature 2 | Feature 3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.844 | −0.726 | ||||
0.372 | −0.540 | ||||
0.328 | −0.293 | ||||
−0.015 | −0.246 | ||||
−0.211 | 0.232 | ||||
0.777 | −0.682 | ||||
0.456 | −0.538 | ||||
0.381 | −0.397 | ||||
−0.218 | −0.247 | ||||
−0.210 | 0.227 | ||||
0.722 | −0.622 | ||||
0.559 | −0.584 | ||||
0.299 | −0.381 | ||||
−0.261 | −0.225 | ||||
−0.201 | 0.201 | ||||
0.774 | −0.627 | ||||
0.424 | −0.351 | ||||
0.367 | −0.506 | ||||
−0.275 | −0.281 | ||||
−0.201 | 0.218 |
Outputs | Algorithm | Training Dataset | Testing Dataset | ||||||
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MSE | RMSE | MAE | R2 | MSE | RMSE | MAE | R2 | ||
RF | 0.4022 * | 0.0634 * | 0.0463 * | 0.9703 | 0.7830 * | 0.0885 * | 0.0699 * | 0.9539 | |
GB | 0.4433 * | 0.0666 * | 0.0511 * | 0.9672 | 0.8457 * | 0.0920 * | 0.0721 * | 0.9502 | |
AB | 0.2185 * | 0.0467 * | 0.0307 * | 0.9838 | 0.3107 * | 0.0557 * | 0.0385 * | 0.9817 | |
RF | 0.0089 | 0.0943 | 0.0704 | 0.9275 | 0.0096 | 0.0981 | 0.0732 | 0.9216 | |
GB | 0.0098 | 0.0988 | 0.0746 | 0.9205 | 0.0098 | 0.0988 | 0.0746 | 0.9205 | |
AB | 0.0062 | 0.0789 | 0.0566 | 0.9492 | 0.0062 | 0.0789 | 0.0566 | 0.9492 |
Outputs | Algorithm | Training Dataset | Testing Dataset | |||||||
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MSE | RMSE | MAE | R2 | MSE | RMSE | MAE | R2 | |||
RF | 0.4194 | 0.0648 | 0.0466 | 0.9690 | 3.3397 | 0.1827 | 0.1395 | 0.7620 | ||
GB | 0.4433 | 0.0666 | 0.0511 | 0.9672 | 2.8690 | 0.1694 | 0.1315 | 0.7956 | ||
AB | 0.2185 | 0.0467 | 0.0307 | 0.9838 | 3.7999 | 0.1949 | 0.1491 | 0.7292 | ||
RF | 0.4086 | 0.0639 | 0.0446 | 0.9709 | 1.4427 | 0.1201 | 0.0891 | 0.8972 | ||
GB | 0.4390 | 0.0663 | 0.0498 | 0.9687 | 0.9857 | 0.0993 | 0.0759 | 0.9298 | ||
AB | 0.2207 | 0.0470 | 0.0306 | 0.9843 | 1.6923 | 0.1301 | 0.0915 | 0.8794 | ||
RF | 0.4273 | 0.0654 | 0.0466 | 0.9684 | 2.9333 | 0.1713 | 0.1387 | 0.7910 | ||
GB | 0.4433 | 0.0666 | 0.0511 | 0.9672 | 2.4027 | 0.1550 | 0.1285 | 0.8288 | ||
AB | 0.2185 | 0.0467 | 0.0307 | 0.9838 | 1.8117 | 0.1346 | 0.0945 | 0.8709 | ||
RF | 0.4127 | 0.0642 | 0.0460 | 0.9706 | 6.2546 | 0.2501 | 0.2116 | 0.5543 | ||
GB | 0.4390 | 0.0663 | 0.0498 | 0.9687 | 5.7007 | 0.2388 | 0.2068 | 0.5938 | ||
AB | 0.2160 | 0.0465 | 0.0307 | 0.9846 | 3.6574 | 0.1912 | 0.1506 | 0.7394 | ||
RF | 0.0089 | 0.0944 | 0.0690 | 0.9300 | 0.0150 | 0.1226 | 0.0917 | 0.8818 | ||
GB | 0.0094 | 0.0972 | 0.0738 | 0.9258 | 0.0150 | 0.1225 | 0.0929 | 0.8820 | ||
AB | 0.0062 | 0.0787 | 0.0571 | 0.9514 | 0.0193 | 0.1390 | 0.0996 | 0.8482 | ||
RF | 0.0086 | 0.0930 | 0.0692 | 0.9320 | 0.0163 | 0.1276 | 0.0948 | 0.8720 | ||
GB | 0.0094 | 0.0972 | 0.0738 | 0.9258 | 0.0150 | 0.1225 | 0.0929 | 0.8821 | ||
AB | 0.0061 | 0.0784 | 0.0578 | 0.9517 | 0.0197 | 0.1403 | 0.1004 | 0.8454 | ||
RF | 0.0085 | 0.0923 | 0.0666 | 0.9331 | 0.0162 | 0.1272 | 0.0939 | 0.8728 | ||
GB | 0.0094 | 0.0972 | 0.0738 | 0.9258 | 0.0150 | 0.1225 | 0.0929 | 0.8819 | ||
AB | 0.0062 | 0.0787 | 0.0571 | 0.9514 | 0.0193 | 0.1390 | 0.0996 | 0.8482 | ||
RF | 0.0083 | 0.0914 | 0.0677 | 0.9344 | 0.0151 | 0.1231 | 0.0928 | 0.8810 | ||
GB | 0.0094 | 0.0972 | 0.0738 | 0.9258 | 0.0150 | 0.1225 | 0.0929 | 0.8818 | ||
AB | 0.0062 | 0.0787 | 0.0571 | 0.9514 | 0.0193 | 0.1390 | 0.0996 | 0.8482 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleAtalan, Abdulkadir, Hasan Şahin, and Yasemin Ayaz Atalan. 2022. "Integration of Machine Learning Algorithms and Discrete-Event Simulation for the Cost of Healthcare Resources" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1920. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101920