Economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk analytics for clinical deterioration

The economic impacts of AI-based risk-analytic systems integrated in hospitals are not well understood. We assessed the hospital charges and costs of patients who were randomized to receive either a continuously displayed visual risk score or standard of care. There was evidence of differences in cost outcomes for the entire admission, favoring the standard of care, with differences ranging from 9.3% to 12.2% across study arms. Trial registration NCT04359641 (Registered 4/22/2020)