APPLICATION OF BAYESIAN NETWORKS TO PATIENT SCREENING AND TREATMENT
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating enrollees of a health insurance plan, the method comprising:
- obtaining health insurance claim data for a first group of individuals to generate a training corpus, including a training set of claim data and a holdout set of claim data, the first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans and the health insurance claim data representing historic insurance claim information for each individual in the first group;
creating a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model by training a BBN network based on the training set of claim data using a predetermined machine learning algorithm; and
validating the BBN model using the holdout set of claim data, wherein the BBN model, when having been successfully validated, is configured to identify at least one of individuals with risk for a disorder and individuals with risk who are most likely to benefit from intervention and treatment for the disorder; and
using the validated BBN model to develop enrollee-specific estimates of disease risk, enrollee-specific future estimates of utilization and cost, and enrollee-specific estimates of the change which would result from successful intervention and/or treatment.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, health insurance claim data for a first group of individuals is obtained to generate a training corpus, including a training set of claim data and a holdout set of claim data. The first group of individuals represents enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans and the health insurance claim data represents historic insurance claim information for each individual in the first group. A Bayesian belief network (BBN) model is created by training a BBN network based on the training set of claim data using predetermined machine learning algorithms. The BBN model is validated using the holdout set of claim data. The BBN model, when having been successfully validated, is configured to identify at least one of individuals with risk for a disorder and individuals with risk who are most likely to benefit from intervention and treatment for the disorder.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating enrollees of a health insurance plan, the method comprising:
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obtaining health insurance claim data for a first group of individuals to generate a training corpus, including a training set of claim data and a holdout set of claim data, the first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans and the health insurance claim data representing historic insurance claim information for each individual in the first group; creating a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model by training a BBN network based on the training set of claim data using a predetermined machine learning algorithm; and validating the BBN model using the holdout set of claim data, wherein the BBN model, when having been successfully validated, is configured to identify at least one of individuals with risk for a disorder and individuals with risk who are most likely to benefit from intervention and treatment for the disorder; and using the validated BBN model to develop enrollee-specific estimates of disease risk, enrollee-specific future estimates of utilization and cost, and enrollee-specific estimates of the change which would result from successful intervention and/or treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for evaluating enrollees of a health insurance plan, the method comprising:
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obtaining health insurance claim data for a first group of individuals to generate a training corpus, including a training set of claim data and a holdout set of claim data, the first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans and the health insurance claim data representing historic insurance claim information for each individual in the first group; creating a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model by training a BBN network based on the training set of claim data using a predetermined machine learning algorithms; and validating the BBN model using the holdout set of claim data, wherein the BBN model, when having been successfully validated, is configured to identify at least one of individuals with risk for a disorder and individuals with risk who are most likely to benefit from intervention and treatment for the disorder. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed from the memory, cause the processor to obtain health insurance claim data for a first group of individuals to generate a training corpus, including a training set of claim data and a holdout set of claim data, the first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans and the health insurance claim data representing historic insurance claim information for each individual in the first group, create a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model by training a BBN network based on the training set of claim data using a predetermined machine learning algorithms, and validate the BBN model using the holdout set of claim data, wherein the BBN model, when having been successfully validated, is configured to identify at least one of individuals with risk for a disorder and individuals with risk who are most likely to benefit from intervention and treatment for the disorder.
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18. A computer-implemented method for evaluating enrollees of a health insurance plan, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of claim data from a client, the first set of claim data being associated with a first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans; and performing a screening operation using at least one screening Bayesian belief network (BBN) model based on the first set of claim data to identify a subset of individuals in the first group having risk characteristics associated with a disorder. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium having computer instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for evaluating enrollees of a health insurance plan, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of claim data from a client, the first set of claim data being associated with a first group of individuals representing enrollees of one or more first health insurance plans; and performing a screening operation using at least one screening Bayesian belief network (BBN) model based on the first set of claim data to identify a subset of individuals in the first group having risk characteristics associated with a disorder. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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