IP Library Patent Application 17572504
Patent Application
App. No. 17/572,504

Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Managing High-Cost Claimants in Healthcare

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17/572,504
Abstract

A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for predictive and prescriptive analytics for managing high-cost claimants. The mechanism trains a machine learning model using the set of de-identified claims data to predict high-cost claimants using the training data. The mechanism applies transfer learning by retraining the machine learning model using a first set of customized client data to generate a client-specific machine learning model. The mechanism then applies the client-specific machine learning model to a second set of customized client data to identify a set of predicted high-cost claimants within the second set of customized client data. The mechanism generates association rules for determining recommendations for preventing the set of predicted high-cost claimants from becoming high-cost claimants and applies the association rules to the second set of customized client data to generate a set of recommendations.

Claims (46)

1 . A method, in a data processing system, for predictive and prescriptive analytics for managing high-cost claimants, the method comprising:

training a machine learning model using the set of de-identified claims data to predict high-cost claimants using the training data;

applying transfer learning by retraining the machine learning model using a first set of customized client data to generate a client-specific machine learning model;

applying the client-specific machine learning model to a second set of customized client data to identify a set of predicted high-cost claimants within the second set of customized client data;

generating association rules for determining recommendations for preventing the set of predicted high-cost claimants from becoming high-cost claimants; and

applying the association rules to the second set of customized client data to generate a set of recommendations.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the association rules comprises:

finding frequent common features among the set of predicted high-cost claimants;

filtering the de-identified claims data for individuals having the frequent common features; and

applying association rule mining on the filtered de-identified claims data to generate a set of association rules, wherein each rule in the set of association rule associates a measure with an individual who is no longer a high-cost claimant.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the measure comprises a procedure, a drug, or a rehabilitation measure.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the association rules further comprises generating a confidence value for each measure and ranking the measures by confidence value.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein applying the association rules to the second set of customized client data comprises outputting a predetermined number of recommendations with the highest confidence value.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the association rules comprises applying a Frequent Pattern (FP) Growth algorithm to the second set of customized client data.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a bidirectional Recurrent Neural Network with attention.

8 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

train a machine learning model using the set of de-identified claims data to predict high-cost claimants using the training data;

apply transfer learning by retraining the machine learning model using a first set of customized client data to generate a client-specific machine learning model;

apply the client-specific machine learning model to a second set of customized client data to identify a set of predicted high-cost claimants within the second set of customized client data;

generate association rules for determining recommendations for preventing the set of predicted high-cost claimants from becoming high-cost claimants; and

apply the association rules to the second set of customized client data to generate a set of recommendations.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein generating the association rules comprises:

finding frequent common features among the set of predicted high-cost claimants;

filtering the de-identified claims data for individuals having the frequent common features; and

applying association rule mining on the filtered de-identified claims data to generate a set of association rules, wherein each rule in the set of association rule associates a measure with an individual who is no longer a high-cost claimant.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the measure comprises a procedure, a drug, or a rehabilitation measure.

11 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein generating the association rules further comprises generating a confidence value for each measure and ranking the measures by confidence value.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein applying the association rules to the second set of customized client data comprises outputting a predetermined number of recommendations with the highest confidence value.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein generating the association rules comprises applying a Frequent Pattern (FP) Growth algorithm to the second set of customized client data.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a bidirectional Recurrent Neural Network with attention.

15 . An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

train a machine learning model using the set of de-identified claims data to predict high-cost claimants using the training data;

apply transfer learning by retraining the machine learning model using a first set of customized client data to generate a client-specific machine learning model;

apply the client-specific machine learning model to a second set of customized client data to identify a set of predicted high-cost claimants within the second set of customized client data;

generate association rules for determining recommendations for preventing the set of predicted high-cost claimants from becoming high-cost claimants; and

apply the association rules to the second set of customized client data to generate a set of recommendations.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein generating the association rules comprises:

finding frequent common features among the set of predicted high-cost claimants;

filtering the de-identified claims data for individuals having the frequent common features; and

applying association rule mining on the filtered de-identified claims data to generate a set of association rules, wherein each rule in the set of association rule associates a measure with an individual who is no longer a high-cost claimant.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the measure comprises a procedure, a drug, or a rehabilitation measure.

18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein generating the association rules further comprises generating a confidence value for each measure and ranking the measures by confidence value.

19 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein generating the association rules comprises applying a Frequent Pattern (FP) Growth algorithm to the second set of customized client data.

20 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a bidirectional Recurrent Neural Network with attention.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MERATIVE US L.P.
Reel/Frame 061496/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2022
From: ROUTRAY, RAMANI R.; ZHANG, LIXIANG; LIU, NAN; QIAO, MU; HAO, YIFAN; SEERY, COLMAN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058612/0503 →